National Government
Resources
Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Copyrights
IRS Employer
Identification Number
Service Corps of
Retired Executives (SCORE)
Small Business
Administration
The U.S. Business
Advisor
U.S. Chamber of
Commerce
U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office
Small
Business and Self-Employed One-Stop Resource
U.S. Census Bureau
Small Business
Administration Frequently Asked Questions
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Pennsylvania Government Resources
Corporation
Name Search
Pennsylvania
Open for Business
Pennsylvania
Department of Community & Economic Development
Pennsylvania
Labor Market Information Database
The
Entrepreneur's Guide — Starting and Growing a Business in Pennsylvania
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General Entrepreneurship Resources
Entrepreneur
eVenturing
Idea Café
National Business
Incubation Association
PricewaterhouseCoopers
MoneyTree™ Venture Capital Survey Report
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Local Entrepreneurship Resources
Starting
and Operating your Business in Philadelphia
Better Business
Bureau
Greater
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Greater Philadelphia
Minority Business Strategic Alliance
Entrepreneur's Forum of
Greater Philadelphia
Innovation
Philadelphia
Tech Philadelphia
University City Network
Central
Philadelphia Development Corporation
City of
Philadelphia Portal
Federal Reserve Bank
of Philadelphia
Team PA
Lippincott
Library of the Wharton School Entrepreneurship & Small Business Resources
Pennsylvania
SBDC Information Resources
Philadelpha
Business Journal
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Minority-owned Businesses
Greater Philadelphia
Minority Business Strategic Alliance
Greater Philadelphia
Urban Affairs Coalition
Minority Supplier
Development Council of PA, NJ, & DE
Philadelphia
Minority Business Enterprise Council
U.S. Minority Business
Development Agency
The
Enterprise Center
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Women-owned Businesses
Women's Opportunities
Resource Center
SBA Online Women's
Business Center
Women's Investment
Network
National
Association of Women Business Owners-Greater Philadelphia Chapter
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Small Business Development Centers
America's Small
Business Development Center Network
Pennsylvania Small
Business Development Centers
SBDC-Net National
Information Clearinghouse
Temple University
SBDC
Kutztown
University SBDC
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Nonprofit Enterprise Development
Delaware Valley
Grantmakers
LaSalle
University Nonprofit Management Development Center
Temple
University Center for Community Nonprofit Organizations
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Regional Economic Development Agencies
Delaware River Port
Authority
Delaware Valley
Industrial Resource Center
Delaware Valley
Regional Planning Commission
Governor's
Action Team
Philadelphia
Industrial Development Corporation
Philadelphia
Commercial Development Corporation
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Legal Clinics & Resources
Find Law
University
of Pennsylvania Law School Entrpreneurship Legal Clinic
Philadelphia Volunteer
Lawyers for the Arts
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Job
Training
Programs
Philadelphia Workforce
Development Corporation
Ben Franklin
Technology Partners
Pennsylvania
Department of Labor & Industry
Women's Opportunities
Resource Center
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Import/Export Information
Delaware Valley
Industrial Resource Center
Temple
Small Business Development Center International Trade Program
Pennsylvania
Office of International Business Development
Philadelphia
Department of Commerce
U.S.
Export Assistance Center
- SBA Office of International Trade
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Procurement
Philadelphia
Procurement Department
Pennsylvania
Department of General Service
Temple
Procurement Technical Assistance Center
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Demographics and Market Research
Center City
District
City Planning
Commission
Delaware Valley Regional
Planning Commission
Federal
Reserve Bank, Research Library
Free Library of
Philadelphia
Greater
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Hoover's Online
Industry
Information Resources
Locating
Potential Competitors and Suppliers -
ThomasNet
Mailing Lists and
Databases (pay service) - Info USA
Pennsylvania State
Data Center
Philadelphia
Convention & Visitors Bureau
Philadelphia
Inquirer, Archives and Research Center
Philadelphia International
Airport
Philadelphia
Business Journal's Book of Lists
PRIZM (Zip Code
Profiles)
Sector
Specific Census Reports
Statistical
Abstract of the United States
U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Government
Printing Office Bookstore
Understanding
USA
Zap Data
Industry Reports
Bureau of Labor
Statistics
Philadelphia
Neighborhood Information System
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Resources for Business Plan Writing
The Wharton SBDC offers a five-part course called
Strategic Business Planning in which entrepreneurs develop skills,
methods, and strategies as they draft their business plans.
Fee is $225
SBA
Business Plan Basics
Sample Business Plans
A selection of alternative resources that support
business plan writing in the Philadelphia area are identified below. It is
always prudent to contact each organization directly for current information on
program availability, restrictions, and registration fees.
Temple Small Business Development Center
http://www.sbm.temple.edu/sbdc/esws.html
The Business Plan Workshop is the third of a three-part program and is focused
on support for business plan writing. The Workshop supports students to write a
business plan and to learn how to make a formal presentation of their plan to
investors, lenders, and employees. In the Workshop’s first two parts, students
learn about financing a business, business planning, marketing, and marketing
research.
Fee is $270
Women's Opportunities Resource Center (WORC)
http://www.worc-pa.com/training.html
WORC offers a Startup: Start Smart, Self-Employment Training course, in which
students use next level marketing and formal business structures to incorporate
a highly developed written business plan. Successful graduates are invited to
participate in the WORC lending program. The program lasts six weeks with
meetings twice a week.
Fee ranges from $150 to $550
Women’s Business Development Center
http://www.womensbdc.org/ (215)790-9232
The Women’s Business Development Center offers a nine-session, fast track
course, and an eleven-session feasibility course which goes through the
business plan step-by-step.
Fee is $315
Philadelphia Development Partnerships
http://www.pdp-inc.org/
The PDP offers a Business Development Training Course which teaches the
essentials of starting a new business or expanding an existing business. You
will learn how to research, organize and create a working plan to guide your
business from start to success. Classes are interactive and students are
encouraged to ask questions and participate in discussions. The course is seven
weeks long.
Fee is $225.
Kutztown University Small Business Development
Center
http://www.kutztownsbdc.org/course_listing.asp
The Kutztown SBDC offers three online seminars. The first, Crafting a Business
Plan, is about the craft of creating a plan for your business. The second,
Developing a Business Plan, takes you through the step-by-step process of
developing a business plan. The third, Strategic Planning and Execution, puts
forth the innovative mechanisms of internal and external strategy which are
based on the findings of a new body of research into the strategy-making
processes of successful growing ventures.
Online courses are free of charge.
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National Financing Programs & General
Financing Information
Garage Technology
Ventures
National Venture Capital
Association
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Money Tree VC Survey
Private
Equity Network
U.S.
Small Business Administration
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Philadelphia Area Early-Stage Funding Groups
Ben Franklin
Technology Partners
Delaware Valley
Industrial Resource Center
Pennsylvania
Early Stage
Philadelphia
Commercial Development Corporation
Philadelphia
Industrial Development Corporation
Robin Hood
Ventures
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Philadelphia Area Loan Programs
Mayor's Office of
Community Services
Philadelphia
Commercial Development Corporation
Philadelphia
Industrial Development Corporation
Small
Business Administration
Small
Business First
The Reinvestment Fund
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Philadelphia Area Micro-Loan Programs
Pennsylvania
Department of Community & Economic Development
Philadelphia
Commercial Development Corporation
Philadelphia
Small Business Micro-Loan Fund
Single
Application for Assistance
Women's
Opportunity Resource Center
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Philadelphia Area Incubators and Accelerators
BaseCamp
Ventures
Bridgeworks
Enterprise Center
Burlington
County College Technology Small Business Incubator
Trenton
Business and Technology Center
The Science
Center
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National & Regional Angel Investor Networks
Angel
Capital Network
Active Capital
BlueTree
Allied Angels
Jumpstart New
Jersey Angel Network (NJ only)
LORE Associates
Private
Investors Forum
Greater Philadelphia
Venture Group
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National & Regional Grant Resources
Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Delaware Valley
Grantmakers
Federal Grants
Small
Business Administration Federal Grant Resources
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