Regional Resources
Focus Central Pennsylvania will work closely with you
to provide information on sites and building options,
workforce, infrastructure, permits and regulations,
taxation, and general incentives.
Business
Assistance, the Department of Community and Economic
Development and the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania offer business assistance to help
organizations fund their projects or start a business,
find a location, expand their business, or stay in
Pennsylvania.
SEDA-COG
SEDA-Council of Governments, Central Pennsylvania’s
Local Development District can assist businesses with
exporting, financing, procurement, and other business
issues.
SEDA-Council of Governments Export Department
The Export Department serves the businesses and
communities of Central Pennsylvania by encouraging &
facilitating economic development through growth in
world trade.
SEDA-Council of Governments Finance Department
SEDA-COG is an Area Loan Organization and a Certified
Development Corporation operating in Central
Pennsylvania. We can offer small businesses access to
State and Federal loans including the SBA 504 Program.
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SEDA-COG Revolving Loan Funds
Economic Development Administration and Appalachian
Regional Commission monies to finance land and
building, as well as machinery and equipment
acquisition.
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Small Business Administration 504 Program
Up to $1.3 million in long-term fixed rate financing
for the acquisition of machinery and equipment (10
years) and land and buildings (20 years).
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Small Business First
Funding for small businesses including low-interest
loan financing for land and building acquisition and
construction, machinery and equipment purchases and
working capital.
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USDA Intermediary Relending Program
This program offers market financing for retail,
service and industrial clients to finance the
acquisition of assets, working capital and limited
debt refinancing.
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Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing
Authority
Tax-exempt and taxable bonds, both in pooled
transactions and stand-alone transactions, to be
used to finance land, building, equipment, working
capital and refinancings.
SEDA-Council of Governments Procurement Department
The Center’s services, resources and training programs
can assist companies in either entering the government
market place or expanding their current market share.
Services are provided free of charge to companies in our
18 county service area.
Additional Regional Resources
Central Pennsylvania Keystone Opportunity Zones
Listing and details on designated tax-free properites
in Central Pennsylvania.
Small Business Development Centers
Offer services to help business owners with small
businesses.
... a free service
designed to help businesses find markets for materials
they have traditionally discarded. Material Trader helps
businesses, industries, and institutions save resources
and money. ... a simple idea
"One business's trash is another business's
treasure". Businesses, schools, and other
organizations can utilize Material Trader to search for
available and wanted materials.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners-Central and
Northeastern PA
Offers grants for research and development, technology
transfer, joint research and development for businesses.
Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority
Financing available as direct investment to or on behalf
of technology-oriented businesses located in or
maintaining a substantial operating presence in
Pennsylvania.
Industrial Modernization Center
Connecting Manufacturers to Productivity, Growth and
Innovation. Provides financial and technical assistance to
manufacturers to improve their manufacturing operations.
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Williamsport/Lycoming
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partners Penn College and Lycoming College, along
with the City of Williamsport, the IMC, and the Williamsport/Lycoming
Chamber of Commerce to encourage business
startups, technology transfer, and product and
process innovation in diversified manufacturing
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Industrial
Research Office
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matches faculty expertise to industry needs
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The
Industrial Research Office (IRO) assists companies
in identifying and accessing Penn State faculty
expertise and research centers, and works to
foster University-industry research partnerships.
Personal attention is given to company
representatives to assess their technical needs
and facilitate linkages to appropriate Penn State
resources.
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Pennsylvania’s Technical Assistance Program
(PennTap)
Provides free technical information and assistance to
small businesses.
Central PA Chambers' of Commerce Information Technology
Committee
CPaCCIT stands for Central Pennsylvania Chambers' of
Commerce Information Technology Committee. The committee
began as a melding of the IT Committees of the
Williamsport / Lycoming Chamber of Commerce and the
Central Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce. It now
welcomes IT related firms from North Central
Pennsylvania that belong to a Chamber of Commerce.
The
Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania
The Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania is a 100%
member-funded, non-profit 501C(6) organization dedicated
to the growth and success of the technology community
within a 24+ county region of central Pennsylvania.
West
Branch Technology Center
The West Branch Technology Center works to meet the
continuing professional education and technology-related
needs of business and industry, nonprofit organizations,
and educators throughout Pennsylvania and across the
nation. Centrally located in downtown Lock Haven,
Pennsylvania, the West Branch Technology Center provides
training and technical support, database and Web site
design services, and continuing education opportunities.
IT
Kickstart Program
Funded by the DCED and partnering with the Industrial Modernization
Center and PennTap, the program covers 25 counties
(includes Central PA). This
program provides grant dollars and Information
Technology (IT) expertise to help local small to medium
size businesses with less than 500 employees to get IT projects off the
ground. Assistance with resources to
develop web sites, apply relevant new IT and e-business
tools, and implement
new integrated software programs.
Central Pennsylvania Entrepreneurial Network
The Central Pennsylvania Entrepreneurial Assistance
Network has been developed to promote entrepreneurship
and the services available to regional entrepreneurs in
Central Pennsylvania.
Central Pennsylvania Forum For The Future
For for the Future is a group of organizations,
institutions, and private companies sharing an
established interest in the future welfare of our
region.
Central
Pennsylvania Workforce Development Corporation
CPWDC governs workforce development policy for a
nine-county region of Central Pennsylvania The agency
for regional unification, coordination, integration and
alignment of workforce activities, resources and
initiatives to support economic sustainability, improve
education systems and ensure a quality labor force in
Central Pennsylvania. Workforce,
Community & Youth Services Directory - 560
organizations listed in the Central Pennsylvania region.
Team Pennsylvania CareerLink
Team Pennsylvania CareerLink is a cooperative effort to
provide one-stop delivery of career services to job
seekers, employers and other interested individuals.
These services are also available at your local
Pennsylvania CareerLink office or participating agency.
Community Education Resource Center
CERC provides information and access to educational
opportunities throughout the Central Susquehanna Valley.
... explore connections between education and the world
of work ... Community Education Resource Center.
Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Business and
Industry Services
Business and Industry services and workforce development
through Penn College.
Susquehanna Greenway Partnership
The Susquehanna Greenway will link natural, cultural,
historic, and recreational resources along the 500-mile
corridor of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. It
will create a basin-wide organization for resource
management and community conservation - factors of
lasting importance to the economies and quality of life
of river communities.
Technology Investment
Pennsylvania is a leader in technology-based economic
development, with a comprehensive infrastructure in
place to assist companies at every stage of the business
life cycle. Through innovative initiatives and an
economic stimulus package, Pennsylvania is providing the support
technology companies need to transition through every
stage of the business life cycle.
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