Small Business Info
Frustrated by the job search?
Why not be your own boss?
Some frustrated job seekers are giving up on the resume-sending and interviewing and taking matters into their own hands, taking a risk, maybe following a dream that they might not have without a little push, turning a lay-off into an opportunity. The most recent index of entrepreneurial activity by the Kauffman Foundation showed a slight uptick of new businesses in 2008 - in the middle of the recession!
Even if you don't have any experience as a business owner, you don't have to go it alone. The Small Business Administration is a wealth of information, training and can help you get the funding you need.
SBA Philadelphia District Office website: http://www.sba.gov/localresources/district/pa/phil/index.html
Philadelphia District Resource Guide: www.smallbusiness3.com/pdf/english/pennsylvania-philadelphia.pdf
New Jersey District Resource Guide: www.smallbusiness3.com/pdf/english/newjersey.pdf
Delaware District Resource Guide: www.smallbusiness3.com/pdf/english/delaware.pdf
Below is a link to the SBA Philadelphia District Office’s Resource Guide, a magazine style publication describing all of the SBA’s products and services and providing contact information for all of our resource partners (SBDC’s, SCORE and WBC’s).
www.smallbusiness3.com/pdf/english/pennsylvania-philadelphia.pdf
Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers www.pasbdc.org
The network of Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers provide consulting services to entrepreneurs and small business owners. SBDC consultants help entrepreneurs develop the planning, management, and financial skills necessary to make their business thrive. The SBDCs’ consulting emphasizes education and guidance in finding practical solutions to business problems. Consulting is confidential and provided at no charge by a staff of skilled professionals.
Kutztown University SBDC (covers Chester and Berks Counties)
15155 Kutztown Road
Kutztown, PA 19530
tel: (866) 4-KUSBDC (458-7232) | fax: (484) 646-4009
www.kutztownsbdc.org
local outreach offices
Lehigh University SBDC
Rauch Business Center #37
621 Taylor Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015
tel: (610) 758-3980 | fax: (610) 758-5205
www.lehigh.edu/sbdc
Temple University SBDC
1510 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19121
tel: (215) 204-7282 | fax: (215) 204-4554
www.temple.edu/sbdc
local outreach offices
Wharton SBDC
Vance Hall, Suite 112
3733 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
tel: (215) 898-4861 | fax: (215) 898-1063
whartonsbdc.wharton.upenn.edu
Widener University SBDC
1350 Edgmont Avenue, Suite 1300
Chester, PA 19013
tel: (610) 619-8490 | fax: (610) 619-8496
www.widenersbdc.org
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