Organizations
Associations, Chambers of Commerce, Trade Shows
- Associations Online offers a
searchable directory of associations.
www.asaecenter.org/Directories/AssociationSearch.cfm - ASBDC is the web site for the national association of SBDCs.
www.asbdc-us.org - Council on Better Business Bureaus allows searching for complaints
about individual businesses.
www.bbb.org - Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry has information
about their services.
www.pachamber.org - International Chamber of Commerce Directory links to
chambers worldwide.
www.clickcity.com/index2.htm - PA Economic Development Association links to economic development
centers by county.
www.peda.org - PA E-Commerce Association has information on e-commerce for PA
companies.
www.paecomm.org - PA Manufacturers' Association features news and legislative
information for PA manufacturing.
www.pamanufacturers.org - International Franchise Organization has franchise information and
a directory of franchises.
www.franchise.org - Trade Shows News Network and Trade Show Central are directories of trade shows.
www.tsnn.com and www.tscentral.com - PA Downtown Center has information on their resources to support
downtown business districts.
www.padowntown.org
Business Assistance Programs
- PA Dept. of Community & Economic Development includes links to
other entrepreneurial assistance programs.
www.newpa.com - PA Open for Business includes information on
business structure, financial incentives, forms and assistance programs.
www.paopen4business.state.pa.us - The Ben Franklin Technology PArtners invest in technology companies:
- Southeastern – www.sep.benfranklin.org
- Pittsburgh – www.innovationworks.org
- Central/Northern – www.cnp.benfranklin.org
- Northeastern – www.nep.benfranklin.org
- The Industrial Resource Centers offer assistance to manufacturing companies:
- Delaware Valley IRC – www.dvirc.org
- IMC in Williamsport – www.imcpa.com
- MRCPA in Bethlehem – www.mrcpa.org
- MANTEC in York – www.mantec.org
- Catalyst Connection in Pittsburgh – www.catalystconnection.org
- Northeastern PA IRC in Wilkes-Barre – www.nepirc.org
- NWIRC in Erie – www.team.org/nwirc.html
- PennTAP offers free scientific and technical assistance to
Pennsylvania firms.
www.penntap.psu.edu - Innovation Partnership provides guidance for PA SBIR
proposal preparation and assistance.
www.innovationpartnership.net