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Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
Apply for Pro Bono legal services with the Wharton, Penn Carey Law's Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
Learn More --- Applications for Spring 2023 are no longer being accepted. Apply to become a Fall Semester 2023 client
Small Business Advantage Grant - Deadline: March 24, 2023
Information below under Economic Recovery, Resources & Grants
- Events, Webinars, Workshops
- Economic Recovery, Resources & Grants
- Chambers of Commerce
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4th Annual Women Building Businesses Conference
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 from 9 am to 3 pm
Parx Casino East
Registration: $35; Early Bird Pricing $25 until April 30th!
Topics include How to Navigate the Social Media Jungle, How to Create your own Personal Brand, Understand the value of products and services, HR Tips for Small Businesses and more.
Seating is limited, so register early!
Events, Webinars and Workshops presented by SCORE
Win Customers with your Website
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 11:30 am
How do you set your website up to win over customers? Your website has to attract and engage visitors, educate them about your products and services, and convert them into customers. Success begins with a plan! This webinar, presented by Co-Founder of Cardsetter Jessica Baldwin, will show you the key elements your website needs to succeed.
Learn more and register for this FREE webinar on Winning Customers through websites!
How to Analyze Your Headlines for LinkedIn, Emails and Blogs
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 11:30 am
Do you want to learn about an analyzer to improve your overall LinkedIn headline score, engagement score, and impression score? Do you need some tips to improve your email open rates based on the subject line? Do you want some tools to improve your blog titles to make them more appealing? Join us to learn more! We will do live demos and provide resources. We will allow time for Q&A.
Learn more and register for this FREE webinar on Analyzing Headlines!
For the latest information, please visit the Bucks County SCORE Workshop page.
Workshops and Events from Elsewhere
Stay tuned for information on upcoming events.
Bucks Business Recovery/Economic Resources/Grants
Small Business Advantage Grant
Approximately $500,000 available for projects that help small businesses increase energy efficiency, reduce pollution or protect our waterways. From manufacturing to retail to agriculture small businesses of many kinds are eligible, Deadline is March 24, 2023 - funding awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
Small Business Advantage Grant Program Guidelines
Small Business Advantage Grant Website
Small Business Grant Opportunities
Developed and administered by Startup Bucks, a local non-profit organization, Bucks Built provides $250,000 annually into 10 promising early-stage startups per round with funding from the Bucks County Industrial Development Authority and provides $40,000 in grants funded by Penn Community Bank.
Through up to 12 months of iterative advising, resources, and connections, Bucks Built helps recipients master growth and access follow-on investment.
More information on this grant opportunity can be found at https://startupbucks.org/bucks-built.
12 Best Small Business Grants for Women for 2022
12 Best Small Business Grants for Women for 2022 courtesy of Fit Small Business
Business grants for women are essentially free money offered by organizations or special-interest groups to help women entrepreneurs grow their businesses. They aren’t loans—you aren’t required to repay them once they’ve been awarded.
Listed below are 12 websites that either provide direct grant money to women-owned businesses or assistance to help them secure grant money from other sources.
Amber Grant- $2,000 grant with potential for additional $25,000
Cartier Women’s Initiative - Up to $100,000 for early-stage business
Tory Burch Foundation Fellows Program- $5,000 for businesses with revenues over $75,000
GrantsforWomen.org - A vast listing of grants and scholarships available to women
SoGal Black Founder Startup Grant- A foundation that helps sponsor $5,000 to $10,000 grants to black women or nonbinary entrepreneurs.
IFundWomen- A marketplace looking to close the gender gap in startup funding.
SBA Women’s Business Centers- Resource centers for business training and access to credit and capital
American Association of University Women- $10,000 for businesses supporting women in the community
Halstead Grant - Up to $7,500 for silver jewelry businesses
Minority Business Development Agency- Business resources including assistance completing grant applications
Grants.gov- Database of federally-sponsored grants, including small business grants for women-owned companies
37 Angels - Angel investment funding for startups
Read the full article: https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-women-owned-business-grants/
Bucks Business Recovery
Bucks County has worked with a number of agencies to aid in the recovery of small businesses that were impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The county partnered to award three rounds of the Bucks Back to Work Small Business Grant and recently finished awarding Bucks Business Recovery Grants. In addition, 196 recipients were awarded the COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program (CHIRP) Grants.
Additional information on these grants, including application breakdowns and the award plans, can be found on the Bucks Back to Work/Economic Resources page.
Any additional questions you may have should be sent to bucksrecoverygrant@buckscounty.org.
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Do you own a business in Bucks County. If so, the Bucks County Commissioners and the Planning Commission desire your input to help plan the future of the county. Please take a moment to complete this very important Bucks 2040 Survey so that we may continue to assist our businesses as best as possible moving forward.
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For questions regarding the re-opening of businesses, please call 800-383-0371 or email COVID19@buckscounty.org. Upon request, the Bucks County Chambers of Commerce, Bucks SCORE, Startup Bucks, and the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers will provide additional guidance to businesses planning to reopen.
Chambers of Commerce
Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce
252 W Swamp Road (Route 313)
Bailiwick, Suite 23
Doylestown, PA 18901
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Phone: 215-348-3913
Fax: 215-348-7154
Email: Email Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce
Link: Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce Website
Greater BucksMont Chamber of Commerce
228 York Road
Warminster, PA 18974
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Phone: 215-672-6633
Fax: 215-672-7637
Email: Email Greater BucksMont Chamber of Commerce
Link: Greater BucksMont Chamber of Commerce Website
Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce
10 Stockton Ave
New Hope, PA 18938
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Phone: 267-756-3443
Email: Email Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce
Link: Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce
Lower Bucks Chamber of Commerce
409 Hood Boulevard
Fairless, PA 19030
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Phone: 215-943-7400
Fax: 215-943-7404
Link: Lower Bucks Chamber of Commerce Website
Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce
21 N Main Street
Quakertown, PA 18951
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Phone: 215-536-3211
Fax: 215-536-7767
Email: Email Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce
Link: Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce Website