Local Small Business Resources

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

Helpful Links for Bucks County Small Businesses

Startup Bucks

• Founder's 30
• Bucks Built Startup Fund

SCORE: Bucks County Chapter

• Request a Mentoring Session with a SCORE Volunteer
• Take a Workshop

PA Business One-Stop Shop

• Plan
• Register
• Operate

Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers

• Upper/Central Bucks - Lehigh University SBDC
• Lower/Central Bucks - Temple University, Fox School of Business, SBDC

US Small Business Administration

• Eastern Pennsylvania District
• Mid-Atlantic Region (Region III)

PA Department of Community and Economic Development