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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 --- From pre-venture counseling to non-profit advice, the ELC provides an array of services to entrepreneurs. Apply to become a Fall Semester 2023 client.
Pollution Prevention Assistance Account (PPAA) Loan Program
Information below under Economic Recovery, Resources & Grants
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Events, Webinars and Workshops presented by SCORE Bucks County
ChatGPT, AI, and How They Can Help Your Small Business
Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 11:30 am
Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT, specifically have rapidly become valuable tools to make small businesses more creative and efficient. In this free webinar, SCORE mentor and technology expert Charlie Morris will review the current state of the art in AI tools focusing on ChatGPT’s capabilities. He will highlight specific use cases for ChatGPT in the small business environment.
Learn more and register for this FREE ChatGPT and AI webinar
Why Should Anyone Work for You?
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 11:30 am
Employees are your greatest cost and your most important asset. In today’s labor market, it can be very difficult to find good candidates using traditional methods of recruiting. Finding people who fit your business needs requires creative approaches and skillful interviewing techniques. This session will discuss these challenges and provide recommendations for finding the best people for your unique business needs.
Learn more and register for this FREE webinar on hiring employees
Make the Internet Work for YOU!
Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:30 am
This presentation will discuss the business aspect of internet marketing, including goal setting and how to structure an internet marketing campaign for success. Also included are 6 core internet marketing strategies you can use to drive traffic to your website. The presentation concludes with insights into how artificial intelligence (AI) will be applied to internet marketing.
Learn more and register for this FREE internet marketing webinar
Workshops and Events in Surrounding Counties
To be announced...
For the latest information, please visit the Bucks County SCORE Workshop page.
Bucks Business Recovery/Economic Resources/Grants
Pollution Prevention Assistance Account (PPAA) Loan Program
The Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Account (PPAA) provides low-interest, fixed-rate loans to small businesses undertaking projects which reduce waste, pollution or energy use. This funding can help small businesses comply with environmental regulations while benefiting from the economic benefits of preventing pollution or waste, or becoming energy efficient. The program is a collaboration between the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED).
PPAA Loan Program Technical Application
PPAA Loan Program Financial Application
Pollution Prevention Assistance Account Loan Program website
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, Application deadline was March 24, 2022. Stay tuned for information on any upcoming Small Business Advantage Grant Program application windows.
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 [email protected].
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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 [email protected]. 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