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Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)

REAP provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase or install renewable energy systems, or make energy efficiency improvements.

Cost

  • Free

Availability

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter

Language

  • English

Industry

  • Manufacturing

Business Stage

  • Startup (0-2 years)
  • Expansion
  • Established (3 years +)

Type of Service

  • Funding
  • Growth Strategies

Service Delivery

  • One-on-One

Other Services Offered by PennTAP

E2/P2 Energy Assessments

P2/E2 on-site and virtual assessments for Pennsylvania manufacturers typically last two to eight hours and can help your company minimize environmental or energy costs and reduce overall operating costs.    Read More

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Cost:

Free

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

One-on-One

Energy Grants & Rebates

Opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce energy-related costs often requires investment in new equipment, technology, or controls. PennTAP helps businesses identify funding and provide estimates of...   Read More

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Cost:

Free

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

One-on-One

Innovation Services

We offer unique access to an abundance of resources from one of the premier universities in the country, including faculty expertise, research centers, state of the art facilities as well as students. This...   Read More

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Cost:

Free, Fee

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

One-on-One, Webinar, Workshop
Opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce energy-related costs often requires investment in new equipment, technology, or controls. PennTAP helps businesses identify funding and provide estimates of project payback.

PennTAP's team of technical advisors can: determine if your project qualifies for funding; assist with audit/assessment to gather pertinent data for application; answer questions throughout the process; assist with completing the application; and, make connections to other funding programs.

Cost

  • Free

Availability

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter

Language

  • English

Industry

  • Open to All Industries

Business Stage

  • Expansion
  • Established (3 years +)

Type of Service

  • Funding
  • Growth Strategies
  • Innovation & Technologies

Service Delivery

  • One-on-One

Other Services Offered by PennTAP

E2/P2 Energy Assessments

P2/E2 on-site and virtual assessments for Pennsylvania manufacturers typically last two to eight hours and can help your company minimize environmental or energy costs and reduce overall operating costs.    Read More

View E2/P2 Energy Assessments

Cost:

Free

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

One-on-One

Innovation Services

We offer unique access to an abundance of resources from one of the premier universities in the country, including faculty expertise, research centers, state of the art facilities as well as students. This...   Read More

View Innovation Services

Cost:

Free, Fee

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

One-on-One, Webinar, Workshop

Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)

REAP provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase or install renewable energy systems, or make energy efficiency improvements.   Read More

View Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)

Cost:

Free

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

One-on-One
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) is excited to introduce a new grant program for non-profit organizations, the Creative Sector Flex Fund (CSFF). This grant program incorporates the current needs of the field by offering grantees the flexibility to use $5,000 grants in ways that ensure the most significant impact for their organizations and communities. Eligible uses of funds are flexible, including the support of applicants’ administrative, programmatic, and project-related expenses.

Cost

  • Free

Availability

  • Spring
  • Summer

Language

  • English

Industry

  • Arts

Business Stage

  • Idea
  • Startup (0-2 years)
  • Expansion
  • Established (3 years +)

Type of Service

  • Funding

Service Delivery

  • One-on-One

Other Services Offered by Berks Arts

Creative Entreprenuer Accelorator Program

As a creative entrepreneur, you are a leader on the pathway to recovery and increased opportunity in our rapidly changing environment. The Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator grant program provides creative...   Read More

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Cost:

Free

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

One-on-One
As a creative entrepreneur, you are a leader on the pathway to recovery and increased opportunity in our rapidly changing environment. The Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator grant program provides creative entrepreneurs with small business consulting and up to $2,000 in critical financial resources to grow businesses and revenue.

Funding for the Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program comes from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

Cost

  • Free

Availability

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter

Language

  • English

Industry

  • Arts

Business Stage

  • Idea
  • Startup (0-2 years)
  • Expansion
  • Established (3 years +)

Type of Service

  • Funding

Service Delivery

  • One-on-One

Other Services Offered by Berks Arts

Creative Sector Flex Fund

The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) is excited to introduce a new grant program for non-profit organizations, the Creative Sector Flex Fund (CSFF). This grant program incorporates the current needs of...   Read More

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Cost:

Free

Availability:

Spring, Summer

Delivery:

One-on-One
Flexible, professional work space in Downtown Lancaster. Membership provides everything you need to run your business including: Professional business address with mail & package delivery, 24/7 secure access, month-to-month membership plans, high speed Wi-Fi, copier/scanner/printer, private phone rooms, whiteboards in every space.

Cost

  • Fee

Availability

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter

Language

  • English

Industry

  • Open to All Industries

Business Stage

  • Idea
  • Startup (0-2 years)
  • Expansion
  • Established (3 years +)

Type of Service

  • Coworking

Service Delivery

  • Memberships
A coworking space established in 2010 and located in the heart of downtown Lancaster PA. With over 280 members, our thriving community is comprised of small business owners, remote workers, freelancers, non-profits, and students. All Memberships include unlimited: business-grade wifi, coffee + tea, and most are month to month.

Cost

  • Fee

Availability

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter

Language

  • English

Industry

  • Open to All Industries

Business Stage

  • Idea
  • Startup (0-2 years)
  • Expansion
  • Established (3 years +)
  • Exiting

Type of Service

  • Coworking
  • Growth Strategies

Service Delivery

  • Memberships
  • Networking

Other Services Offered by The Candy Factory

Meeting Rooms & Venue

A unique meeting space located in the heart of Lancaster. Our venue and meeting spaces are perfect for your next meeting, corporate event, employee retreat, training, or mixer.
All conference room...   Read More

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Cost:

Fee

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

Networking, Work Spaces
A unique meeting space located in the heart of Lancaster. Our venue and meeting spaces are perfect for your next meeting, corporate event, employee retreat, training, or mixer.
All conference room bookings come free or discounted with Candy Factory Membership.

Cost

  • Fee

Availability

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter

Language

  • English

Industry

  • Open to All Industries

Business Stage

  • Idea
  • Startup (0-2 years)
  • Expansion
  • Established (3 years +)
  • Exiting

Type of Service

  • Coworking
  • Networking & Events

Service Delivery

  • Networking
  • Work Spaces

Other Services Offered by The Candy Factory

Membership

A coworking space established in 2010 and located in the heart of downtown Lancaster PA. With over 280 members, our thriving community is comprised of small business owners, remote workers, freelancers,...   Read More

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Cost:

Fee

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

Memberships, Networking
The Business and Reference Center at Lancaster Public Library (BRC) is a one-stop source for authoritative and up-to-date business and nonprofit information. Our Reference Librarians can help patrons navigate our licensed databases, specialized websites, and authoritative reference books and periodicals to find information for both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.

Cost

  • Free

Availability

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter

Language

  • English

Industry

  • Open to All Industries

Business Stage

  • Idea
  • Startup (0-2 years)
  • Expansion
  • Established (3 years +)

Type of Service

  • Business Plan Development
  • Growth Strategies
  • Market Research
  • Product Development

Service Delivery

  • Toolkits
  • One-on-One
Community First Fund provides financing through the New Markets Tax Credit Program. This federal program provides tax credits to banks that provide financing to large scale commercial real estate or mixed use projects located in targeted low income neighborhoods. The New Markets Tax Credit Program was designed by Congress to increase the supply of capital to businesses that operate in low income neighborhoods and to help transform these neighborhoods by providing new jobs for community residents and helping to revitalize neighborhoods.

Cost

  • Fee

Availability

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter

Industry

  • Open to All Industries

Business Stage

  • Expansion
  • Established (3 years +)

Type of Service

  • Funding

Service Delivery

  • One-on-One

Other Services Offered by Community First Fund

Affordable & Market Rate Housing Development Loans

We provide loans to both for profit and nonprofit developers of housing for low and moderate income families. Our financing options can be support housing that is for re-sale or for rental housing projects....   Read More

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Cost:

Fee

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

One-on-One

Commercial Real Estate Loans

Community First Fund’s commercial real estate lending focuses on facilitating the development, rehabilitation or adaptive re-use of commercial and mixed use real estate projects located in downtowns or in...   Read More

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Cost:

Fee

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

One-on-One

Creative Business Loans

Community First Fund received funding from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts. Eligible loan uses will...   Read More

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Cost:

Fee

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

One-on-One

Small Business Loans

Small Business Loans are for projects that require more capital than a microloan can provide. Loan proceeds are generally used to support the increased capital needs of maturing businesses and may be used for...   Read More

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Cost:

Fee

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

One-on-One
We provide loans to both for profit and nonprofit developers of housing for low and moderate income families. Our financing options can be support housing that is for re-sale or for rental housing projects. Emphasis for most of our housing related loans is on early stage development costs, such as acquiring land control, pre-development environmental, engineering and architectural studies.

Cost

  • Fee

Availability

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter

Language

  • English

Industry

  • Open to All Industries

Business Stage

  • Startup (0-2 years)
  • Expansion
  • Established (3 years +)

Type of Service

  • Funding

Service Delivery

  • One-on-One

Other Services Offered by Community First Fund

Commercial Real Estate Loans

Community First Fund’s commercial real estate lending focuses on facilitating the development, rehabilitation or adaptive re-use of commercial and mixed use real estate projects located in downtowns or in...   Read More

View Commercial Real Estate Loans

Cost:

Fee

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

One-on-One

Creative Business Loans

Community First Fund received funding from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts. Eligible loan uses will...   Read More

View Creative Business Loans

Cost:

Fee

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

One-on-One

New Markets Tax Credits

Community First Fund provides financing through the New Markets Tax Credit Program. This federal program provides tax credits to banks that provide financing to large scale commercial real estate or mixed use...   Read More

View New Markets Tax Credits

Cost:

Fee

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

One-on-One

Small Business Loans

Small Business Loans are for projects that require more capital than a microloan can provide. Loan proceeds are generally used to support the increased capital needs of maturing businesses and may be used for...   Read More

View Small Business Loans

Cost:

Fee

Availability:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Delivery:

One-on-One