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Pennsylvania Businesses Receive Web Training, Free Site Hosting with Google

Hundreds of Pennsylvania small business owners participated in “Pennsylvania Get Your Business Online,” a partnership of the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) and Google held on April 10 and 11…
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Mega Impact! Pa Hits Jackpot with Investment in the SBDC

The odds of winning the $540 million jackpot in today’s Mega Millions lottery drawing are 1 in 176 million. Small businesses that received assistance from the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers…
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Joining Google to Help More Small Businesses Get Online

The Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) announced today a partnership with Google to help more Pennsylvania small businesses improve their web presence.The program, called “Pennsylvania Get Your Business Online,”…
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Exploring Ways to Engage Young Entrepreneurs

Last Friday, Acting U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Regional Administrator Bridget Bean visited the Wharton Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for a facilitated discussion with young entrepreneurs and the leaders of…
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Saint Vincent SBDC Client, Carbi-Tech, Receives Visit from SBA

Earlier this week U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen Mills and Congressman Mark Critz toured Saint Vincent SBDC client,  Carbi-Tech Inc. Carbi-Tech, located in Vandergrift (Westmoreland County), is a manufacturer of…
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Consultants from Kutztown SBDC Invited to White House 'Champions of Change'

Last week members from the Kutztown University SBDC attended the “White House Champions of Change” event. The event honored eleven individual 'Champions' from around the country who were selected for "their…
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Jumpstart Our Business Startups

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was passed on Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives.The JOBS Act  is a legislative package of six bills that is designed to:…
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Increasing Services to Support Entrepreneurship

Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) State Director Christian Conroy joined U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen Mills and other officials from the SBA and its resource partners at a…
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Pennsylvania SBDC to Participate in Community Partnership Summit

Representatives from the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers will be attending the White House Community Partnership Summit on Friday, March 2 on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.These one-day…
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Angel Venture Fair

The 14th Annual Angel Venture Fair, will take place on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the Union League in downtown Philadelphia. The event brings together entrepreneurs and funding sources to…
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Streamlining Government to Help Small Businesses

Last Friday President Obama proposed several initiatives to help streamline the ways that America’s businesses can work with the government. His proposal includes two main elements: Elevate the U.S. Small Business…
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New Year, New Opportunity to Start a Business

As 2012 gets under way, it brings with it the hope and excitement of new beginnings. For some, that includes starting their own business. The decision to finally start a business…
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Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Rate Decreasing

The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania dropped from 8.1 percent in October to 7.9 percent in November, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. Pennsylvania is below the national unemployment…
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Wharton SBDC Receives $500,000 Grant

The Wharton Small Business Development Center received a five-year $500,000 grant from Wells Fargo. The grant will support the outstanding programs the SBDC provides to help entrepreneurs start and grow their…
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Research Finds Pennsylvania SBDC Have Large Impact on State’s Economy

Increasingly it has been noted how important small businesses are to the nation’s economic recovery and for job growth. New research on small businesses in Pennsylvania backs up that claim.According…
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Gannon University SBDC Celebrates Anniversary

Congratulations to the Gannon University SBDC for celebrating 30 years in helping entrepreneurs and small businesses in Northwest Pennsylvania! Check out pictures from the celebration on the left.
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Entrepreneur Praises SBDC, Asks for More Support

In a recent letter to The Times-Tribune, Colette Srebro Hughes praised the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Colette is the owner C3 Concepts, a house cleaning company located in Scott…
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Pennsylvania SBDC Receives National Accreditation

 The Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) have been awarded full accreditation from the Association of Small Business Development Centers, the national accrediting body for Small Business Development Centers under contract…
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Small Business Saturday

This Saturday marks the 2nd annual “Small Business Saturday,” a day dedicated to small businesses during one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. Supporting small businesses means supporting your…
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Lehigh SBDC Client Presented with Export Award

Earlier this week, U.S. Representative Charlie Dent (PA-15) presented the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Export Achievement Certificate (EAC) to Lehigh SBDC client, GOW-MAC Instrument Company.The award recognizes companies that have…
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