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AHEAD is a non-profit organization helping individuals start or grow their own business with business counseling, training, technical assistance, a mentor network and peer counseling. Since 1977 AHEAD has delivered quality training to higher education personnel through conferences, workshops, publications and consultation.

York Biotech
www.yorkbiotech.org

The Biotechnology Resource Council was founded October 2004. The council's mission is to promote biotechnology, create economic opportunities, and develop a networking resource. York’s Biotechnology Resource Council currently has 33 representative organizations, 38 individual members, and 9 new biotech companies identified and/or started as a result of the BRC network. New members from diverse business and community organizations are welcome.

Community First Fund creates lasting economic growth for communities by providing equitable financial services, technical knowledge, and advocacy for its customers. They also have an outstanding history of providing loans and technical assistance to entrepreneurs, affordable housing developers, and community groups in under-served communities in its service area.

The Entrepreneurial Support Alliance (ESA) is the one stop shop to find the resources that you would need for all of your entrepreneurial needs. We help you navigate the many providers to direct you to the organization which is best suited for your particular need.

HACC Institute For Entrepreneurial Studies

HACC formed the Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies to assist individuals in turning their dreams of business ownership into a profitable reality. Their focus is one-on-one counseling and educational programs that serve entrepreneurs from the initial idea stage through the first three years of operation. The HACC Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies can help with the tough questions and uncertainties of people in the preliminary stages of starting their businesses. It is one of the few entrepreneurial assistance programs that work with clients before they decide on a business.

Hanover Chamber
www.hanoverchamber.com

The local chamber is your best resource for city government, business data, community profile and visitor guide information. At Hanover Chamber we refer only Chamber members to any outside inquiry. Chamber members support other Chamber members for all business, home and family needs. The Workforce Development Committee of the Hanover Chamber continues to focus on initiatives to enhance business education partnerships, incumbent work skills training and employee recruitment

Junior Achievement is a non-profit organization comprised of business and community leaders all focused on the goal of impacting the lives of young people throughout South Central Pennsylvania. JA is the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students in grades K-12 about work readiness, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship through experiential, hands-on programs.

NutriCore

NutriCore NorthEast Inc, is an industry-driven initiative with participants from public and private sectors. NutriCore works to promote collaborative, focused research and development in areas of food and nutrition. NutriCore coordinates with industry and government agencies to maximize their investments in food and nutrition R & D, as well as to help achieve the goals of the National Nutrition Strategy.

Helps individuals, families, businesses, and communities throughout Pennsylvania with information and a broad range of educational programs designed to:

Support productive, profitable, and competitive businesses and a strong agriculture and food system
Strengthen families, children and youth, and the elderly
Build caring, safe, and healthy communities
Ensure the long-term vitality of Pennsylvania's natural resources
Enable people to better understand and deal with complex public issues

PennTAP supports technology-based economic development by helping Pennsylvania companies improve competitiveness by providing a limited amount of free technology assistance to help resolve specific technical needs.

Shippensburg SBDC
www.shipsbdc.org

The Shippensburg University Small Business Development center has a team of professionals that can work confidentially with local entrepreneurs. They are available in Adams, Cumberland, Franklin and York counties to help your new business retain a competitive edge. Shippensburg USBD is an accredited affiliate of the National Network of Small Business Development Centers.

SCORE
www.yorkscore.org

Formed in 1964, SCORE is a premier source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs. SCORE considers themselves the "Counselors to America's Small Business" and additionally provides training to small businesses. Not only is SCORE a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration, but they are also a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide.

Technavate is a collaborative partnership with a broad range of educational, community and industry partners for the purpose of supporting knowlege and technology transfer activities.

This effort will build an easily accessible, accountable, and responsive process and a shared resource comprising in-reach to the Penn State University system and outreach activities to the business community.

www.tccp.org

The mission of the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania is to create, attract, grow and retain technology companies in the central PA region. TCCP's four full-time employees and small army of more than 100 committee volunteers work together on initiatives, events and projects to accomplish their mission. Some accomplishments by the Technology Council: Lead efforts to attract, retain and train the best technology workforce in the nation. Lead efforts to make Pennsylvania a leader in Broadband and Wireless deployment focused on deploying the fastest, most reliable and most affordable telecommunication systems in the nation.

York County Chamber
www.yorkchamber.com

York County has a diverse mix of industrial, retail, service, agricultural, and the County is the third largest manufacturing economy in PA. At York Chamber we refer only Chamber members to any outside inquiry. Chamber members support other Chamber members for all business, home and family needs. The York County Chamber of Commerce is made up of 2000 businesses throughout the community and surrounding area. Businesses continue to invest and new construction helps our community grow strong. It's easy to see why York County is one of the best places to open or expand a business.

J.D. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship
http://groups.ycp.edu/browncenter

The J.D. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship was established in 2006 to promote initiative, creativity, individual opportunities and to add value to the local community.
The center helps to enable growth by offering various support programs and development of entrepreneurial skills. At the J.D. Brown Center, their mission is to fuel the entrepreneurial engine of central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland.

Local, state and federal funding programs are available to serve the needs of start-up companies and companies expanding within or relocating to York County. The York County Economic Development Corporation and related entities market and administer various loan, grant and tax credit/abatement programs available for capital development, environmental assessment and/or remediation, training and technical support.


For the Entrepreneur Where to go for assistance Association for Helping Entrepreneurs Achieve Dreams (AHEAD) AHEAD is a non-profit organization helping individuals start or grow their own business with business counseling, training, technical assistance, a mentor network and peer counseling. Since 1977 AHEAD has delivered quality training to higher education personnel through conferences, workshops, publications and consultation. York Biotech www.yorkbiotech.org The Biotechnology Resource Council was founded October 2004. The council's mission is to promote biotechnology, create economic opportunities, and develop a networking resource. York’s Biotechnology Resource Council currently has 33 representative organizations, 38 individual members, and 9 new biotech companies identified and/or started as a result of the BRC network. New members from diverse business and community organizations are welcome. Community First Fund www.commfirstfund.org Community First Fund creates lasting economic growth for communities by providing equitable financial services, technical knowledge, and advocacy for its customers. They also have an outstanding history of providing loans and technical assistance to entrepreneurs, affordable housing developers, and community groups in under-served communities in its service area. Entrepreneurial Support Alliance www.esaonline.info The Entrepreneurial Support Alliance (ESA) is the one stop shop to find the resources that you would need for all of your entrepreneurial needs. We help you navigate the many providers to direct you to the organization which is best suited for your particular need. HACC Institute For Entrepreneurial Studies HACC formed the Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies to assist individuals in turning their dreams of business ownership into a profitable reality. Their focus is one-on-one counseling and educational programs that serve entrepreneurs from the initial idea stage through the first three years of operation. The HACC Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies can help with the tough questions and uncertainties of people in the preliminary stages of starting their businesses. It is one of the few entrepreneurial assistance programs that work with clients before they decide on a business. Hanover Chamber www.hanoverchamber.com The local chamber is your best resource for city government, business data, community profile and visitor guide information. At Hanover Chamber we refer only Chamber members to any outside inquiry. Chamber members support other Chamber members for all business, home and family needs. The Workforce Development Committee of the Hanover Chamber continues to focus on initiatives to enhance business education partnerships, incumbent work skills training and employee recruitment Junior Achievement www.jascpa.org Junior Achievement is a non-profit organization comprised of business and community leaders all focused on the goal of impacting the lives of young people throughout South Central Pennsylvania. JA is the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students in grades K-12 about work readiness, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship through experiential, hands-on programs. NutriCore NutriCore NorthEast Inc, is an industry-driven initiative with participants from public and private sectors. NutriCore works to promote collaborative, focused research and development in areas of food and nutrition. NutriCore coordinates with industry and government agencies to maximize their investments in food and nutrition R & D, as well as to help achieve the goals of the National Nutrition Strategy. PSU Cooperative Extension and Outreach www.extension.psu.edu Helps individuals, families, businesses, and communities throughout Pennsylvania with information and a broad range of educational programs designed to: Support productive, profitable, and competitive businesses and a strong agriculture and food system Strengthen families, children and youth, and the elderly Build caring, safe, and healthy communities Ensure the long-term vitality of Pennsylvania's natural resources Enable people to better understand and deal with complex public issues The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) www.penntap.psu.edu PennTAP supports technology-based economic development by helping Pennsylvania companies improve competitiveness by providing a limited amount of free technology assistance to help resolve specific technical needs. Shippensburg SBDC www.shipsbdc.org The Shippensburg University Small Business Development center has a team of professionals that can work confidentially with local entrepreneurs. They are available in Adams, Cumberland, Franklin and York counties to help your new business retain a competitive edge. Shippensburg USBD is an accredited affiliate of the National Network of Small Business Development Centers. SCORE www.yorkscore.org Formed in 1964, SCORE is a premier source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs. SCORE considers themselves the "Counselors to America's Small Business" and additionally provides training to small businesses. Not only is SCORE a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration, but they are also a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide. Technavate is a collaborative partnership with a broad range of educational, community and industry partners for the purpose of supporting knowlege and technology transfer activities. This effort will build an easily accessible, accountable, and responsive process and a shared resource comprising in-reach to the Penn State University system and outreach activities to the business community. www.technavate.com Technology Council www.tccp.org The mission of the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania is to create, attract, grow and retain technology companies in the central PA region. TCCP's four full-time employees and small army of more than 100 committee volunteers work together on initiatives, events and projects to accomplish their mission. Some accomplishments by the Technology Council: Lead efforts to attract, retain and train the best technology workforce in the nation. Lead efforts to make Pennsylvania a leader in Broadband and Wireless deployment focused on deploying the fastest, most reliable and most affordable telecommunication systems in the nation. York County Chamber www.yorkchamber.com York County has a diverse mix of industrial, retail, service, agricultural, and the County is the third largest manufacturing economy in PA. At York Chamber we refer only Chamber members to any outside inquiry. Chamber members support other Chamber members for all business, home and family needs. The York County Chamber of Commerce is made up of 2000 businesses throughout the community and surrounding area. Businesses continue to invest and new construction helps our community grow strong. It's easy to see why York County is one of the best places to open or expand a business. J.D. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship http://groups.ycp.edu/browncenter The J.D. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship was established in 2006 to promote initiative, creativity, individual opportunities and to add value to the local community. The center helps to enable growth by offering various support programs and development of entrepreneurial skills. At the J.D. Brown Center, their mission is to fuel the entrepreneurial engine of central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Local, state and federal funding programs are available to serve the needs of start-up companies and companies expanding within or relocating to York County. The York County Economic Development Corporation and related entities market and administer various loan, grant and tax credit/abatement programs available for capital development, environmental assessment and/or remediation, training and technical support. www.YCEDC.org York County Economic Development Corporation