Resources for Philadelphia Small Businesses

• The Merchants Fund
  Provides charitable gifts to business persons facing financial hardship.
• SCORE Philadelphia
  Provides free and confidential business advice and counseling.
• SBA
  The U.S. Small Business Administration.
• Empowerment Group
  Assists local entrepreneurs in North Philadelphia.
• The Enterprise Center
  Assists local entrepreneurs in West Philadelphia.
• Women's Business Development Center
  Website under construction.
• Women's Opportunities Resource Center
  Provides training, individual business assistance, job placement, and access to business and financial resources.
• Small Business Clinic
  University of Pennsylvania Law School program that offers no-cost assistance to small businesses.
• Prosper
  Peer-to-peer lending site for small businesses.
  
• Mayor's Business Action Team
  City of Philadelphia small business program.
• Department of Licenses and Inspections
  City of Philadelphia's L&I Department website.
• Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers
  Provides a list of Small Business Development Centers.
• NewPA.com
  PA Department of Community and Economic Development.
• PA Open for Business
  Commonwealth of PA information and resources.
• Entrepreneur's Guide: Starting and Growing a Business in Pennsylvania. [PDF]
  Commonwealth of PA.