Helping founders find community and connections
InnovatePGH's Training and Market Access for Entrepreneurs (TMACE) program connecting BIPOC, women, veteran, and rural small businesses in SW Pennsylvania with contracting opportunities in robotics, AI, and advanced manufacturing.
Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber's Connect program — a regional entrepreneurial support system providing free, centralized access to business development services for entrepreneurs, startups, and existing businesses in NEPA.
Learn more →State-funded $2,000 grant program administered by the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council for creative entrepreneurs in Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, and Washington counties to start or operate a micro-business.
Learn more →DoD-funded APEX Accelerator - PennWest Pittsburgh Office providing free technical assistance, training, and counseling to businesses in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence counties (Pittsburgh metro) seeking to compete for and win federal, state, and local government contracts.
Learn more →DoD-funded Southern Alleghenies APEX Accelerator providing free technical assistance, training, and counseling to businesses in Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset counties seeking to compete for and win federal, state, and local government contracts.
Learn more →DoD-funded APEX Accelerator - PennWest California Office providing free technical assistance, training, and counseling to businesses in Allegheny, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland, Fayette counties seeking to compete for and win federal, state, and local government contracts.
Learn more →DoD-funded APEX Accelerator - PennWest Cranberry Township Office providing free technical assistance, training, and counseling to businesses in Butler, Lawrence, Allegheny, Mercer counties (north suburbs) seeking to compete for and win federal, state, and local government contracts.
Learn more →DoD-funded SEDA-COG APEX Accelerator providing free technical assistance, training, and counseling to businesses in Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union counties seeking to compete for and win federal, state, and local government contracts.
Learn more →DoD-funded Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) Alliance APEX Accelerator providing free technical assistance, training, and counseling to businesses in Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming counties seeking to compete for and win federal, state, and local government contracts.
Learn more →DoD-funded Southeast PA APEX Accelerator providing free technical assistance, training, and counseling to businesses in Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia counties seeking to compete for and win federal, state, and local government contracts.
Learn more →DoD-funded Northwest Commission APEX Accelerator providing free technical assistance, training, and counseling to businesses in Cameron, Clarion, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Venango, Warren counties seeking to compete for and win federal, state, and local government contracts.
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