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The needs of a rising technology economy are varied and complex requiring a vast range of financing and expertise at different stages of a company’s lifecycle. IW plays a key role here, but does so in collaboration with many other organizations.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
A statewide network that fosters innovation to stimulate Pennsylvania's economic growth and prosperity.
www.Benfranklin.org
Catalyst Connection
Provides knowledge, customized solutions and implementation assistance to manufacturers.
www.Catalystconnection.org
Carnegie Mellon University Center for Technology Transfer
Speeds the transfer of innovations to the marketplace through industrial collaborations, licensing and the creation of new businesses that spin out from Carnegie Mellon.
www.carnegiemellonctt.com
County Economic Development Organizations
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Armstrong County Industrial Development Council
The Armstrong County Industrial Development Council helps businesses that are expanding or relocating to the area by expediting approvals from local officials, identifying local suppliers, contacting sources of technological expertise, preparing reports on county resources, locating executive housing and arranging tours.
www.armstrongidc.org
Beaver County Corporation for Economic Development
The Beaver County Corporation for Economic Development provides incentive financing to valued-added firms, supports investment in real estate in communities to accommodate value-added firms, and undertakes other special economic development initiatives that have a significant community impact, all designed to lead to job creation and increased tax base.
www.beavercountyced.org
Beaver Initiative for Growth
The Beaver Initiative for Growth (BIG) is a voluntary coalition of public and private sector leaders who have developed a long-term strategy to strengthen Beaver County's economic base through the development of business and quality of life opportunities.
www.beavercountyarea.com
Butler County Corporation for Economic Development
The Community Development Corporation of Butler County was founded in 1959 as an organization to meet the growing demands for continued, sustained economic development in Butler County.
www.butlercountycdc.com
Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland County
The Economic Growth Connection works in cooperation with governmental agencies, chambers of commerce and financial institutions to support emerging and expanding companies in Westmoreland County. It also offers assistance to companies considering a location in the region.
www.economicgrowthconnection.com
Fay-Penn Economic Development Corporation
Fay-Penn's mission is to maintain and increase employment opportunities (jobs) in Fayette County in an effort to improve the quality of life for all of its residents.
www.faypenn.org
Greene County Industrial Development Authority and Greene County Department of Economic Development
The Greene County Industrial Development Authority is the lead agency for industrial recruitment and expansion in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The Greene County Department of Economic Development coordinates services relating to economic planning and development activities in Greene County.
www.co.greene.pa.us
Lawrence County Economic Development Authority
The Lawrence County Economic Development Authority works to retain and help grow existing businesses and help them identify and attract strategic partners, while also attracting new businesses to the county.
www.beavercountyced.org
Washington County Chamber of Commerce
The Washington County Chamber serves as the single point of contact for business location, expansion, growth requirements and development assistance throughout the county.
www.washcochamber.com
Washington County Council on Economic Development
Washington County Council on Economic Development is dedicated to a mission of community economic development.
www.washingtoncountypa.org
Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation
The WCIDC is committed to supporting economic development in the county through its involvement in a number of business assistance programs, transportation projects, special projects (i.e. Sony), and the redevelopment of abandoned industrial sites. The WCIDC's industrial park system consists of fourteen fully developed, strategically located industrial parks.
www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/westmoreland
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Governor’s Action Team
Team Pennsylvania® Foundation is a dynamic public/private, economic development partnership that initiates and supports innovative programs to improve Pennsylvania's competitiveness and quality of life.
www.Teampa.com
Idea Foundry
Organization formed to transform new technology ideas created by local entrepreneurs and the region’s research universities into viable commercial businesses that create jobs within Southwestern PA.
www.ideafoundry.org
Innovation Partnership (IPart)
IPart offers assistance to technology-driven companies in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in preparing high quality SBIR/STTR grant proposals for submission to federal funding agencies. This program offers a no-cost opportunity to receive valuable feedback from professional reviewers on planned Phase I proposal concepts.
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MicroGrant Program
Financial support for applicants whose proposal concepts are judged to have strong potential for competing successfully in a federal competition. These candidates will be awarded a microgrant from IPart that reimburses one-half of the cost incurred in preparing the proposal itself, up to a maximum of $2,000
www.innovationpartnership.net/microgrant.html
MicroVoucher Program
Financial support for applicants whose proposal concepts are judged to have strong potential for competing successfully in a federal competition. These candidates will be awarded a MicroVoucher from IPart that reimburses one-half of the cost incurred in preparing the proposal itself, with up to a maximum of $3,000 being awarded for the client to engage a Preferred Provider to assist in the proposal preparation.
www.innovationpartnership.net/microvoucher.html
Travel & Training Program
Financial support for applicants receiving an IPart Pre-Proposal Assistance Review and submitting appropriate reimbursement documentation. Candidates may be awarded a Travel & Training award that reimburses one-half of the cost incurred in with up to a maximum of $1,000 being awarded for travel & training expenses directly related to their SBIR/STTR endeavors
www.innovationpartnership.net/Travel&Training.html
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iPort Pittsburgh
iPort is a program launched and managed by TiE-Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, with the objective of promoting business development in the Pittsburgh region by promoting the region's business interaction with India.
www.iportpittsburgh.com
MIT Enterprise Forum-Pittsburgh
The MIT Enterprise Forum promotes the formation and growth of innovative businesses through a program of specialized executive education and networking.
www.mitforumpgh.com
PA Department of Community and Economic Development
Find everything you need to succeed in Pennsylvania. Whether you are a business, community, site developer, or a concerned citizen, NewPA.com has the resources to help you grow your enterprise or revitalize your neighborhood.
www.NewPA.com
Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse
A public/private partnership which invests in and supports the growth of regional life sciences companies in the areas of: bioinformatics, bionanotechnology, diagnostics, medical devices, medical robotics, therapeutics, and tools and services.
www.plsg.com
Pittsburgh Regional Alliance
An economic development agency that advocates for business climate and infrastructure improvement, provides assistance for businesses expanding or relocating to the Pittsburgh region, and markets the region to prospective newcomers and businesses.
www.pittsburghregion.org
Pittsburgh Technology Council
The principal point of connection for companies from four primary clusters of the technology industry that are represented by a critical mass of businesses in Southwestern Pennsylvania including information technology, biomedical, advanced manufacturing/materials and environmental technology.
www.pghtech.org
Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association
The PVCA facilitates the flow of capital by creating dealflow and networking opportunities throughout Western Pennsylvania.
www.thepvca.org
Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania
To provide diversified economic development services to business and industry of Southwestern Pennsylvania in a responsive and well-coordinated manner.
www.ridc.org
Small Business Development Center at Duquesne University
The Duquesne University Chrysler Corporation Small Business Development Center (SBDC) offers no-cost, confidential consulting services that solve the problems of small businesses – and those who are thinking of starting a business – in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, and Lawrence counties.
www.sbdc.duq.edu
Small Business Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh's Small Business Development Center's (SBDC) mission is to develop and strengthen the businesses of Southwestern Pennsylvania by conveying timely knowledge and expertise through professional consulting, education and training programs.
www.sbdc.pitt.edu
Small Business Administration-Pittsburgh
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is the only independent agency of the federal government with the sole purpose of assisting small businesses to start, grow, and prosper. The Pittsburgh SBA office is responsible for the delivery of SBA programs and services to 27 counties in western Pennsylvania.
www.sba.gov/pa/pitt/
Technology Collaborative
Formed by the merger of the Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse and the Robotics Foundry, this organization helps to develop collaborating industry clusters that leverage the region's world-class assets in advanced electronics, cyber security, and robotics.
www.techcollaborative.org
University of Pittsburgh Office of Technology Management
The Office of Technology Management (OTM) is responsible for the protection, management and commercialization of intellectual property for the University of Pittsburgh.
tech-link.tt.pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh Office of Enterprise Development and Limbach Entrepreneurial Center
Formed by the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences to promote and manage entrepreneurial and business development opportunities arising from scientific research taking place across the full spectrum of the University’s six schools of the health sciences.
www.health.pitt.edu or www.pitt.edu |
