Surety Bond Associates now offers links to business and management consulting programs and services available through the SBA at little or no cost to help you grow your business!
Technical Assistance Center for Emerging Contractors - Helping to create a more inclusive, more competent construction industry workforce, and strong African-American and other minority construction businesses in Philadelphia.
The Empowerment Group - The Empowerment Group's Philadelphia Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) is an innovative, comprehensive entrepreneurship training program for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. PEP is the only entrepreneurship training program in Philadelphia that is completely bilingual, offering all services and resources in both English and Spanish. CONTRACTOR TRAINING PROGRAM COMING SOON!
PennDOT DBE Support Services Center - The mission of the DBE Supportive Services Center is to provide training and consulting services to DBE's enabling them to acquire the proficiency, expertise, and experience necessary to compete, on an equal basis, with non-DBE's for PennDOT federally assisted highway contracts and subcontracts.
Veteran's Corporation - The Veterans Corporation, is a Federally-chartered 501(c)(3) organization that was created by Public Law 106-50, the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999. The Corporation is charged with creating and enhancing entrepreneurial business opportunities for Veterans, including Service-Disabled Veterans, by providing access to all the tools and resources they need to be successful in business: Education, Capital and Surety Bonding.
Onvia: Government Best Practices - Industry insiders provide free information and advice on topics such as contract management, research, RFP & proposal writing, government marketing, and contracting at all levels of government to help businesses find - and win - government contracts.
The Small Business Development Center Program is administered by the SBA and provides management assistance to current and prospective small business owners. SBDCs assist small businesses with financial, marketing, production, organization, engineering and technical problems and business planning.
Temple's Small Business Development Center - Temple's SBDC's free managerial and technical consulting services include accounting, business plan preparation, cash flow management, government procurement, and insurance. Through the award winning nine month Construction Management Certification program, construction companies will learn business management tools specific to the construction industry.
New Jersey's Small Business Development Center - The New Jersey SBDC offers free counseling, affordable training and information services to assist small businesses and prospective entrepreneurs in all areas of small business management through 11 regional centers and 18 satellite offices throughout New Jersey.
Philadelphia Commercial Development Corporation (PCDC) - PCDC's mission is to revitalize neighborhoods, and provide technical and financial assistance to small, minority and female owned businesses.
The Enterprise Center - The Enterprise Center recruits, trains, and nurtures entrepreneurs and grows start-up companies in urban communities by offering intensive coaching and training in the core areas of business development: sales and marketing, financial management, human resources, technology deployment and regulatory compliance.
African American Chamber of Commerce - The African-American Chamber of Commerce of Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware is the leading private sector advocate for black-owned businesses in the Delaware Valley. The Chamber represents the interests of such business in the public and private sector forums. The chamber also offers management and technical assistance programs to improve the effectiveness of black-owned businesses in the region.
Greater Philadelphia Minority Business Strategic Alliance - The mission of the GPMBSA is to serve as an advocate in promoting the establishment and growth of minority businesses enterprises (MBE's) through the coordination and leveraging of established public and private resources into a strategic network that will provide technical assistance, financial resources and business opportunities to disadvantaged businesses.
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Valley - Need help repairing your credit? Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Valley is a non-profit service organization dedicated to delivering professional credit education, confidential credit and housing counseling and debt reduction programs to all segments of the community. Servicing Southeastern PA and Southern NJ. For help outside of this area, please call 800.388.2227.
Business.gov - Business.gov guides you through the maze of government rules and regulations and provides access to services and resources to help you start, grow, and succeed in business.
SBA's Office of General Contracting administers several programs and services that assist small businesses in meeting the requirements to receive government contracts, either as prime contractors or subcontractors, including the 8(a) Business Development and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Programs.
SBA's e-Business Institute - The Small Business Training Network, sponsored by the Office of Entrepreneurial Development, is a virtual campus housing free training courses, workshops and knowledge resources designed to assist entrepreneurs and other students of enterprise.
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