Resources for People Starting a Business

Entrepreneur Works 400 Market St, Suite 210, Philadelphia, PA 19106 (215) 545-3100  https://www.myentrepreneurworks.org/

Entrepreneur Works creates pathways of opportunity for talented yet underserved entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur Works is a nonprofit organization that offers access to micro-loans, business training, and one-on-one guidance to hundreds of entrepreneurs each year, empowering small business owners from all walks of life to succeed, prosper, and build sustainable communities.

Temple University Small Business Development Center, 1510 Cecil B. Moore Ave. (215) 204-7282

For help with starting and growing your own business. Serves Philadelphia, Eastern Montgomery, and Lower Bucks County https://www.fox.temple.edu/institutes-centers/smallbusiness-development-center/

Women's Business Enterprise Center East (WBEC) 1315 Walnut Street, #1116, (215) 790-9232 wbeceast.com

An advocate for women business owners and entrepreneurs in Pennsylvania, from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, as well as Delaware and Southern New Jersey. WBEC believes diversity promotes innovation, opens doors, and creates partnerships that fuel the economy. Providing the most relied upon certification standard for women-owned businesses, as well as world-class entrepreneurial training and education – combined with powerful tools and networking opportunities – to help you succeed.

Women's Opportunities Resource Center, 2010 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, (215)-564-5500 worc-pa.com

WORC promotes social and economic self-sufficiency primarily for economically disadvantaged women and their families. WORC provides entrepreneurial training, individual business assistance, incentive savings programs, and access to business and financial resources. WORC empowers its constituents through various self-help strategies including savings, a self-employment network, and access to its local and national affiliations.

Help Understanding and Starting a Limited Liability Company (LLC) 

Simplify LLC – Website with how-to guides for starting and operating an LLC in all states. https://www.simplifyllc.com

Small Business Development Center, Widener

https://pasbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/28623

Entrepreneur Resources for Start-Ups

https://emsdc.org/resources/resources-for-start-up-businesses/

BRIC - Business Resource and Innovation Center of Free Library of Philadelphia

https://libwww.freelibrary.org/programs/bric/

Funding Circle of Philadelphia

https://www.fundingcircle.com/us/resources/resources-for-entrepreneurs-in-philadelphia/

City of Philadelphia, Small Business Center

https://business.phila.gov/business-plan-assistance/

Hispanic Owned Businesses

Help Entrepreneurs develop a 3 year growth plan.

https://www.philahispanicchamber.org/small-business-development--education.html