Partners and Resources
PennTAP frequently works with the following organizations to provide the most appropriate resources to address clients' needs:
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
Provide entrepreneurial support and financial assistance to technology firms and early-stage companies for product and process development and technology commercialization.
Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central and Northern Pennsylvania
Ben Franklin Technology PArtners of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Ben Franklin Technology PArtners of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Innovation Works, Inc. (formerly known as the Ben Franklin Technology Center of Western Pennsylvania)
Center for eBusiness and Advanced Information Technology (eBIZ IT PA)
Provides a Web-based supply chain portal and training, research findings on e-business, and promotion of e-business and advanced information technology.
Electrotechnology Applications Center (ETAC)
Helps manufacturers implement electric drying and curing technologies that increase production, improve energy efficiency, and reduce the environmental impact on their manufacturing processes.
Industrial Resource Centers (IRCs)
Provide technical and financial assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturers for projects to implement best technologies and management practices.
| Catalyst Connection Counties Served: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland | |
| Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC) Counties Served: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | |
| Industrial Modernization Center (IMC) Counties Served: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clinton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union | |
| MANTEC, Inc. Counties Served: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, York | |
| Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) Counties Served: Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, Schuylkill | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) Counties Served: Bradford, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, Wyoming | |
| Northwest Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC) Counties Served: Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango, Warren |
Innovation Partnership
Helps Pennsylvania companies gain a greater share of federal grant dollars to develop and commercialize new technology.
Innovation Philadelphia
A public-private partnership dedicated to increasing the region's entrepreneurial capacity and to position Philadelphia as a leader in the global knowledge economy.
Mid-Atlantic Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (MATAAC)
Assists manufacturers adversely affected by imports.
PA SourceNet
A system that connects buyers around the world with Pennsylvania suppliers of products and/or services.
Penn State
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)
Fosters opportunities for businesses and communities to succeed and thrive in a global economy.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Protects Pennsylvania's air, land, and water from pollution and provides for the health and safety of its citizens through a cleaner environment.
Pennsylvania Hardwoods Development Council
Promotes the development, processing, and manufacturing of value-added forest products.
Pennsylvania Local Development Districts
Regional economic development organizations that provide access to loan and grant programs, government procurement assistance, export assistance, and other economic and community development programs.
| North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission Counties Served: Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance Counties Served: Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, Wayne | |
| Northern Tier Regional Planning and Development Commission Counties Served: Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wyoming | |
| Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission Counties Served: Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Warren | |
| SEDA-Council of Governments Counties Served: Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union | |
| Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission Counties Served: Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset | |
| Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission Counties Served: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Washington, Westmoreland |
Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center
Established to expand and develop more secure and robust markets for recovered (recycled) materials by helping to overcome market barriers and inefficiencies.
Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
Provide business management consulting, information, and educational programs to small business owners and entrepreneurs.
| Bucknell University SBDC Counties Served: Juniata, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union | |
| Clarion University SBDC Counties Served: Armstrong, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Venango | |
| Duquesne University SBDC Counties Served: Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence | |
| Gannon University SBDC Counties Served: Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Warren | |
| Indiana University SBDC County Served: Indiana | |
| Kutztown University SBDC Counties Served: Adams, Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York | |
| Lehigh University SBDC Counties Served: Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | |
| Lock Haven University SBDC Counties Served: Clinton, Lycoming | |
| Penn State SBDC Counties Served: Centre, Mifflin | |
| Saint Francis University SBDC Counties Served: Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset | |
| Saint Vincent College SBDC Counties Served: Fayette, Westmoreland | |
| Shippensburg University SBDC Counties Served: Franklin, Cumberland, Adams, York | |
| Temple University SBDC Counties Served: Bucks, Philadelphia, Montgomery | |
| University of Pittsburgh SBDC Counties Served: Allegheny, Greene, Washington | |
| University of Scranton SBDC Counties Served: Bradford, Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, Wyoming | |
| Wharton School SBDC Counties Served: Delaware, Philadelphia | |
| Widener University SBDC Counties Served: Carbon, Columbia, Luzerne, Schuylkill, Sullivan | |
| Wilkes University SBDC Counties Served: Carbon, Columbia, Luzerne, Schuylkill, Sullivan |
Plastics SourceNet
Established and financed by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development, Plastics SourceNet is a full service resource supporting Pennsylvania's manufacturing competitiveness in the plastics industry.
Plastics Technology Center (PTC)
Assists plastics-related companies with product and process design and development.
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs)
Assist businesses in marketing their products and services to local, state, and federal governments.
Team Pennsylvania
A public-private partnership to bring business, government, and community and economic development leaders together to serve as a catalyst for retaining and creating jobs.
U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)
Helps create and retain jobs and stimulate industrial and commercial growth in economically distressed areas of the United States.
Yellowcakes
Promotes start-up technology companies in central Pennsylvania by providing high visibility and access to key business data, and by acting as a conduit for economic development organizations and investors.
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