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A Bradford Resource For Businesses
July 26, 2007
If you own a business here in northwestern Pennsylvania, or have been thinking of starting one, you’ve probably thought about finding financing to help your business grow. You probably know the first step in the process is developing a viable business plan. That’s usually a show-stopper for a lot of small businesses owners who don’t have the time or knowledge to develop a good business plan. That’s where Pitt-Bradford’s Business Resource Center can be your best friend.
The staff at the BRC specializes in helping the area’s business owners and entrepreneurs turn their ideas into reality. Help in developing that business plan, applying for loans or grants, and offering business related training are some of the services available. They are specialists who know where to find the opportunities and can put the University of Pittsburgh’s considerable know-how to work for you.
Senator Joe Scarnati has been a big supporter of the BRC:
GRANT AWARDED TO INCREASE SERVICES OFFERED AT PITT-BRADFORD’S BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER
BRADFORD, Pa. - A $100,000 state grant awarded to the Bradford Economic Development Corp. will increase the development services offered to area entrepreneurs and small businesses through the Business Resource Center at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.
The grant, awarded by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, will assist the BRC in offering business-related educational workshops, advanced business planning services based on need for both profit and non-profit clients, training assessments for industry, and customized training programs for all types of businesses.
“I am pleased to have been able to secure funding to assist in the revitalization of the McKean County area,” said State Sen. Joseph Scarnati, R-Brockway, who helped to secure the funding. “It is essential that state government work closely with the economic engines of a community to fully support their mission of bettering the lives of the citizens in our rural region.”
Don Fredeen, president of the BEDC, said, “Once again, the senator has come through for the Bradford community by securing this $100,000 state grant to provide business planning and technical assistance to encourage the development of new small businesses and promote entrepreneurship in the Bradford area. The Business Resource Center is a vital asset in our efforts to promote economic development in the Bradford area.”
The funding will be used in a variety of ways, including hiring a director for the Business Resource Center and providing training and technical assistance for current staff members.
“The BRC serves as a bridge between the needs of regional businesses - from start-ups to large industry - and the considerable resources of Pitt-Bradford,” said Ann Robinson, interim director of the BRC. “From providing assistance with writing business plans, to administering the Commonwealth WEDnet program, to providing linkage to Pitt-Bradford’s entrepreneurship program, the BRC is a versatile organization. I’m looking forward to the expansion that the funds secured by Sen. Scarnati will enable.”
The BRC serves northwestern and north central Pennsylvania with economic development services, including business planning, financial analysis, loan application assistance, marketing assistance and other consulting.
For more information about the services the BRC offers, call 814-362-5078 or visit
http://www.upb.pitt.edu/interior2Default.aspx?menu_id=254&id=560.
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