1 | Allentown Economic Development Corp.
| www.allentownedc.com
| 610-435-8890
| Allentown
| 1979
| Provides Lehigh Valley business owners and entrepreneurs with business start-up assistance, site location and small business loans in Allentown
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2 | Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania
| www.nep.benfranklin.org
| 610-758-5200
| Bethlehem
| 1983
| Link early stage technology-based firms and established manufacturers with funding, business, technical and college resources
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3 | Berks County Industrial Development Authority
| www.co.berks.pa.us/ida
| 610-478-6341
| Reading
| 1970
| Provides a variety of services to assist in the creation and retention of employment opportunities
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4 | Community Action Development Corporation of Allentown
| www.caclv.org
| 610-433-5703
| Allentown
| 1997
| Entrepreneurial training, technical assistance, business financial assistance, neighborhood development, business support services
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5 | Community Action Development Corporation of Bethlehem
| www.cadcb.org
| 610-807-9337
| Bethlehem
| 1998
| Start your business classes, business technical assistance
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6 | Discover Lehigh Valley
| www.discoverlehighvalley.com
| 610-882-9200
| Allentown
| 1984
| Area tourist information distributed through printed publications, websites and social media
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7 | Greater Reading Economic Partnership
| www.greaterreading.com
| 610-376-4237
| Reading
| 2002
| GREP connects businesses to all the right resources to make them successful
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8 | Kutztown University SBDC and Latino Business Resource Center
| www.kutztownsbdc.org
| 877-472-7232
| Kutztown
| 1993
| Evaluate business plans, incorporate new technology, market research, identify funding sources, understand regulatory requirements, evaluate sales opportunities or franchise options. Services also available in Spanish at the Latino Business Resource Center
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9 | Lehigh County Department of Community & Economic Development
| www.lehighcounty.org
| 610-782-3614
| Allentown
| 1812
| Businesses expansion, economic development partnerships, community development, quality of life programs, main street, regional planning and housing
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10 | Lehigh University SBDC - PTAC
| www.lehigh.edu/SBDC
| 610-758-3980
| Bethlehem
| DNR
| Business advisory services including government contracting, international marketing, finance and general business services
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11 | Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp.
| www.lehighvalley.org
| 610-266-6775
| Bethlehem
| 1995
| Marketing the Lehigh Valley as a dynamic location for business
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12 | Lehigh Valley Industrial Park Inc.
| www.lvip.org
| 610-866-4600
1-800-360-5847
| Bethlehem
| 1959
| Provides land that is primed for development, with infrastructure already in place
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13 | Lehigh Valley SCORE
| www.lehighvalley.score.org
| 610-266-3000
| Herndon, Va.
| 1965
| Entrepreneurial counseling, mentoring and education on formation and growth to small business
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14 | Manufacturers Resource Center
| www.mrcpa.org
| 610-758-5599
800-343-6732
| Bethlehem
| 1988
| Technology acceleration and innovation, revenue growth, operational excellence, green and sustainability, strategic and succession planning
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15 | mEnterprise Solutions (MES)
| www.menterprisesolutions.com
| 570-460-9599
| Stroudsburg
| 2006
| Training and consulting in strategic services such as leadership development, culture, innovation, change management and strategic planning
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16 | Mohr Management Resources
| www.mohrmr.com
| 610-282-1921
| Coopersburg
| 1999
| Management consulting to private and public sector and nonprofit organizations through analysis of existing business problems and development/implementation of strategic plans
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17 | Northampton Community College Center for Business & Industry
| www.northampton.edu
| 610-861-5300
| Bethlehem
| 1967
| Education and workforce development
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18 | Northampton County Department of Community & Economic Development
| www.northamptoncounty.org
| 610-559-3200
| Easton
| 1999
| Tax-exempt financing, business development incentives, local government assistance, grant administration, tax increment financing
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19 | Pennsylvania CareerLink Lehigh Valley
| www.careerlinklehighvalley.org
| 610-437-5627
| Allentown
| 1984
| Lehigh Valley professionals, veterans services, disability services, youth services, and more
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20 | Pocono Mountains Economic Development Corp.
| www.pmedc.com
| 570-839-1992
877-736-7700
| Tobyhanna
| 1951
| Business retention and expansion, new business attraction, business park development, infrastructure and business financing
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21 | Rising Tide Community Loan Fund
| www.therisingtide.org
| 484-893-1039
| Bethlehem
| 11
| Technical assistance and small business loans to those unable to obtain from conventional funding sources
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