Local and Regional:

• Penn State Hazleton, CAN BE’s primary partner, provides individualized business and technical assistance to participants in the CAN BE business program through its experienced staff and faculty. Visit Penn State Technology Transfer for information on other services. Free scientific and technological assistance and information to help businesses and industry improve their competitiveness is provided through the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program.

• Wilkes University Small Business Development Center provides consulting, training, and educational services to small businesses through its team of business professionals.

• Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) is a public, two-year comprehensive community college for residents of Luzerne County and surrounding areas throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. LCCC's 167-acre main campus includes an Advanced Technology Center to house its state-of-the-art technology programs.

• Hazleton Office of Community & Economic Development works with local business to address location and expansion needs.

• Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce was formed as the Hazleton Board of Trade in 1892 "For the purpose of advancing the commercial, professional, industrial, civic and general interests of the Greater Hazleton Area."

• Luzerne County’s web site provides information on county government and services.

• Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania links Pennsylvania entrepreneurs with people, technology, ideas, funding, and other resources. This program is part of a state initiative recognized as a model internationally.

• Great Valley Technology Alliance is a regional public-private partnership that facilitates the development of a knowledge-based, technology-focused economy for Northeastern Pennsylvania.

• Penn’s Northeast is a partnership of public and private economic development agencies dedicated to assisting businesses interested in locating within Northeastern Pennsylvania.

• Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance helps to coordinate economic development activities in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

• Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers & Employers Association is a regionally-focused organization that currently serves more than 250 member companies.

• Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center, Inc. has been helping small to mid-sized companies increase their productivity, profitability and competitiveness in the regional and global marketplace.

• "Work & Play in Northeast PA" provides information on career opportunities and the quality life experience the region offers.

• NEPA POWER, Northeastern Pennsylvania Professionals Organized and Working to Enrich the Region, is the region’s young professionals network.

• NOTIE, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Technology and Information Exchange, provides access to a network of IT professionals and business leaders.

• "Pennsylvania Open for Business" gives entrepreneurs access to business information. Entrepreneurs can explore financial options, download forms and register a business online at Online Business Registration Interview (OBRI) or the Online PA-100. 

• InventPA.com is the official site of the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development.

• New PA.com – Pennsylvania’s Economic Stimulus Package, developed by the Governor and Legislature together, is a creative set of incentives to stimulate business and community growth.

• “Stay Invent the Future” is a message Pennsylvania is promoting to retain its talented young people.

• Pennsylvania Angel Network is an organization that supports over two thousand angels in Pennsylvania.

Federal:

• U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides information and assistance to small business. SBA strengthens and expands the competitiveness of U. S. small high technology research and development (R&D) businesses in the federal marketplace through its Office of Technology, which also assists in achieving the commercialization of federal R&D initiatives. SBA offers sample business plans, marketing plans, and business calculators at www.bplan.com/samples/sba.cfm.

• Minority Business Development Agency is an entrepreneurially focused and innovative organization committed to empowering minority business enterprises.

• Grants.gov allows organizations to find and apply for federal financial assistance online. Grants.gov is the single access point for over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies.

• U.S. Internal Revenue Service provides tax information for businesses.

 
Other Resources:

• National Business Incubation Association is the world's leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship.

• National Venture Capital Association is a trade association that represents the U.S. venture capital industry.

• Venture Capital Access Online is a leading Internet-based marketplace for the venture capital and private equity industry.

• Angel Capital Association is a peer organization of angel investing groups in North America.

• Venture Capital Journal provides news and analysis of the private equity markets.

• PrivateEquity.com is a sponsor-supported clearinghouse of online information. It serves the needs of venture capitalists and other professionals involved in the private equity investment market.

• Business.com - 32 million business professionals use this global network every month.

• Corante is a leading news and business intelligence service on technology and science that's read by many of the sector's top entrepreneurs, executives, funders, followers and thinkers.

• Reuters is a global information company providing information tailored for professionals in the financial services, media and corporate markets.

• Kiplinger provides personal finance and business management information, products and services.

• Entrepreneur.com provides solutions for growing businesses.

• The Entrepreneur Network provides information, contacts and counsel to inventors and entrepreneurs.