PROGRAMS FOR SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT
Services include:
- Extensive online resource library
- The Entrepreneurship Hub, which offers business guidance, free consulting services, educational workshops, and networking events for small businesses
- Building Inclusive Development (BID) program, which helps Black-owned contracting businesses and developers get their footing in real estate development.
Phone: 412-201-2450
Website: https://www.bridgewaycapital.org/
Chatham Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship
Services Available:
- Growth webinars and workshops
- Business counseling at various locations in Greater Pittsburgh with community partners
- Extensive list of small business links/resources
- Prototyping and design lab
Phone: 412-365-1253
Email: womens-entrepreneurship@chatham.edu
Website: https://www.chatham.edu/cwe
Duquesne University Small Business Development Center
Services include:
- Workshops on small business focused topics, including website reviews, small business essentials, Quickbooks, and more
- Free business consulting after attending the First Step: Business Essentials workshop
- In depth articles covering topics such as Starting a Business, Funding, Buy/Sell, Marketing, Technology Commercialization and Video Production
- Assistance applying for Small Business grant funding.
Phone: 412-396-1633
Email: duqsbdc@duq.edu
Website: https://www.sbdc.duq.edu/
Services include:
- Small business owner peer support groups that are partnered with an experienced facilitator to discuss challenges that they all face right now, develop solutions, and build stronger ownership skills
- Deep dive events on important topics such as hiring your first employee, using AI, and getting the most out of your financial professionals.
Website: https://www.entrepreneursforever.org/
Honeycomb Credit
Services include:
- Crowdfunded small business loans that let local businesses raise capital from their own communities
- Marketing support to help promote fundraising campaigns
- Tools to improve business credit and grow customer loyalty
- Why it’s helpful: Great for businesses looking to expand but want to engage their customers and neighbors as investors.
Website: honeycombcredit.com
Kiva Pittsburgh (through Riverside Center for Innovation)
Services include:
- 0% interest microloans up to $15,000
- Assistance with crowdfunding campaigns and storytelling
- Ideal for startups and early-stage small businesses
- Why it’s helpful: Accessible funding with no credit check, perfect for entrepreneurs who may not qualify for traditional loans.
Phone: 412-432-1158
Website: kivaushub.org/pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation (PHDC)
Services include:
- Bilingual business assistance and technical support
- Help navigating permits, licenses, and grant applications
- Entrepreneur training for startups and microbusinesses
- Why it’s helpful: Especially great for immigrant, Latinx, and minority entrepreneurs seeking community-based support.
Phone: 412-530-5244
Website: pghdc.org
Local economic development organizations:
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)
Allegheny County Economic Development
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