Small Business Development Centers in the Pittsburgh Area offer training and consulting programs for developing and growing small businesses. College Small Business Development Center Womensnet of Western Pennsylvania provides business resources in Southwestern Pennsylvania for women in business. On this site are a directory of business services for women executives or entrepreneurs and a bulletin board of companies, institutions, and government agencies worldwide offering contracts for minority firms and jobs for women. University of Pittsburgh Manufacturing Assistance Center Part of the Department of Industrial Engineering, the MAC provides training programs and shared manufacturing space and expertise for local start-up manufacturers. Pennsylvania manufacturers can locate new customers for their finished goods.
Registration is free.
Suppliers pay a fee. The Pennsylvania Corporations Bureau maintains a web site with a wide range of forms to assist individuals and business entities in filing information with the Bureau. The forms may be used to file new entities or to request changes in existing entities. Fictitious name registration and other forms are also available. They publish the Entrepreneur's Guide to Starting and Growing a Business in Pennsylvania which will direct you to the people, agencies, and sources of information that can provide answers to business development and growth questions.