Business Resources
Among the advantages to doing business in the Upper Bucks region are the lavish number of valuable resources that have been established here. The Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce — a one-stop business resource in the area — along with a collection of further business-related organizations and individuals are dedicated to supplying new and expanding businesses with ample information and facilities to ensure their success in the Upper Bucks region.
Trailblazing entrepreneurs looking to start or grow a small business in the area are afforded unsurpassed services through the Lehigh University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in Bethlehem. Prime consulting services (at no cost) and informational educational programs address a range of important topics, including marketing strategies, business plans and funding issues. SBDC consultants work out of the Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce office, providing local businesses that extra convenience.
For 25 years, Ben Franklin Technology Partners has served to enhance technology-based economic development within Pennsylvania. Technology start-ups in sectors such as information technology, communications, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, advanced materials and environmental technology can take advantage of the organization’s extensive selection of services and resources.
The county and state government also strive to equip local businesses with everything needed to thrive in this region and to, in turn, ensure a prosperous business environment in Upper Bucks County.
• Benefits and Allowances 717-787-3547
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Better Business Bureau, Lehigh Valley Office 610-866-8780 www.dc- easternpa.bbb.org
• Bucks County Administration Building 215-536-4680, 610-346-7831
• Bucks County Community College, Center for Business & Industry 215-968-8017 www.bucks.edu
• Bucks County Economic Development Corp. 215-348-9031 www.bcedc.com
• Bucks County International Trade Council 215-781-9510
• Bucks County Office of Employment & Training 215-340-2020
• Bucks County Transportation Management Association 866-862-7433 www.tmabucks.com
• Building Occupancy Permits 717-787-3806 www.dli.state.pa.us
• Bureau of Professional Licensing 717-783-7192 www.dls.state.pa.us
• Center for Entrepreneurial Assistance (Small Business Resource Center) 800-280-3801
• Charitable Organization Registration 800-732-0999 (in Pa.), 717-783-1720 www.dos.state.pa.us
• Commissioner Charles H. Martin 215-348-6426
• Commissioner Diane Marseglia 215-348-6425
• Commissioner James F. Cawley 215-348-6424
• Common Wealth Information 800-932-0784
• Consumer Product Safety Commission 800-638-2772 www.cpsc.gov
• Consumer Protection Hotline 800-441-2555 www.attorneygeneral.gov
• Consumer Protection, Office of Attorney General 215-560-2414 www.attorneygeneral.gov
• Corporation Bureau, Department of State 717-787-1057 www.dos.state.pa.us
• Corporation Bureau, Taxing Division 717-783-6035 www.revenue.state.pa.us
• Delaware Valley Family Business Center 215-723-8413 www.dvfbc.com
• Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center 215-464-8550 www.dvirc.org
• Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission 215-592-1800 www.dvrpc.org
• Department of Environmental Protection 717-783-2300 www.depweb.state.pa.us
• District Justice C. Robert Roth, District 2-5 215-536-9650
• District Justice M. Kay Dubree, District 3-3 610-847-5164
• Employer Withholding Tax (Questions) 717-783-1488
• Family Business Center, Lehigh Carbon Community College 610-799-2121 www.lccc.edu
• Fictitious Name Search Office 717-787-1057
• Internal Revenue Service, Employer Identification Number Information 800-829-1040 www.irs.gov
• Internal Revenue Service, Forms Ordering 800-362-2050 www.irs.gov
• Labor & Industry, Department of State 717-787-6466 www.workforceinfo.state.pa.us
• Labor Standards, Pennsylvania Bureau 215-560-1858 www.dli.state.pa.us
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration 610-776-0592, 215-597-4955 www.osha.gov
• Office of Consumer Advocate 717-783-5048
• Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (State Tax Form Orders) 800-362-2050
• Public Utility Commission (Consumer Services Bureau) 800-782-1110
• Quakertown Alive! 215-536-2273 www.quakertownalive.com
• Recycling 800-346-4242
• Sales Tax Questions (Taxability of an Item) 717-787-6229
• SCORE Chapter 570 215-943-8850
• SEPTA Customer Service 215-580-7852 www.septa.org
• SEPTA Routes & Schedules 215-580-7800
• Small Business Administration (District/Regional Office) 215-580-2722 www.sba.gov
• Small Business Development Center, Lehigh University 610-758-3980 www.lehigh.edu/sbdc
• Small Business Development Center, Temple University 215-204-7282 www.temple.edu/sbdc
• Social Security Administration 800-772-1213
• Tax Information Line 717-787-7679
• U.S. Department of Labor 866-487-9243
• Unemployment Compensation www.dli.state.pa.us
• Upper Bucks County Area Vocational Technical School 215-795-2911 www.ubtech.org
• Utility Problems 800-684-6560
• Womens Business Advocate Office 717-787-3339
• Womens Business Development Center 215-790-9232
• Workers Compensation Information 800-482-2383 (in Pa.), 717-772-4447
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