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Economic Development Resources
Provides descriptions of regional economic development and assistance agencies that help entrepreneurs and companies developing new technologies and products.
Training
Opportunity
Intellectual Property
Information Sources
Reference Source for SBIR Topics including Open Solicitations, Closed Solicitations, and Past Awards
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
For more information about I.P. for small businesses
The World Intellectual Property Organization
For more about international
I.P. rights
An easy-to-use online global directory
For I.P. resources
Google's patent site
To perform
your patent search
You can also search here and here
Patently-O
by Dennis Crouch
One of the most popular blogs on the subject of I.P. law
For additional information please contact:
Jason Amory,
Business Development Coordinator
jasona@nwcommission.orgg
The Keystone Innovation Zones (KIZs) are a part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s economic stimulus package. These zones gather and align the combined resources of educational institutions, private business, business support organizations, commercial lending institutions, and venture capital to foster innovation, patent development and technological advances to create entrepreneurial opportunities.
The NW Commission serves as the agent and coordinator for KIZ geographic designations in Clarion, Crawford, Mercer and Warren counties.
Target Industry Clusters
Identified focus areas were selected from an analysis conducted by an independent consultant and the resources and expertise of the member institutions of higher education along with KIZ partners.
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Clean Technology/Green Technology
- Information Technology
- Life Sciences
Benefits
- Annual Transferable KIZ Tax Credits
NWPA KIZ Registration
KIZ Tax Credit
Northwest KIZ Micro Grant
Eligibility Criteria
A company may be eligible for benefits offered by the KIZ Program if it meets these three qualifications:
- In Operation Eight Years or Less Located within a Designated KIZ Geographical Area
- Operating within a Targeted Industry Cluster
Geographic Designations / Maps
Clarion County – Maps
Clarion Area
Clarion University Campus-Clarion Downtown
Business District
Clarion University-Clarion Borough
Clarion Downtown Business District
Detail 5th-7th Ave
Clarion Downtown Business District Detail-Goss Building
Clarion Downtown Business District Detail-Rutkowski/Selker
Clarion Downtown Business District Detail-Walker/Selker2
Paint Township Industrial Park
Clarion Biotechnology Center at Trinity Point
Redbank Renaissance, New Bethlehem
Crawford County – Maps
City of Meadville
Allegheny College Campus
North St/Park Ave &
Penn Plaza
North St & Park Ave Detail 1
North St & Park Ave Detail 2
North St & Park Ave Detail 3
Meadville Industrial Complex and Business Incubator
Crawford Business Park
Ernst
KIZ
Titusville Area
University of Pittsburgh at Titusville Campus
Titusville Opportunity Park
Towne Square Conference Center
Mercer County - Maps
Mercer County KIZ
(Except Greenville, Reynolds, & Hermitage
Areas)
Greenville Business District
UPMC
Horizon Facility
McNeilly Business Center
Thiel College Campus
Greenville Enterprise Center
Greenville-Reynolds Development
APEX
Linden Pointe
Warren County - Map
Warren County Industrial Complex
Additional Programs of
Interest
Research & Development Tax Credit
Small Business Innovation Research &
Small
Business Technology Transfer
The goal of these programs
is to increase private-sector commercialization innovations, use small
businesses to meet federal R&D needs, and to foster and encourage participation
by minorities and disadvantaged persons in technological innovation. The grants
fund Phase I feasibility, Phase II prototype development and testing, and Phase
III commercialization based on the federal solicitations for research topics.
These topics offer the best opportunities for new patent development and
ultimate commercialization due to the federal government’s identification of the
need for a particular innovation or problem solving technique.
Topics for SBIR appear in individual Agency’s SBIR & STTR Solicitations under
“Funding Opportunities Announcements” on their respective websites. The
Agencies are:
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Health & Human Services
Department of Homeland Security/HSARPA
Department of Transportation
Environmental Protection Agency
NASA
National Science Foundation
In addition, grant opportunities can also be found at Grants.Gov There is a place on this page that you can subscribe to an email service that will notify you of new grant postings.
Target Industry Representatives
First Energy, Clean Technology Representative
Greenville Neuromodulation Services, Life Sciences Representative
Bright
Hospitality, IT Industry Representative
Partners
Allegheny College
Clarion
University
Thiel
College
University of
Pittsburgh – Titusville
Northwest Savings Bank
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
eBizIT-PA
Northwest
Industrial Resource Center
Regional
Center for Workforce Excellence
West Central
Job Partnership
SBDC
Clarion University
SBDC
Gannon University
Redevelopment Authority of Titusville
Clarion County Economic Development Corporation
Greenville
Area Economic Development Corporation
Warren
County Chamber of Business and Industry
Northwest Commission
Meadville Redevelopment Authority
Economic Progress Alliance
Penn-Northwest Commission
National City Bank
Northwest PA Chapter, National Tooling & Machine Association
ChipBLASTER, Inc.
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