Resources
LaunchBox Resources
Lehigh Valley Resources
Mentoring and Coaching:
- Small Business Development Center (SBDC) – https://sbdc.lehigh.edu
- SCORE Lehigh Valley: https://lehighvalley.score.org
Resources & Toolkits:
- LVEDC – Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation https://lehighvalley.org/
- Full list of local economic organizations: https://lehighvalley.org/about-lvedc/partners/
- A map of the Lehigh Valley Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: https://kumu.io/ECLV/lehigh-valley-entrepreneurial-ecosystem
- Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce Events Calendar: https://web.lehighvalleychamber.org/events
Artificial Intelligence
- Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence (PSU) https://ai.psu.edu/
Weekly Entrepreneurial Event! 1 Million Cups Lehigh Valley About 1 Million Cups: https://youtu.be/UiscWISgJgw
Funding
- Lehigh Valley Angels Investors: https://www.lehighvalleyangelinvestors.com
- Digital undivided by JP Morgan Philly Cohort (apply for Fall 2023). https://www.digitalundivided.com/breakthrough-2022
- Hello Alice: https://helloalice.com/funding/grants/
- https://ifundwomen.com/grants/apply-for-grants
- Truist NonProfit Grant – The Truist Foundation supports nonprofits with grants that target leadership development, economic mobility, thriving communities and educational equity. Quarterly deadlines – https://www.truist.com/purpose/truist-foundation/grant-application
- Fearless Strivers Grant – Open to black women who are legal U.S. residents (including DC), 18+ and the principal owner of a U.S.-based small business. Grants for $10,000. Apply by 12/31/22. https://www.fearless.fund/strivers
Intellectual Property & Patents
Additional Resources
Books:
- Guide to borrowing from the PSU LV Library: https://libraries.psu.edu/services/borrow-renew/pennsylvania-residents
- Free Online Books: https://archive.org (outside resource)
Articles:
- The Minimum Viable Testing Process for Evaluating Startup Ideas: https://review.firstround.com/the-minimum-viable-testing-process-for-evaluating-startup-ideas
Outside resources:
- https://www.klaviyo.com/ (email marketing )
- https://www.volunteerlv.org/ (Volunteer organizations)
- https://afpglobal.org (Association of Fundraising Professionals)
More Coming Soon!
This list of resources is under construction and we’ll be add and updating it throughout 2022! Please email us at LVLaunchBox@psu.edu to suggest resources that should appear on this page. Thank you for your help!