Serving members since 1912 from
Fort Washington to Valley Forge, Conshohocken to Collegeville, Pennsylvania.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY CHAMBER
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Upcoming Virtual Events and News For Our Members And Friends of The Chamber
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Office Hours
Our staff are working from home. We are available by phone at 610-265-1776 and email at
[email protected] from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily.
Manufacturers that need to get certificates of origin stamped for export please reach out to Ryan to make arrangements at
[email protected] and 610-265-1776.
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Montgomery County Announces MontcoStrong Small Business Grant Program
April 6th, 2020 - Recognizing the need to provide support to strengthen our local businesses and communities, Montgomery County is providing $1 million in economic development funds to provide grants to eligible small businesses. Administered in partnership with the Redevelopment Authority of Montgomery County with the Montgomery County Commerce Department, eligible applicants may apply for up to $25,000.
Applications will be accepted beginning on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 11 a.m.
Grant proceeds may be used for the following costs:
- Rent/Mortgage Payments due from March 23, 2020 through July 31, 2020.
- Payroll expenses from March 23, 2020 through July 31, 2020 - no more than 15% of eligible payroll costs can be used to pay any owner with more than 5% of the applicant entity.
- Utility costs due from March 23, 2020 through July 31, 2020. Utilities must be directly tied to the business operations and/or physical location.
- Debt service payments such as credit cards and loans in the businesses name (no more than $5,000 of total allowable costs) from March 23, 2020 through July 31, 2020.
Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible to apply:
- Be a for-profit business with a physical location in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania that was in operation on or before March 23, 2020 and can be identified as a business impacted by economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic and/or is a business that has closed as a result of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania order relating to "non-life sustaining business" effective March 23, 2020.
- Employed no more than fifty (50) individuals total (including all full time and all part-time staff) as of March 23, 2020 and currently employ no more than fifty (50) individuals total (including all full time and all part-time staff). Priority consideration for funding will be given to those businesses that certify they are continuing to pay employees even while closed or significantly disrupted by the COVID-19 global pandemic.
- Must be an incorporated business in and/or registered with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- 501c3, 501c4, and 501c6 entities are not eligible.
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How to Navigate Small Business Loans during the COVID-19 Pandemic, April 14
Tuesday, April 14, 3:15 to 4:30 pm
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Maura Shenker |
**Those who registered will be EMAILED the Meeting ID and Password for Zoom Meeting 24-48 hours prior to the event.
Join the
Montgomery County Chamber for a presentation by Maura Shenker, Director of
Temple University's Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Ms. Shenker will discuss the various loan programs available to small business owners, including programs from the CARES Act, like the Payroll Protection Program (PPP), and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), and Small Business Administration (SBA) Express Bridge Loans. There will be time to ask questions.
Maura Shenker is the Director of
Temple University's Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Before joining Temple University, Shenker served as director of Saint Joseph's University's Center for Professional Development. Shenker earned a Master of Organization Development and Leadership degree from Saint Joseph's University, where she also completed an executive coaching leadership program.
Temple University SBDC is part of the network of Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), which are the only statewide, nationally accredited program that provides high quality one-on-one consulting, training and information resources to empower new and existing businesses. The SBDC program is a public/private partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and 18 universities and colleges across the Commonwealth. Temple University SBDC's mission is to provide entrepreneurs and small business owners with the knowledge needed to make smart decisions and prosper.
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Earn Revenue with Gift Cards!
Join the MontcoStrong
Small Business Gift Card Network
 We encouage ALL Montgomery County small businesses to join this network
to help earn revenue via gift card sales during the COVID-19 shutdown.
It's easy to sign up, visit the website, just click the link to join, add your information and logo and you are good to go. We will be promoting the MontcoStrong Gift Card Network as well, including in our social media posts, and on our website.
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Stay Connected!
Virtual Business Exchange, April 21
with Business Builders
Here is how it will work. We can accommodate our first 30 participants. Ryan Rosenbaum, our Executive Director, will moderate a conversation, which will include an introduction by all attendees. We will be utilizing a free (and easy to use application) called Zoom.
**Those who registered will be EMAILED the Meeting ID and Password for Zoom Meeting 24-48 hours prior to the event.
We will have a special topic on ways we can all increase our business lead by Gary Kurtis who runs our Business Builders Committee and is also a Board Member and owner of
SalesTips101.
Attendees are encouraged to update their Linkedin profiles before our virtual event, and we will share the contact list with all of our attendees after the event. If you have a short message or offer, we will include that in a special email sent out to our full list on Wednesday, April 22.
SKYE 750 , Luxury Apartments located 750 Moore Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406. It will be free for members and still $10 for non-members.
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Donate to the MontcoPA COVID
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19 Response Fund
To respond to this growing crisis, concerned leaders joined together to create a rapid response fund for Montgomery County:
The MontCoPA COVID-19 Response Fund. Financial contributions will exclusively assist community safety net organizations critically impacted by the current public health crisis.
Contributions: All individuals, businesses and institutions wishing to make a donation to the MontCoPA COVID-19 Response Fund are invited to do so by
clicking here.
Donations of any size may be made online, by check or by wire.
Grants: The MontCoPA COVID-19 Response Fund will provide grants to nonprofit organizations with a successful track record of serving vulnerable populations in Montgomery County. Initial grant applications may be submitted for up to $5000. Nonprofit organizations wishing to apply should Click Here and look for the MontCoPA COVID-19 Response Fund for access to the online application.
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PA Hospitals Urgently N
eed
Medical Personal Protective Equipment
The PA Chamber is making two urgent requests of businesses acr
oss Penn
sylvania
- We are imploring businesses that have access to or a supply of N95 masks, eye gear, medical gowns and medical gloves and do not anticipate the need to utilize these items in the near future to donate them to their local hospitals.
If you are able to assist in this crucial request, please email [email protected]. Any questions may be directed to Joe Tibbs, President of HAPEvolve, who is coordinating the effort on behalf of HAP-The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.
- We are urging all businesses that believe they are able to turn their existing supply chain into the PPE output that the health care industry so desperately needs to please contact PA Chamber Government Affairs Director Kevin Sunday at 717 645-2071 or [email protected].
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Small Business Development Center R
esources
From our colleagues at the Temple SBDC are sharing these webinars to help businesses with their applications for state and federal COVID-19 economic development assistance.
These programs are free for participants.
Friday, April 3, 9:00-10:30: SBA Disaster Loan Webinar and Pennsylvania State Financing Programs to help Small Businesses with COVID 19
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Members Supporting Members - Focus on Banks
The Chamber has over 400 members. Together we navigate through this crisis we strongly encourage our members to support each other.
Here is the list of chamber members who are banks and financial institutions. They are ready to serve you and your business and are also listed in our business directory
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East Norriton, King of Prussia, Conshohocken, West Norriton, Blue Bell
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Blue Bell, Bridgeport, Conshohocken, East Norriton, King of Prussia, Limerick,
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West Norriton
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Meridian Bank
Blue Bell
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Perkasie
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Plymouth Meeting
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VIST BankA Tompkins Community Bank
Conshohocken
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Ardmore, Blue Bell, Conshohocken, Flourtown, Jenkintown, King of Prussia,
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WSFS Bank
Lansdale, Limerick, Narberth, Norristown, Maple Glen, Phoenixville, Trooper
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If we have inadvertently missed your bank's branch on this list, please let us know and we will add you to our directory and website post.
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The website is the most up-to-date, so please follow it, and also follow the county's social media sites. Here are the links.
The County Commissioner have a press briefing every day at 3pm on facebook live.
Guidance for Employers Dealing with COVID-19
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