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Great ways to get started

Philly Startup Leaders

Philly - Technical.ly

Connecting innovators to make things happen - Venture Café Philadelphia

Top Entrepreneur in Philadelphia

Co-Working Spaces

Quorum

• Industrious Office
• Indy Hall
• NextFab (see below)

Government Initiatives & Non-Profits

• Ben Franklin Technology Partners
• The City of Philadelphia Office of Business Services
• Free Library of Philadelphia - Business Science & Industry Department
• PA Biz Online

For Hardware-based Startups

• Hive76 (Makerspace)
• Book a Call - if any students or startups in the Drexel community are looking for advice on product development strategy, book a call with Nextfab’s Matt Bell at https://calendly.com/matt_bell_nextfab/product-dev-discovery
• Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) Matching Grant Programs - BFTP has two matching grant programs, PRIMA and FabNet. PRIMA awards up to $10k in matching funds and is for medical devices. FabNet is a $5k matching grant and is for any hardware product.
• Nextfab offers a 20% discount on their standard membership (regular price $219/month) to students. Students can apply for the discount on their membership signup form at https://nextfab.com/join/membership-sign-up/?plan=standard

Accelerators & Incubators

• DreamIt Ventures
• Penn Center for Innovation
• University City Science Center

Small Business and Startup Advising Services

• The Enterprise Center
• Service Corps of Retired Executives

Events

Philadelphia, PA Entrepreneur Events | Eventbrite

PACT Events Calendar

Angel Venture Fair – Oldest Angel Venture Conference in the Mid-Atlantic

For Female Entrepreneurs

Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs

Springboard Enterprises

For Food Entrepreneurs

Open Access

For Fashion Entrepreneurs

Fashion Index

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