Financing for Manufacturers
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Local Economic Development Corporation (EDC): Small business loans and grant programs designed to support manufacturers in our region.
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McKonly & Asbury: Tax credits available to manufacturers, plus updates on key programs that could impact your business.
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U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA): A look at the new Working Capital Pilot Program and other SBA financing tools.
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PA Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED): Larger-scale financing opportunities, including GAT grants and additional state resources.
Who should attend:
Manufacturing leaders, CFOs, operations managers, and anyone involved in financial planning or strategic growth.
Roundtables
Kimberly B. Stout, Economic Development & Lender Relations Specialist, joined the U.S. Small Business Administration Philadelphia District Office in October 2013. As an Economic Development & Lender Relations Specialist, Stout will be responsible for promoting the SBA lending programs and maintaining a network of collaborative partners to assist, promote and protect small businesses. Prior to joining the SBA team in October 2013, Stout worked as a Business Development Director for Community Action Development Corporation of Allentown. She trained and mentored small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs on how to start and operate a small business focusing in the areas of business planning, marketing and financial assistance. Stout gained her small business experience while owning and operating a restaurant in Shippensburg, PA. Stout earned her bachelor’s degree in Geography/Regional Development and a master’s degree in Organizational Development and Leadership from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
Sonia Smith, joined the US Small Business Administration Eastern Pennsylvania District Office in 2013. She is SBA’s Public Information Officer for the 40 counties in Eastern Pennsylvania as well as the Economic Development Specialist for 21 counties serving Bucks, Lehigh Valley, and northeast Pennsylvania. Sonia is a subject matter expert and has established a successful record of collaboration with public and private stakeholders on a range of issues including women business owners, encore entrepreneurship, media relations, and marketing communication strategies.
Mark Heath is a Partner with McKonly & Asbury. Serving as Director of Tax Services, he brings a wealth of experience in federal, state, and international income as well as franchise tax issues for both publicly and privately held corporations, as well as partnerships and LLCs. Mark began his career working in Lancaster and Harrisburg for an international accounting firm, rising to the level of manager. In this role, he served many of the region’s largest companies with income tax compliance and consulting services ranging from specialized income tax deduction and credit projects to SEC and GAAP reporting and disclosure. Mark continues his focus on strategic tax planning services to our clients at McKonly & Asbury.
Melissa Stone serves as the Vice President of Economic Development for the Capital Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC), the economic development arm of the Harrisburg Regional Chamber. In this leadership role, Melissa oversees her organization’s economic development goals and efforts for the three county region of Cumberland, Dauphin & Perry counties and the CREDC staff, which focus on the intersection between economic development and workforce development, business retention, expansion and attraction, business financing activities and administration of public grant funding.