|
Haverford Business Developments
August 2017
|
|
|
Home & Garden Show Survey
|
|
|
HPED is excited to announce that we have begun to organize the first Haverford Home & Garden Show, which will be held at Haverford Reserve on Sunday April 15, 2018 from 10:00 am - 8:00 pm.
The show will include vendor booths, a marketplace, workshops and presentations throughout the day, food trucks, door prizes, and more!
Please let us know what you would like to see at the show by taking this survey.
|
|
|
Haverford Home & Garden Show under Construction
|
|
We are currently looking for community members who would be interested in volunteering to work on the planning committee and/or on the day of the event. We'll need help with the following:
- Logistics and Layout
- Vendor Recruitment
- Marketing
- Make and Take Workshops
- Speakers and Presentations
- Set up and break down
- Marketplace
- Parking
- HPED snack bar
- Raffle/Door Prizes
Contact Jeanne Angell at [email protected] if you are interested in getting involved.
|
|
|
Business Breakfast at the Library
Tuesday, September 19th
7:30-9:00 am
|
|
Come to the Haverford Township Free Library's Annual Business Breakfast to network with other business owners and to hear about the many resources available to businesses at the library. This breakfast is made possible through support from The Rotary Club of Haverford Township. The Haverford Township Free Library is also pleased to be partnering with HPED on this year's Business Breakfast.
|
|
|
|
|
|
HPED Intern develops Restaurant Guide
for Haverford College
|
|
One of the projects Ricky Sanchez, our summer intern from Haverford College, worked on was outreach to the Haverford College community.
"We are looking for ways to build a stronger connection to the College," explains Business Development Manager Jeanne Angell. "A guide to the restaurants closest to campus makes great sense. I don't think Haverford students realize what we have to offer, so they are in some ways an untapped customer base."
Ricky worked on a 2-sided guide to restaurants that are within two miles of campus. It includes a short description of the restaurants, a map, and information about public transportation within the Township. The guide will be placed in Haverford freshman packets in August, placed in on-campus guest rooms, and be available at various locations at the college.
HPED plans to create a similar guide this fall which will include all restaurants in the Township. This Restaurant Guide will be available on-line and will be sent to realtors, neighborhood civic associations and Township commissioners for new neighbor welcome packets. All restaurants in the Township will be listed, with HPED members highlighted in each category.
Click Here
to see the Restaurant Guide for Haverford College
|
|
|
|
Grants Available to Small Businesses
for Energy Efficiency or Pollution Prevention
|
|
|
The following two programs provide great financial assistance to small companies looking to increase their energy efficiency or install pollution prevention measures. The grant program is only available for a limited time, but both can be used on one project.
DEP (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection) has opened their
Small Business Advantage Grant Program. This program provides up to 50% of eligible project cost or a maximum of $9,500 for qualified applicants. Eligible applicants are small businesses in Pennsylvania with 100 or fewer employees. The project must reduce energy consumption or prevent pollution according to the DEP guidelines. These funds do go quickly, so apply early.
Full program information and application are available here:
The above grant program can be used in conjunction with DCED's (Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development)
Pollution Prevention Assistance Account Loan Program under PIDA. This loan program has a reduced interest rate at 2% for up to 10 years if closed before December 31, 2017. Only available to employers with 100 or less employees, it will lend up to 75% of the project cost up to $100,000. Projects must have demonstrative ability to prevent pollution or increase energy efficiency.
Full program information and application are available here:
The Small Business Advantage Grant is a direct-to-DEP application. The Pollution Prevention Assistance Account Loan program is administered locally through the Delaware County Commerce Center. If interested, please contact their Director of Finance, Bob Leitzell at (610) 566-2225.
|
|
|
Join the 80+ businesses and 40+ residents that are members of HPED!
If you have not done so already, I hope you will join us in our efforts to make Haverford Township the best it can be! To become a member, click on the link below to download our membership form, which outlines the membership benefits.
Resident Membership $25
Business Membership $100
Gold Level Supporter $250
Platinum Supporter $500
|
|
|
If you have questions about membership, please contact Business Development Manager Jeanne Angell at
[email protected].
|
|
|
Thank you to our Partners
!
|
|
|
Thank you to our Platinum
Supporters ($500)
|
|
|
Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning
|
|
|
|
Thank you to our Gold
Supporters ($250)
|
|
|
|
|
HPED has been working on behalf of our business districts since its inception in 2010. From business district beautification projects to business networking events, from public information sessions on new development to presentations to the Board of Commissioners to request project funding, our goals have been the same - to foster the development, breadth and growth of our business districts while maintaining and enhancing the inherent charm of our community.
For more information about HPED, visit our website at
www.hped.org.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
