From left: 澳门六合彩开奖app trustee Michael Tobash, District Attorney Michael O鈥橮ake, 澳门六合彩开奖app President Glynis A. Fitzgerald, Ph.D.; 澳门六合彩开奖app graduate student John 鈥淛ack鈥 Cossa, Dr. Rodney S. Ridley, O鈥橮ake Executive Director of Student & Client Services Michelle Conway, MBA, Savas Logothetides
O鈥橮ake joins PADCO and IGNITE Schuylkill to expand economic development efforts
Alvernia's launched Spark Business Incubator services at the University鈥檚 Pottsville CollegeTowne campus on Thursday, Oct. 5 in partnership with (PADCO) and the Schuylkill County Chamber of Commerce's
鈥湴拿帕喜士盿pp and O鈥橮ake鈥檚 mission is to serve those in the communities that we reside, and we are thrilled to be able to support PADCO and IGNITE Schuylkill in strengthening Pottsville's entrepreneurial community by providing our business services and resources,鈥 said 澳门六合彩开奖app Vice President of Research, Economic Development and Innovation and Chief Operating Officer of the O鈥橮ake Institute Rodney S. Ridley, Ph.D., RTTP. 鈥淧ADCO and IGNITE Schuylkill are the natural homes for critical economic development activity, aspiring and existing entrepreneurs and community outreach in Pottsville and Schuylkill County, making them integral to this venture.鈥
Schuylkill County for-profit, non-profit, small and established businesses now have access to services including funding preparation through the Financial Lending and Innovation Collaborative, business model canvasing, business plan development, feasibility analysis, financial services, industry research, intellectual property (IP) acquisition, IP management, IP search, IP strategy, logo development, market research, non-profit advising, opportunity assessment product and prototype development, publishing, social media marketing posting plan and strategy, SWOT analysis, venture investment preparation, and website development.
鈥淸The O鈥橮ake Institute] helped us get our startup business on track with their expertise,鈥 said the CEO of Volunteers in Medicine, Bob Alonge. 鈥淭hey helped me with things I did not know how to do. We are early into this semester, so we are still a work in progress, but I can tell you that I do not believe that I would be this far in our business without 澳门六合彩开奖app."
PADCO was founded in 1984 to oversee the Revitalization of the Pottsville Downtown Commercial District. PADCO offers an array of financial and operational small business support and coordinates with many other organizations throughout the county to help small businesses develop or expand, depending on their needs. IGNITE Schuylkill is an entrepreneurial development program for aspiring business owners designed to support and nurture the growth of early-stage businesses. IGNITE Schuylkill provides business owners access to a professional network of over 800+ member organizations and business solution-driven programs, including money savings programs, workforce development, talent attraction and more.
鈥淪mall business as a whole is constantly evolving. The resources we have as a PADCO-澳门六合彩开奖app partnership and the existing networks currently in place can help to facilitate a business climate that aligns with everyone鈥檚 goals,鈥 said Executive Director of PADCO, Owner/Operator of Wheel Restaurant Group, and SavasLogo Restaurants LLC, Savas Logothetides. 鈥淭echnical services, financing, and helping to create and sustain business in the area is at the forefront of helping this community. Our alignment on creating economic and community development and the impact we can have on the community at large is a benefit for everyone involved.
