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Department of Commerce

Making Philadelphia a business-friendly city where companies choose to start, stay, and grow.

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Department of Commerce

Services

Meet your area’s business services manager
Find loans through the Philadelphia Business Lending Network
Do business with the City
Find location and zoning information
Pay your business taxes
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What we do

The Department of Commerce helps businesses—large and small—thrive in Philadelphia. Philadelphia is the ideal home for your business, offering:

  • A central location along the Northeast corridor.
  • A ready and talented workforce.
  • Competitive office rents and commercial real estate costs.
  • Vibrant commercial districts and growing innovation industries.
  • World-class dining, history, and cultural attractions.

We work to:

  • Attract and grow a diverse set of businesses.
  • Revitalize neighborhood commercial districts throughout the city.
  • Support small businesses and improve their access to funding.
  • Build a strong talent pipeline.
  • Increase economic opportunities for historically underserved business owners.

Connect

Address
1515 Arch St.
12th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Email business@phila.gov
Phone
Phone: (215) 683-2100
Social
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Business Resource Finder

Looking for guidance or support?

Connect with organizations that can help you start, run, and grow your business.

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Programs

The Catalyst Fund

Fueling the growth of small businesses and entrepreneurs in Philadelphia.

Storefront Improvement Program

Helping business and property owners to upgrade their storefronts.
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Business Security Camera Program

Funding for businesses to get surveillance cameras.

PHL Taking Care of Business Clean Corridors Program

Creating employment opportunities for residents while keeping Philadelphia’s neighborhood commercial corridors clean.
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Quality Jobs Program

Investing in businesses that create new jobs with living wages and health insurance benefits for Philadelphia residents.
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Commercial Real Estate Acquisition Loan (CREAL) Program

Funding small businesses to purchase commercial property or real estate.
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Events

  • Apr
    14
    Event
    Empowering Nonprofits: A Temple University Conference
    All Day
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    Empowering Nonprofits: A Temple University Conference

    April 14, 2026
    All Day
    In-person, register for details
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    Join us Temple University forEmpowering Nonprofits, which brings together nonprofit leaders for expert-ledworkshops, tools, and strategies to enhance their effect. This conference isyour opportunity to amplify your impact, explore Temple’s resources, andposition your organization for success.

    Click here to register.

  • Apr
    14
    Event
    Safeguard Your Brand: Trademarks and Copyrights
    11:00 am to 1:00 pm
    virtual
    Event

    Safeguard Your Brand: Trademarks and Copyrights

    April 14, 2026
    11:00 am to 1:00 pm, 2 hours
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    Protecting your Intellectual Property (IP) can save your business’s brand and content from being co-opted by others, resulting in a loss of income. Did you know Intellectual property theft costs the economy between $225 and $600 billion a year? Avoid being a statistic by learning how to protect your IP. During this session learn from an Intellectual property attorney how trademarks, copyrights and other measures can protect what you value most: your brand, your intellectual property.

    Cost: $10.00
    Click here to register
  • Apr
    14
    Event
    Best Business Practices for Running a Nonprofit
    12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
    virtual
    Event

    Best Business Practices for Running a Nonprofit

    April 14, 2026
    12:00 pm to 1:30 pm, 2 hours
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    A nonprofit is an actual business and needs to be managed like one. This includes all the normal financial, operational, sales (fundraising) and regulatory issues that all small organizations deal with, especially striving to break even on revenue and expenses. If not, over a period of time, the nonprofit runs the risk of using up its assets and going out of business and with it, its mission.  In this webinar, for both new and existing small profits, learn the fundamentals of running a nonprofit like a business to help your nonprofit fulfill its mission. 

    Click here to register 
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