The Progress Fund was selected by the Association for Enterprise Opportunity to participate in an important gathering on the Sustainable Tourism Sector. Read more.
Small Business Tourism in Fayette & Greene Counties to get a Boost
The Progress Fund has issued a call for would-be tourism entrepreneurs in Fayette County and Greene County, Pennsylvania: Dream big, and contact us for coaching and capital. Read more.
Small Business Tourism in West Virginia gets $150,000 Boost
The Progress Fund has received a $150,000 grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to expand its lending program for tourism-oriented businesses in West Virginia. Read more.
Governor Ed Rendell taps The Progress Fund as Tourism Lender
“We are pleased to have a new partner to aid small businesses in the tourism industry in Pennsylvania,” said Governor Rendell. Read more.
Richard King Mellon Foundation Grants $650,000 to The Progress Fund
The Richard King Mellon Foundation has granted The Progress Fund $650,000, including funding to evaluate the impact of the Fund’s seven years of financing tourism-oriented businesses. Read more.
Department of Agriculture Fertilizes Progress Fund Efforts – Again
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development is backing The Progress Fund’s efforts to spur tourism businesses in rural areas with a $750,000 low-interest loan. Read more.
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