First Industries Tourism Program

Yesterday I was talking to a fellow who was considering opening a new business that would cater to tourists.  We discussed the First Industries Tourism program as a possible resource for grants and loans and I thought you might like to know about it as well. 

The grant piece is for new business start ups to help pay for the cost of predevelopment activities and feasibility studies for tourism-related projects. 

The loan piece offers loans under the “Small Business First” program for for-profit businesses engaged in tourism related activities. 

Information about this can be found at http://www.newpa.com/programDetail.aspx?id=47.