The Gannon University Small Business Development Center's (SBDC) Center of Excellence (COE) for Tourism is an initiative that assists tourism businesses in Pennsylvania to sustain and stabilize operations in the wake of the pandemic.

The Center's experienced business consultants will:

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• Offer ongoing educational and training programs on tourism-related topics.

• Provide individual and group consulting to tourism industry businesses.

• Access to and assistance with funding resources for tourism-related business to access capital and other programs for operations, growth and sustainability.

• Apply for our professional consulting here.

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To learn more about the other PASBDC Centers of Excellence located across the state, visit the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center's website.

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Funding support for this initiative was provided by the United States Small Business Administration and the CARES Act.

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Tourism Business Resources

COE Webinars

The Center of Excellence for Tourism webinar topics include marketing, finance, product development and human resources. Each category of each month reflects what a given month's topic of COE webinars will highlight. The topics rotate monthly. We encourage all businesses to register for our no cost webinars! 

Upcoming Monthly COE Topics

- May 2021: Marketing 

- June 2021: Product Development

- July 2021: Human Resources

- August: Finance

Our Testimonials

We are incredibly proud when we see one of our clients find success! These are just a few of the success stories that focus on the tourism industry. Click here to read all of our success stories.