How to Open a Business In Chestnut Hill
Located in a vibrant, “shop small” urban village, your business will benefit from a community that truly values local. Our motto, “Keep it on the Hill” reflects our commitment to:
- Supporting neighborhood shops, restaurants, and services
- Reducing our carbon footprint by shopping locally
- Maintaining a lively, distinctive “Main Street” along Germantown Avenue
We’re always excited to welcome new shops, services, and dining destinations that keep our business district fresh and inviting for both residents and visitors.
If you’d like to explore opening a business in Chestnut Hill with the help of our Retail Advocate, please contact Ann Nevel at anevel@chestnuthillpa.com
Chestnut Hill Community Process for new businesses:
Chestnut Hill Streetscape Guidelines:
- A NEW step-by-step manual that walks the business owner through the regulatory process of opening a stationary food business in Philadelphia.
- A NEW, streamlined plan review application form for stationary food business,
- with a separate shorter application for change of ownership/licensee applicants.
- NEW on-line payment options: You can now pay on-line with a credit card for several of the fees related to plan review.
- NEW Philadelphia Food Safety Certification procedure: We will now mail food safety certifications to you!
- NEW joint hours in Center City with the Department of Licenses & Inspections to answer your questions about plan review applications, equipment requirements, inspection reports, and much more. Our Center City hours are Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10 am – 2:30 pm, in the lower concourse level of the Municipal Services Building, 1401 JFK Boulevard (across from City Hall).
All of these resources and more may be found at: www.phila.gov/health/foodbusiness.
PIDC is Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation. Our mission is to spur investment, support business growth, and foster developments that create jobs, revitalize neighborhoods, and drive growth to every corner of Philadelphia. Armed with flexible financing products, a targeted portfolio of industrial and commercial real estate, and decades of Philadelphia-based knowledge, PIDC provides the resources and expertise to help you invest, develop, and grow.
PIDC’s business lending activity increased by 20% in 2014 as we made 66 business loans totaling over $23 million to help small and mid-sized businesses get the flexible capital they needed to innovate and expand. PIDC provided loans for working capital, debt refinancing, building acquisition, construction, and new equipment to businesses and non-profits of all sizes throughout Philadelphia.
If your business or non-profit is looking to grow, we want to help you get there. Our financing resources include:
- Supports small and midsize businesses and nonprofits that need term financing for working capital, debt refinancing, equipment, or leasehold improvements to support their growth.
- For businesses or non-profit organizations undertaking capital projects such as building acquisition, renovation, leasehold improvements or equipment that need additional subordinate financing to complete the project.
- Provides small, minority, women, and disabled-owned businesses a line of credit to fund contract-related working capital.
- A loan guarantee program available to any small business or non-profit located in or planning to locate to Philadelphia that is having difficulty accessing conventional financing.
Let us help you get the capital you need for the business you love, contact Chamor Hollinger at 215-496-8157 or chollinger@PIDCphila.com or visit PIDCphila.com.
