Keystone Innovation Zone

Support for start-up companies                              

The Greater Reading KIZ is managed by the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GRCCI) and receives direction from the KIZ Partnership Advisory Committee (KIZPAC).  The program provides a package of business services that utilize and leverage university and college assets to support start-up and early-stage businesses within the KIZ focus target industries and the designated KIZ geography.

To be eligible for KIZ assistance, a company must meet the following criteria:

• A for-profit company
• Incorporated within 8 years of the date of approved funding for this application
• Located within the geographic boundaries of the Greater Reading KIZ
• Provide products or services that fall into the Advanced Materials and Diversified Manufacturing, Business Services, High Technology, or Life Sciences industries.
• Unique technology