START HERE | GO ANYWHERE
Locations
Lehigh Carbon Community College Main is located on a beautiful 153-acre campus in Schnecksville, PA.
Noncredit Students
Welcome!
Lehigh Carbon Community College is very honored and especially pleased to provide program implementation/coordination, classroom training and business counseling for the State of Pennsylvania-funded,CareerLink Lehigh Valley-administered Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) Program.
Entrepreneurship is a successful part of job creation in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L& I) Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) Program is a unique opportunity for Unemployment Compensation (UC) claimants to enter into self-employment and become business owners.
Self-help initiatives such as the SEA Program can provide you with the opportunity to start and operate a business while collecting regular Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits.
The SEA Program is a voluntary program for individuals who are eligible for unemployment compensation and interested in becoming self-employed. At Lehigh Carbon Community College, SEA Program participants receive 33 hours of classroom training, 15 hours of customized business counseling, and various networking opportunities, while receiving a SEA allowance in lieu of regular Unemployment Compensation benefits.
| Program Eligibility | Resources |
| Business Directory | SEA Program History |
| Contact |
If you are interested in determining whether you might be eligible for the SEA Program, please visit these links:
https://www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us/homeframe.asp
http://www.careerlinklehighvalley.org/
SEA Program Business Directory
In need of a product or service? Whatever your need, please feel free to browse the SEA Program Business Directory.
Return frequently to view new businesses and please spread the word of this resource to your friends, families, relatives, and others.
SEA Program Business Directory (PDF)
______________________________________________________________________________
20 Great Resources on Entrepreneurship: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/20-great-resources-on-entrepreneurship.html
Business Forms: http://www.sba.gov/library/forms.html
Entrepreneur Magazine: www.entrepreneur.com
Killer Resources for Entrepreneurs: www.workhappy.net/
SmallBusiness.com: http://www.smallbusiness.com/wiki/Main_Page
Small Business Trends: http://www.smallbiztrends.com/
StartupJournal: www.startupjournal.com/
Technology for Small Business Success: www.verusnova.com/blog
Online Services:
1&1 - Web Hosting: www.1and1.com
eFax - Email Fax Services: http://www.efax.com/en/efax/twa/page/homePage?CMP=OTC-us_pa
QuickBooks Online Edition: http://oe.quickbooks.com/
Web-based applications: www.37signals.com
If you are interested in learning more about the history of the SEA Program, please visit these links:
http://www.workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/unemploy/self.asp
http://www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/cwp/view.asp?a=152&q=208799
If you live in the Counties of Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, or Pike and would like to learn more about the SEA Program, please contact Joyce Sivell, CareerLink Lehigh Valley
Telephone: 610.437.5627, ext. 289
Email: jsivell@careerlinklv.org
Please feel free to contact Suzy Martinez should you have any questions regarding the Self-Employment Assistance Program at Lehigh Carbon Community College.
Suzy Martinez, Director
Lehigh Carbon Community College, Donley Center
718 Hamilton Street
Allentown, Pa 18101-2497
Telephone: 610.799.1946
Email: smartinez@lccc.edu
