Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation (CAEDC) provides a variety of services and resources to area businesses. Our services aren’t limited to business financing. We can also help your business through all stages of growth, including finding a site and assisting with redevelopment and expansion projects. Here are a few services we offer.

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Expand Your Business

  • Financing. We offer a variety of low-interest loan programs to bridge the gap between private investment and total project costs.
  • Incentives. We can assist with connecting you to incentive programs.
  • Grants. We can help identify potential grant programs depending on your project.

Relocate Your Business

  • Why Cumberland Valley. Discover why our strategic location, economy, and industry mix make this area desirable for businesses.
  • Incentives & Financing. We can assist with connecting you to business incentives through the state, public funding through grants, and financing through loans or other programs.
  • Grants. We can help identify potential grant programs depending on your project.

Redevelop Your Business

Start Your Business

  • Entrepreneur & Small Business Resources. Browse our resources page for tips on getting started.
  • Financing. We offer a variety of fixed-rate loan programs specifically for land, buildings, machinery, and equipment.

Market Your Tourism Business

CAEDC is also Cumberland County’s designated destination marketing organization. The non-membership Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau can assist in promoting your tourism-related business in the following ways.

  • Funding & Financing. We can assist with finding funding specifically for tourism-related businesses.
  • VisitCumberlandValley.com. Every tourism-related business receives a free listing on our destination marketing site and has the potential to be included in trip ideas, newsletters, social media posts, etc.
  • Schedule for us to visit. We would love to visit your establishment so we can learn about what you offer and educate you on all the benefits of partnering with us to promote this area as a destination for travelers.
  • Visitor Services. We can assist with room blocks, venue selection, FAM tours, and providing goodie bags for any meetings or events you host in Cumberland Valley.

Network

  • Events. Our events are attended by government and military officials, corporation leaders, non-profit leaders, small business owners, hoteliers, economic developers, realtors, bankers and more.
  • Cumberland Valley Alliance Program. Investing in the Alliance gives you exclusive access to special networking meetings, sponsorship opportunities, and the opportunity to impact our area’s economic growth.