Largely backed by foundations are so-called social enterprise accelerators. While few in number, one of the most well-known is the Pittsburgh Social Enterprise Accelerator in Pennsylvania. It was started and initially funded by two large foundations to support the development of emerging nonprofit ventures in the Pittsburgh area at no cost to the nonprofit.For a small portfolio of nonprofits,itprovides one-on-oneconsulting,seed funding, business tools, and connections with key stakeholders in the community such as service providers, funding sources, corporations, public agencies, and university programs. The diverse backgrounds of staff and advisory board members help facilitate connections in the community (Pittsburgh Social Enterprise Accelerator, 2006). For those nonprofits and businesses willing to pay, a number of consulting firms have sprung up that assist social enterprises on the operational and business side