By Sharmil McKee on March 16, 2010
The City of Philadelphia along with the Pennsylvania Minority Business Enterprise and The Enterprise Center presents the Recovery Procurement Seminar on April 6th from 8:00 am to 11:30 am. The event will give small business owners the opportunity to:
Learn about Procurement Opportunities
Meet with representatives from over 30 governmental agencies, nonprofits, and primary contractors.
Network with fellow [...]
Posted in Government Contracts, Headlines, Networking Events | Tagged economy
By Paralegal on March 8, 2010
Interested in obtaining a government contract for your small business? Temple University Small Business Development Center presents a seminar – Doing Business With the Commonwealth. Funding support and resources are provided by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through the Department of Community and Economic Development, through a cooperative agreement with the Defense Logistics
Agency, and through support [...]
Posted in Government Contracts, Networking Events | Tagged small business events
By Paralegal on March 8, 2010
Foundations 101
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 9:45AM
Central Library
1901 Vine Street, 19103
215-686-5322
Parkway Central Library, Regional Foundation Center (RFC)
An introductory overview of the basics of grantsmanship research and RFC resources. Workshop is FREE and for staff and board members of nonprofits.
Attendance is first-come, first-served (to a maximum of 12 people).
Posted in Headlines, Networking Events | Tagged nonprofit
By Paralegal on March 7, 2010
How To Start A Small Business (A)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 11:00AM
Widener Branch
2808 West Lehigh Avenue, 19132-3296
215-685-9799
Cherrill Wilson, a representative from the Small Business Development Center (an affiliate of the Fox School of Business at Temple University), will present an exciting program that will enable you to start your own business. If you want to [...]
Posted in Networking Events, Start-ups | Tagged small business events
By Paralegal on March 5, 2010
The Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship Presents
“Negotiating Effectively”
An Entrepreneurial Skills Workshop
Tuesday, March 23 | 5 – 7 pm
Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship
3225 Arch Street, Ground Floor
Drexel University’s Main Campus
Whether you are a budding entrepreneur selling a new product to your first potential customer, or someone trying to get a better table to impress [...]
Posted in Headlines, Networking Events | Tagged negotiating, small business events
By Paralegal on March 2, 2010
The U.S. Government is the largest procurer of goods and services in the world spending $400 to $500 billion annually. During fiscal year 2008, the federal Government awarded in excess of $93 billion in prime contracts to small businesses; $83.2 billion for fiscal year 2007. Recent studies have shown that small businesses that participate in [...]
Posted in Government Contracts, Networking Events | Tagged small business events
By Sharmil McKee on February 28, 2010
Google Makes Life Easy: Free Tools for Your Business and Marketing Needs
(A Business BrainTrust Series)
Sponsored by Center City Proprietors Association
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.
1635 Market Street, 7 Penn Center, 11th Floor
If you’re like most people, you use Google’s products several times a day to search for [...]
Posted in Headlines, Networking Events | Tagged small business events