tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83936347884202996762024-02-02T01:46:35.196-08:00Women's Business Center Director's ThoughtsJudi Rhee Allowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197061807605398945noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393634788420299676.post-15654738047318050132014-01-30T20:02:00.002-08:002014-01-30T20:02:16.589-08:00<br />
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Empowerment Group's Women's Business Center (WBC) Thanks You</h1>
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Happy Lunar New Year of the Horse!</h2>
<br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #505050; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #505050; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;">Your friends at the Women's Business Center would like to wish you a glorious, rewarding and productive new year. Around the office, this time means a chance at a new beginning.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #505050; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #505050; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #505050; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;">To quote one of our heroes, Transcendentalist scribe and exquisite thinker, Ralph Waldo Emerson, "</span><em style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #505050; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;">You have done what you could—some blunders and absurdities have crept in. Forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.</em><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #505050; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;">"</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #505050; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #505050; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #505050; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;">It is with this sage advice in mind that we announce sad news that Women's Business Center staff is moving on to green pastures due to funding and organizational issues.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #505050; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #505050; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"> </span><h2 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #851a1a; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;">
What's next?</h2>
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #505050; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;">Contact Empowerment Group's Executive Director, Angel Rodriguez arodriguez@empowerment-group.org at 267.318.5538, and the Board of Director members, Napoleon Garcia, owner of Impacto Latin at 267.257.0763, Min Suh, partner at Fox Rothschild at 215.299.2801 and Fran McClaffery, owner of InventIT Metals at 610.742.6579, and Emeritus Cynthia Caldwell for further information about the Empowerment Group's future. </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #505050; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #505050; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"> </span><h2 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #851a1a; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;">
It's been a pleasure serving you. </h2>
Judi Rhee Allowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197061807605398945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393634788420299676.post-68789846529465876032014-01-06T10:19:00.003-08:002014-01-06T10:19:43.023-08:00The LawWorks Project of Philadelphia VIP's small business legal clinic<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04126070866674475661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393634788420299676.post-32781241491535726582013-12-23T10:16:00.001-08:002013-12-23T10:17:46.108-08:00Census Bureau Introduces New Interactive Mapping Tool along with Latest American Community Survey Statistics <b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The U.S. Census Bureau released <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMxMjIzLjI2ODA1MjExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMTIyMy4yNjgwNTIxMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3OTE1ODQ3JmVtYWlsaWQ9anVkaV9hbGxvd2F5QG5hYWFwLm9yZyZ1c2VyaWQ9anVkaV9hbGxvd2F5QG5hYWFwLm9yZyZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://www.census.gov/censusexplorer?eml=gd&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank">Census Explorer</a>,
a new interactive mapping tool that gives users easier access to
neighborhood level statistics. The mapping tool uses updated statistics
from the 2008-2012 American Community Survey (ACS), which were also
released today. </span></span></div>
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new application allows users to map out different social, economic and
housing characteristics of their state, county or census tract, and to
see how these areas have changed since the 1990 and 2000 censuses. The
mapping tool is powered by American Community Survey statistics from the
Census Bureau’s API, an <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMxMjIzLjI2ODA1MjExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMTIyMy4yNjgwNTIxMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3OTE1ODQ3JmVtYWlsaWQ9anVkaV9hbGxvd2F5QG5hYWFwLm9yZyZ1c2VyaWQ9anVkaV9hbGxvd2F5QG5hYWFwLm9yZyZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&101&&&http://www.census.gov/developers/?eml=gd&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank">application programming interface</a> that allows developers to take data sets and reuse them to create online and mobile apps. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The tool allows users to look at the following eight statistics from the American Community Survey:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Total population</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Percent 65 and older</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Foreign-born population percentage</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Percent of the population with a high school degree or higher</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Percent with a bachelor’s degree or higher </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Labor force participation rate</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Home ownership rate </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In addition to these characteristics, more than 40 <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMxMjIzLjI2ODA1MjExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMTIyMy4yNjgwNTIxMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3OTE1ODQ3JmVtYWlsaWQ9anVkaV9hbGxvd2F5QG5hYWFwLm9yZyZ1c2VyaWQ9anVkaV9hbGxvd2F5QG5hYWFwLm9yZyZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&102&&&http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12_5YR/DP02/0100000US.04000?eml=gd&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank">social</a>, <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMxMjIzLjI2ODA1MjExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMTIyMy4yNjgwNTIxMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3OTE1ODQ3JmVtYWlsaWQ9anVkaV9hbGxvd2F5QG5hYWFwLm9yZyZ1c2VyaWQ9anVkaV9hbGxvd2F5QG5hYWFwLm9yZyZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&103&&&http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12_5YR/DP03/0100000US.04000?eml=gd&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank">economic</a> and <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMxMjIzLjI2ODA1MjExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMTIyMy4yNjgwNTIxMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3OTE1ODQ3JmVtYWlsaWQ9anVkaV9hbGxvd2F5QG5hYWFwLm9yZyZ1c2VyaWQ9anVkaV9hbGxvd2F5QG5hYWFwLm9yZyZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&104&&&http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12_5YR/DP04/0100000US.04000?eml=gd&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank">housing</a> topics are now available through the American Community Survey statistics for all communities in the nation, regardless of size, down to the block group level. For example, health insurance coverage statistics are now available for the first time at the neighborhood level. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For more information on the American Community Survey please contact Noemi Mendez at <a href="mailto:noemi.mendez@census.gov" target="_blank">noemi.mendez@census.gov</a> or call the Philadelphia Regional Office at <a href="tel:215-717-1820" target="_blank" value="+12157171820">215-717-1820</a>. </span></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04126070866674475661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393634788420299676.post-1554441912899710722013-12-02T10:38:00.002-08:002013-12-02T10:38:35.191-08:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Women’s Bureau is committed to reducing barriers that inhibit or prevent women from getting and keeping better jobs, and we recognize that some women may face more barriers than others.</span><br />
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To raise awareness about the uphill battle that many women of color face when trying to support themselves and their families, we recently published <a href="http://www.dol.gov/wb/media/reports/WB_WomenColorFactSheet.pdf">fact sheets</a> about the economic status of women of color.</span><br />
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The <a href="http://www.dol.gov/wb/media/reports/WB_WomenColorFactSheet.pdf">fact sheets</a> provide a snapshot of the current racial and ethnic disparities occurring in wages, unemployment, and educational attainment, and the interconnected effects of these factors on the larger populations of working women of color.</span><br />
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While you’re on our site, take a look at our updated Data & Statistics page, where you can find interesting facts and figures about women in the workforce, including earnings, education, unemployment rates, and more. </span><br />
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For more information about your equal pay rights and what we’re doing to close the wage gap, please visit the Equal Pay sites at the <a href="http://www.dol.gov/equalpay/">Department of Labor</a> and the <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/equal-pay/">White House</a>.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04126070866674475661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393634788420299676.post-70612417780824717692013-12-02T07:01:00.000-08:002013-12-02T07:01:00.116-08:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A big thank-you to everyone who supported Small Business Saturday®. Whether you’re a shopper or a small business owner, the day wouldn’t have been a success without you. Small Business Saturday may be over, but the Shop Small® Movement continues ― keep supporting the local businesses you love all year long.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04126070866674475661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393634788420299676.post-45445036153794049332013-11-29T05:56:00.000-08:002013-11-29T05:56:04.101-08:00<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04126070866674475661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393634788420299676.post-59043562115736798052013-11-25T10:07:00.001-08:002013-11-25T10:07:42.859-08:00BEFORE SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY®<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Are you a small business owner? Make Nov 30 one of the biggest days of the year for your business by taking part </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">in Small Business Saturday®. Check out resources that can help you stand out on the big day at ShopSmall.com. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">• SPREAD THE WORD: Download marketing materials that can help you attract new customers on the day </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Iris Newman Award is presented each year to a woman business leader who has demonstrated a strong commitment to helping advance women entrepreneurs. Rosenthal has been at the helm of Ben Franklin since 1996, and has more than 40 years of experience in business investment, regional planning and economic development. Under her leadership, Ben Franklin has become a national model for technology innovation and has invested more than $165 million to support the growth of more than 1,750 regional business and technology enterprises. A graduate of Temple University, Rosenthal serves on numerous public, private and non-profit boards and advisory groups. She is the recipient of many awards, including an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from Philadelphia University and induction into Temple University’s League for Entrepreneurial Women’s Hall of Fame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Van Aken, who was named the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce’s Young Entrepreneur of 2012, offered her own inspirational account of starting a business and her choice to establish her company in Philadelphia. Her award-winning company is comprised of four private apparel brands that feature quality construction and garments produced in the Philadelphia Garment District. S.V.A. incorporates socially responsible business practices, including local job creation, sustainable and recycled raw materials and community partnerships.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“We applaud and recognize the energy and leadership of RoseAnn Rosenthal, Sarah Van Aken, and our 2014 class of AWE Fellows,” said Jane Hollingsworth, president of AWE and managing partner of Militia Hill Ventures, a life sciences accelerator based in Philadelphia. “In addition to recognizing great leaders and a top notch class of new entrepreneurs, the gala provides a wonderful opportunity to network with and learn from some of the region’s most accomplished and inspirational leaders and entrepreneurs who exemplify the mission and goals of our organization.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Founded in 1996, the Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) is the mid-Atlantic region’s largest organization dedicated to fostering high-growth businesses founded or led by women. Through its educational and networking events, AWE fosters relationships within the entrepreneurial community to identify, cultivate and inspire women entrepreneurs. We are proud of our members, many of whom have founded and led innovative ventures that have resulted in significant return on capital for investors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ben Franklin is celebrating our 30th year of helping our region’s talented entrepreneurs bring their <em><strong>Dreams to Reality</strong></em>. Ben Franklin is a national, award winning organization for<em><strong>Stimulating Entrepreneurial Potential</strong></em>, through entrepreneurship, technology and innovation. We grow technology companies and partnerships through <em><strong>Capital, Knowledge and Networks</strong></em> that help innovative enterprises compete in the global marketplace, generating wealth and supporting regional economic growth. Ben Franklin has invested more than $165 million to grow more than 1,750 regional enterprises, across all areas of technology. It has launched university/industry partnerships that accelerate scientific discoveries to commercialization. The Ben Franklin Technology Partners is an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and is funded by the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mayor Michael A. Nutter announced that Startup PHL is now accepting applications for the second round of Call for Ideas, a grant program to fund innovative proposals that support Philadelphia’s startup ecosystem. Full application details are available at <a href="http://www.startupphl.com/">www.startupphl.com</a>. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Fostering networks and creating space for entrepreneurs to develop businesses and connect with mentors, advisors, talent and capital; </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Continuing integration between Philadelphia’s higher education institutions, students and startup community; and </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While all submissions are welcome, this second round of Call for Ideas is focused on creating more connections between students and the startup community that will ultimately lead to more people staying in Philadelphia after they graduate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Creating better connections between Philadelphia’s university and startup communities is also a priority for Philly Startup Leaders, the largest and most active community of startup entrepreneurs in the Greater Philadelphia Region. The group recently convened a session between local startup leaders and the leaders of student-led entrepreneur groups. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Not only are our members continually looking for top talent, but just as important is the infusion of energy that comes from student startups to the startup community. We want students to look at the resources that exist here and see Philadelphia as a place where their company can thrive. That’s why we’re working closely with student groups like nvigor, which is connecting students across schools,” said Philly Startup Leaders Board Chair Bob Moul. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mayor Nutter launched the first Startup PHL Call for Ideas in October 2012 as part of the larger Startup PHL initiative. Six Call for Ideas grants were awarded in March 2013. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“In the past year, the City has worked closely with a number of organizations who are working to support the growth of startup companies and entrepreneurs across the city and across diverse industries,” said Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Alan Greenberger. “This program allows us to bolster the great work that is already happening here, which ultimately leads to more business and job creation in Philadelphia.” </span><br />
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<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ben Franklin Technology Partners/Campus Philly</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> received $25,000 to create a Targeted Internship Matching Program and placed 10 Philadelphia-area university students at BFTP portfolio companies in Philadelphia in the summer of 2013. The program provided Philadelphia startups with talent while connecting college students to startups/mentors, increasing the likelihood that the students will stay in Philadelphia post-graduation. </span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> received $18,400 to develop an online Entrepreneur’s Resource Directory. The directory provides a centralized online resource for entrepreneurs to find information on funding sources, professional and technical expertise, specialized facilities and professional services. </span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Enterprise Center, Center for Culinary Enterprises, Philly Food Innovation Program</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> received $15,000 to develop a technical workshop series for early to middle-stage food entrepreneurs. Topics included culinary math, food safety and labeling, and hospitality law. These workshops, which occurred in the summer 2013, were filmed and will be posted to The Enterprise Center website as well as available publically. </span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">PhillyCORE Leaders</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> received $15,000 to support the Supporting Entrepreneurship in Education (SEED) program, which included a pitch event for education entrepreneurs to compete for funding held in October 2013. The winning teams will participate in the Fels Institute Social Innovations Lab in 2014 to further develop their ideas. Startup Corps received $20,000 to support the expansion of a high school entrepreneur program that provides programming to a diverse range of teenagers looking to develop entrepreneurial skills and build businesses. Startup Corps is on-track to serve 200 students in 2013. </span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">VentureF0rth</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> was awarded $25,000 to create a “community commons” space at the existing VentureF0rth co-working facility that will provide an increased range of services to the startup community, including daytime programming, job training for individuals looking for work in the technology sector and an increase in the number of entry-level low-cost spots available to entrepreneurs. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Startup PHL also includes the Startup PHL Seed Fund, a $6 million seed stage investment fund, in which both the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) and First Round Capital have invested $3 million. The Seed Fund announced its first investment in Real Food Works in October 2013; the company moved to Philadelphia because of the award. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">PIDC President John Grady said, “Real Food Works is a great demonstration of how the Startup PHL Seed Fund is increasing the availability of seed-stage capital to help make the City an attractive place for entrepreneurs. Call for Ideas is the perfect complement to the Seed Fund. Together they make Startup PHL a powerful program and Philadelphia an attractive and supportive environment to launch and grow a business.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Full application details for the second Call for Ideas can be found at <a href="http://www.startupphl.com/">www.startupphl.com</a>. Applications are due by December 13, 2013. Applications are reviewed by a selection committee comprised of representatives from the City of Philadelphia, PIDC, and members of the entrepreneurial community. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Startup PHL is a collaborative effort between the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Commerce and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC). The Startup PHL Seed Fund is an effort by the City of Philadelphia and PIDC to increase the availability of investment capital for Philadelphia-based startups. The Startup PHL Call for Ideas is a grant program to support innovative proposals for ideas that support business creation and entrepreneurs of all stripes in Philadelphia. More information about Startup PHL can be found at <a href="http://www.startupphl.com/">www.startupphl.com</a>. More information about the City of Philadelphia Department of Commerce can be found at <a href="http://www.phila.gov/commerce">www.phila.gov/commerce</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Beginning in 1958 as a non-profit joint venture between the City of Philadelphia and the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, PIDC is Philadelphia’s economic development corporation. In the past 55 years, PIDC has invested more than $11.4 billion in Philadelphia supporting $21 billion of total project costs. Currently managing a diverse loan portfolio in excess of $600 million, PIDC brings years of experience and a wealth of knowledge to structuring real estate and financing transactions that attract investment and create and retain jobs in the City of Philadelphia. PIDC has partnered with First Round Capital to create a $6 million public/private venture fund, the Startup PHL Seed Fund. Both PIDC and First Round Capital have invested $3 million and First Round Capital manages the fund increase the availability of investment capital for Philadelphia-based entrepreneurs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>PIDC Contact</b>: Jessica Calter, 215-496-8161, <a href="mailto:jcalter@pidc-pa.org">jcalter@pidc-pa.org</a>.</span>Melody Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11502243209049585462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393634788420299676.post-3586313798643499612013-11-19T08:25:00.001-08:002013-11-19T08:43:25.257-08:00US Treasury Announces Schedule for Vendor Outreach Sessions (VOS) for WOSBs <blockquote style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" type="cite">
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Melody Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11502243209049585462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393634788420299676.post-63738338618022935742013-11-06T08:21:00.000-08:002013-11-06T08:21:02.819-08:00SBA Cybersecurity for Small Businesses <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1.1 Introduction </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Welcome to SBA’s online training course: Cybersecurity for Small Businesses. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurship Education provides this self-paced training exercise as </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As audio is used throughout the training, please adjust your speakers accordingly. A </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Did you know that cyber security is now one of the most debated topics in the world, mostly because all daily business is conducted over the internet? Hacking in to restricted files and stealing private data are common examples of a breach in cyber security.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">President Obama designated the month of October as the National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NSCAM), now in its 10th year. It is crucial that as a small business owner you are aware of the importance of cyber security as well as the risks involved in posting your business data online.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Take the time to be sure that your business is prepared. Take the free online course, visit your local SBA office or mentor, check out the Department of Homeland Security’s Stop.Think.Connect. resource page, or brush up by reading these quick tips on cyber security.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04126070866674475661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393634788420299676.post-35693884016698357232013-10-29T10:46:00.000-07:002013-11-19T08:16:10.025-08:00The DOL Newsletter - October 24, 2013:American Women<div style="color: #990000; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-top: 5px;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">the years ahead many of the remaining outmoded barriers to women's aspirations will disappear." The report was conceived as an "invitation to action," and it outlined many recommendations for achieving equal opportunity in the workplace in areas such as education, employment and legal protections. Today, the department's Women's Bureau keeps the spirit of the commission alive, working to ensure that, as Kennedy put it, "women everywhere will have it within their power to develop their potential capacities to the maximum."</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04126070866674475661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393634788420299676.post-35980475555266604522013-10-28T09:49:00.002-07:002013-11-19T08:13:42.330-08:00U.S. Census Bureau Revises American Community Survey Release Dates<div class="MsoNormal">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04126070866674475661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393634788420299676.post-91218234580698758382013-10-17T09:33:00.003-07:002013-10-17T09:39:10.429-07:00Sustainable Business Network's Annual Social Venture Institute<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />Social Venture Institute (SVI) will take place on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1495315210" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26</span></span> at the HUB Cira Centre this year. SVI is a powerful learning experience for emerging and established entrepreneurs who aim to build a profitable company while remaining committed to being socially and environmentally responsible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Learn how in Step 10 of 12 in the New Start, New You Series to launch your online platform on <strong>Tuesday, October 22nd from 6:00 to 7:30 PM</strong>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Join the Women’s Business Center at the Corzo Center of the Creative Economy at the University of the Arts in 2013 to get your business heading in the right direction. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><strong>Instructor</strong>: Beth Blinebury of Beth Blinebury Design will teach you how to design and implement your own website</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">New Start, New You: Step 10 is free for UArts affiliates and $20 for non-UArts affiliates. Register at <a _fcksavedurl="https://wbcnsny10.eventbrite.com/" href="https://wbcnsny10.eventbrite.com/" style="color: #264fb5;">https://wbcnsny10.eventbrite.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">TO RSVP AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, contact Melody Lam at <a _fcksavedurl="javascript:location.href='mailto:'+String.fromCharCode(109,108,97,109,64,101,109,112,111,119,101,114,109,101,110,116,45,103,114,111,117,112,46,111,114,103)+'?subject=RSVP%20to%20New%20Start%2C%20New%20Yout%3A%20Step%209%20-%20Board%20of%20Advisors'" href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8393634788420299676" style="color: #264fb5; text-decoration: underline;">mlam@empowerment-group.org</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On Tuesday, September 17th at 6:30 PM, the Women’s Business Center will be offering its latest edition of the New Start, New You Series this month!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Get personalized attention with our panel of experts from backgrounds in accounting, insurance, and law in <strong>Step 9 of 12: Board of Advisors</strong>. This is your chance to meet and speak with a panel of small business experts in one room on how you can push your startup forward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">TO RSVP AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, contact Melody Lam at <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8393634788420299676">mlam@empowerment-group.org</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">MBDA: James W. Haile Jr., C.P.M., Business Development Mgr.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Temple (PTAP): Faye M. Fitz, Government Procurement Specialist </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3366ff; font-weight: bold;">OBS:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Rojer Kern, Business Manager</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3366ff; font-weight: bold;">L & I: </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Evelyn Langston, Chief</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3366ff; font-weight: bold;">PIDC:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Marla S. Hamilton , Vice President</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3366ff; font-weight: bold;">Revenue:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Sharee Cain, Revenue Collection Manager</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3366ff; font-weight: bold;">WRAP-UP: </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Angela Dowd-Burton, Executive Director</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3366ff; font-weight: bold;">All: </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Networking</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> RSVP: <a href="tel:%28215%29%20683-2057" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+12156832057">(215) 683-2057</a> or </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:lashawnda.tompkins@phila.gov" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">lashawnda.tompkins@phila.gov</a></span></span></div>
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