BSI
Small Business Tax Workshop 

Tuesday, January 13th, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Parkway Central Library, Room 108

1901 Vine Street, 19103

Join us to discuss tax planning techniques for your business. 

 

This workshop will cover: 

  • How to plan and prepare for taxes
  • How record keeping minimizes your tax liability and preparation expenses
  • Important deduction/credits to note (also difference between deduction and credit)
  • And much more!
Presented by Fred Koelle, a CPA with 25+ years of experience with F.J. Koelle & Associates. 

This program is presented in partnership with Entrepreneur Works.

 

Click here to register or call 215-686-5394 for more information. 

Startup Capital for Local Businesses with Kiva Zip 

Wednesday, January 14th, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Parkway Central Library, Room 108

1901 Vine Street, 19103

Kiva Zip is a website that enables financially excluded and socially impactful entrepreneurs to access 0% interest small business loans. These loans are crowdfunded by hundreds of lenders from around the world who read your story, lend you as little as $5 each, and rally around your business as potential customers, business advisers, and brand ambassadors. 

 

The Department of Commerce is partnering with Kiva Zip to bring this innovative funding to small businesses in Philadelphia. Attend this workshop, led by Alyssa Thomas, Kiva Zip manager, to learn more about the program. 

 

Advance registration is required as space is limited. Please contact the Regional Foundation Center at [email protected] or (215) 686-5423 for more information.

 

Using Census Data for Business

Tuesday, January 27th, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Parkway Central Library, Room 108

1901 Vine Street, 19103

Program highlights include:

  • How to use census data to develop the demographic portion of a business plan, choose a location for a business and measure business competition
  • The differences between Decennial Census Data and the American Community Survey
  • Other types of business data such as County/Zip Code Business Patterns
  • How to maneuver within the Census.gov and American Fact Finder websites to access Census data

Attendees are invited to follow along on their laptop provided they have a library card and pin number prior to the event. Please note, power sources and technical support will NOT be provided.

 

The speaker is Noemi Mendez. She has been an Information Services Specialist at the United States Census Bureau's Philadelphia Regional Office since 2005.

 

Click here to register or call 215-686-5394 for more information. 

Of Interest!

 

2nd Annual Start-Up Stampede Business Accelerator

 

This program is designed to provide hands-on intensive assistance to existing business owners who are ready to grow!

 

Who Should Participate: An early-stage business with 6+ months of operations/sales, a business in the creative/fashion, food, retail, hair/beauty/construction, or professional services industries

 

Who Have Interest In: Growing a profitable, sustainable business,12 months of working space at 46th & Market with free wifi, meeting rooms, video conferencing and more, industry expertise, private coaching, and an interest in working with peers, contributing to the local business community, and access to low-cost financing

 

When: January 10th or 24th, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

 

Where: The Enterprise Center, 4548 Market St, Philadelphia

 

Cost:$5

 

Click here to register for the January 10th session.

 

Click here to register for the January 24th session.

 

Please call The Enterprise Center at 215-895-4010 or 215-895-4000 for more information.  

Also of Interest!

 

Check out the new personal accounts feature on Reference USA!

 

You can now sign up for personal accounts with Reference USA. Users can create custom user profiles, save searches and search criteria for future list building, and much more. Register for a personal account by accessing Reference USA from the library or from your personal device.

 

Click here to learn more about and explore Reference USA. 

Patent Blogs: Stay Up-to-Date & Connected!

 

Patently-O 

Very frequently updated, this blog is written by law school professors Dennis Crouch & Jason Rantanen, Associate Professors at the University of Missouri School of Law and the University of Iowa College of Law, respectively.

 

IP Watchdog  

This blog is "one of the top 100 legal blogs by the American Bar Association for 5 years in a row."  It is written by Gene Quinn, a patent attorney with Zies, Widerman & Malek of Melbourne, FL, who is also a patent lecturer & an electrical engineer focusing on computer engineering.

 

IP Finance 

Here is "where money issues meet IP rights."  This site considers financial issues in regard to intellectual property rights.  It is written by attorneys from around the world.

 

Patent Baristas� 

This blog focuses especially on IP issues in the biosciences. It is written by Stephen Jenei (previously Stephen Albainy-Jenei), a patent attorney with Jenei LLC of Cincinnati, OH.

 

Trademarkology 

Written by two IP lawyers, James "Randy" Michels & Bill Ferrell with the Nashville office of Stites & Harbison, they help their clients pick a trademark/brand name and then protect it.  They claim to provide humor while doing it.  You be the judge.

 

Director's Forum: A Blog from USPTO's Leadership

This site is a blog written by Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Michelle K. Lee, with occasional guest blogs.

 

Invent Blog  

Finally, this blog is geared towards sole proprietors and small business entities. It is written by Matt Buchanan & Steve Nipper of the IP law firm Buchanan Nipper in Toledo, OH and Boise, ID.

 

Click here to learn more about the Patent and Trademark Resource Center at the Free Library!

 

For more information contact the Business, Science and Industry Department!

 

215-686-5394

[email protected]

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