Marketing on a Shoestring

Wednesday, March 11th, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Parkway Central Library, Room 108

1901 Vine Street, 19103

Growing a small business without a marketing budget can be difficult! How can you get noticed without blowing money on strategies that don't work or that you cannot afford? If you're skillful and strategic, there are plenty of ways to get noticed and to market your business for the price of a pizza! This workshop will offer 10 innovative marketing activities to increase your sales and access to opportunities for your business.

Iola Harper, Marketing and Small Business Development Expert, presents this fun and interactive workshop providing business owners and managers with ideas to stretch their marketing dollar.

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

Next Month!

Because Business is Another Language

Wednesday, April 8th, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Parkway Central Library, Room 108

1901 Vine Street, 19103

Vocabulary is how we communicate with one another. We judge people's knowledge and expertise by their command of subject-specific language. Articles about lingo and slang are usually negative in tone and describe "domain-specific" language as exclusionary. However, lingo and jargon are the verbal shorthand of a "discourse community" - and that is good.

This program will summarize the steps associated with "how-to-learn" the language of the workplace, and will also identify the pitfalls of ignoring this very human process. The goal of this program is to help attendees build linguistic confidence and provide them with actionable information that will prepare them for a lifetime of learning.

Carol Heiberger, author of the ExecuSpeak Dictionary®, has parlayed her Wharton MBA and experience in technical industries into books, e-books, and apps to support the language learning needs of people who continue to learn. Carol Heiberger has done extensive research on language acquisition, neuroscience, and linguistic principles to uncover useful and practical insights for the business community.

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

Of Interest!

Announcing Philly Tech Week Programming

The Business, Science & Industry Department is excited to announce our first ever Philly Tech Week (April 17-April 25) programming! We have four exciting events lined up during the week! More details next month! Connect with us using hashtags #FLPtech #PTW15

LinkedIn Strategies: Create a Profile that Shines and Get Results

Tuesday, April 21st, 6:30 PM-8:00 PM

Skyline Room, 4th Floor

Supercharge Your Small Business with Technology

Wednesday, April 22, 6:30 PM-8:00 PM

Skyline Room, 4th Floor

Fast & Free DIY Websites

Thursday, April 23, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM & 6:30 PM-8:00 PM

Ground Floor Tech Lab

For your convenience, two sessions of this class are offered on Thursday, April 23rd: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM and 6:30 PM- 8:00 PM

An email address and basic computer skills are required to attend this class.

There is no preregistration and space is limited to 12 people per class. Tickets are available 30 minutes before class begins in the lobby of Parkway Central Library.

Plus, do you or someone you know need an email address or social media account?

Monday, April 20th - Friday, April 25th

Free Library Locations:

Parkway Central Library | 1901 Vine Street

Business, Science & Industry Department

The Workplace (Education, Philosophy & Religion Department)

Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Lillian Marrero Library | 601 W. Lehigh Avenue

Monday-Friday, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Free Library Community Center Hot Spot Locations:

Heavenly Hall Annex │ 4015 Poplar Street

Monday-Thursday, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Mercy Neighborhood Ministries │ 1939 W. Venango Street

Monday-Friday, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

More information next month! In the meantime, tweet us @FLPbusiness using hashtags #FLPtech #PTW15.

Save the Date!

Energizing Entrepreneurial Excellence:

How Small Business Owners Participate in Philadelphia's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Wednesday, May 13th

Panelists and speakers Wayne Wormley, Julie Smith, George Slook, and Stephen McCollister will share their knowledge about business planning, financing, and ownership.

Attention Inventors!

We are pleased to announce that we are compiling a list for free Patent/Trademark/Copyright consultations with Mr. John S. Child, Jr., an attorney with the law firm Paul and Paul of Philadelphia. Mr. Child specializes in Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law.

The next free consultations will take place in the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at the Parkway Central Library at 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

If you would like to be on the waiting list, please respond to erefbsi@freelibrary.org with your name, email, and a phone number. We will contact you at the beginning of March (in order of response to this notice) to arrange a specific time on April 1, 2015 to talk with Mr. Child

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

215-686-5394

erefbsi@freelibrary.org