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August 2016
A publication of the Business Resource & Innovation Center
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Featured Program
Pricing Models for a Successful Business
Tuesday, August 16, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Business Resource & Innovation Center (Second Floor)
1901 Vine Street, 19103
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This course explains pricing models your business might adopt.
Learn how to set prices, calculate costs, assess competitors, provide value to your customers, and adapt pricing to changing market conditions.
Registration is not required, but space is limited. Call 215-686-5394 or email erefbsi@freelibrary.org for more information.
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Introduction to Entrepreneurship
August 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, & 25, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
University of the Arts, Room 511/13
211 South Broad Street, 19102
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Admission is free. Application required and must be submitted by Tuesday, August 2 at 5:00 p.m.
What does it take to start and sustain a business?
Participants must plan to attend all classes.
The program introduces the principles of entrepreneurship--how to plan, budget, market, identify and attract customers, and manage finances.
Free consulting and opportunities for competitively awarded grants are available upon completion of the program. More details are available here.
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Securing Federal Grants: How to Compete
Thursday, August 25, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Rooms 405/406/407 (Fourth Floor)
1901 Vine Street, 19103
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This workshop will cover the application process for federal grants and contracts and will help your organization put together a competitive proposal. Topics to be covered include:
- how to compete for federal grants
- the required elements of a proposal
- federal funding mechanisms
- understanding how the System of Award Management (SAM) works
This program is presented by Fredrick Bailey, owner of Pinpoint Protective Services, Inc. and Pinpoint Health & Community Service Inc.
Advance registration is required as space is limited. Please contact the Regional Foundation Center at erefrfc@freelibrary.org or 215-686-5423.
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Attention inventors, new business owners, and writers!
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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, October 5 at Parkway Central Library located at 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
If you would like be placed on the waiting list, please email erefbsi@freelibrary.org with your name, email, and phone number. We will contact you in order of response to this notice to arrange a specific time on October 5 to talk with Mr. Child, or if all spots are taken, be placed on the waiting list for the next event--to take place in the early part of 2017.
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Of Interest
20 Book Clubs → 20 Cooperative Businesses
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Over 15 months, 20 groups of people will form community-owned and worker-owned cooperative businesses in the Philadelphia area. Before starting businesses, these groups will meet twice a month for six months in study circles, a method rooted in African American and Philadelphia cooperative history. Each group will choose resources like books, articles, oral history, videos, field trips, comics, and podcasts to learn how to start a business and why to do so together. Through study, reflection, and discussion, each group will identify an unmet need in their community and create a shared vision of a new cooperative business to meet that need. After six months, groups that are ready to move forward with their business idea can access training, business advice, and financing to help them open their cooperative business.
Applications are due on Sunday, August 14 at 11:59 p.m.
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Around the Region
The Recipe for a Successful Food Business
August 9, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
To run a successful food business, it takes strong operations, tight financial metrics, and solid branding. Join PIDC and Angela Vendetti, as she helps give your food business the tools it needs to be more viable, more profitable, and more fulfilling. more...
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Finding Your Funding
August 11, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
This workshop will provide valuable information on financing options for your business including loans, micro-loans, lines of credit, leasing, as well as alternative financing. Register by August 4! more... |
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Schedule a One-on-One Session with a Librarian!
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Whether you are running a successful company, thinking of growing your business, or just planning your first venture, start here! The Business Resource & Innovation Center is excited to offer one-on-one sessions with a librarian. We can provide individual training on our databases with regard to market research, target demographics, competitors, and general business planning. We also offer sessions on patent and trademark research and Get Your Business Online with Google. Appointments are generally 45 minutes to one hour in length. Schedule your appointment today by completing our appointment request form.
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