EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Small Business Legal Clinic
Thursday, January 26, 2012
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Blank Rome LLP, 130 N. 18th Street, Philadelphia PA 19103
215-557-2826
On Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 from 6:30-8 p.m., join the Welcoming Center and community partners at Blank Rome LLP for a Small Business Legal Clinic. Business owners can get advice on topics from commercial leases to trademarks. Registration is required. Call Karolyn Chamberlin at 215-557-2826.
• The Dollars & Sense of Owning a Restaurant
Tuesday, February 21 & 28, 2012
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
4207 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Fee: $95
Harris Eckstut of Eckstut Consulting teaches restaurant ownership basics at The Restaurant School in Philadelphia. More
Contact: Chef Jocelyn Wood (jmwood@walnuthillcollege.edu)
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College - Community Education
4207 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-222-4200 x3067 - office line: 267-295-2367- fax: 215-689-0922
• Teen Entrepreneurs Launch Party
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
5:00 - 7:30 pm
4548 Market St (near 46th and Market El station)
Light Refreshments
Free and open to the public
• Small Business Administration Unveils New Website; New and Current Lending Options
Joining the already established and successful micro-loan program, which offers loans up to $50,000 to all small businesses and some nonprofit child-care centers, SBA will soon debut the Small Loan Advantage and the Community Advantage Programs. Both programs will offer loans up to $250,000 and are aimed at increasing the number of places small business owners can access financial support. For more information, click here.
• Nonprofits Turn to Strategic Alliances and Collaborations
Especially in light of the economic downturn, more and more nonprofits are choosing to collaborate as a way to make their resources go farther. To read more about the types of strategic alliances commonly formed among nonprofits, click here.
• Step It Up
