The Free Library offers assistance to small businesses via seminars and the Business Resource & Innovation Center at the Parkway Central branch, 1901 Vine Street, 215.686.5394 erefbsi@freelibrary.org
Resources include several databases that allow you to research by "geography" and "business type", competition research, find company information, market research reports and so much more. To access the database log onto www.freelibrary.org, in the blue "Find" box choose database instead of catalog. Now scroll down to the "Business" section and click on the database.
Visit the library business section often to learn of workshops and seminars.
Thursday September 8, 2016 6:30-8pm room 108 There will a program on "Careers in Export Sales and Marketing" by James Chan, Ph.D. Mr. Chan will outline the opportunities and the mindset required to pursue well-paying careers selling and exporting American-made products and services overseas. You view his profile at www.AsiaMarketingManagement.com
This program is free but you need to register by calling 215.686.5394 or careersinexportsalesandmarketing.eventbrite.com
Wednesday September 14th: Keeping Your Day Job While Starting A Business
Business and Brews 2nd Wednesday of the month 6-7:30pm
Preregistration required, $5 per event $25 for entire series!! register at businessbrews.eventbrite.com or call 215.686.5394
Saturday, September 17, 2016 noon
GETTING STUCK CHANGED MY LIFE- BOOK SIGNING
The Paul Robeson House
4951 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19139
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19139
"After working 20 years in the finance industry my life was suddenly turned upside down. I was laid off from the only professional I knew and forced to reinvent myself, but would have never believed the transition would revolutionize my life after my zipper was stuck in a dress. I became an inventor and the journey is only beginning." Sheila Benjamin
you can register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/getting-stuck-changed-my-life-book-signing-tickets-26129506056?aff=aff0eventful
Also hear an interview at http://thebeehivepodcast.com/2016/06/26-sheila-benjamin/
Wednesday September 21st @ 8:00pmEST
The Black Women Guide to: How To Convert Your Community Webinar
- A straight forward approach that leverages your community, giving them what they need to succeed while also creating a 6-figure business.
- How to pin-point the exact product offering that is right for your community.
- How to confidently create a business that allows you to become the entrepreneur, philanthropist, community leader you want to be!
- The simplest way to sell a product, period.
**WARNING! - There is NOTHING for sale on this webinar.
Brexit: Implications for U.S. Exports,
ReplyDeleteInvestment & Trade Policy
On June 23, 2016 the citizens of the United Kingdom voted to exit the European Union. Brexit comes as one of the most surprising turns in European integration and trans-Atlantic trade following decades of an ever expanding European Union and EU market. Please join the U.S. Department of Commerce and the BritishAmerican Business on September 9th 2016 at 11:00am Eastern USA time to hear about the Brexit vote and its effects on trade and investment.
Although the UK voted in the June 2016 referendum to withdraw from the EU, it will remain a full EU member with access to the EU single market until it formally leaves the EU. This is expected to occur no earlier than January 2019 (this is largely speculative at this stage – recommend not putting a timeline at all here as it remains a moving target). The UK remains a strong destination for U.S. exports for the foreseeable future.
At the same time, the United Kingdom is beginning a number of processes to carry out the UK public’s vote which American exporters should keep in mind as they conduct business with the United Kingdom. These include negotiating the terms of the Brexit with the EU, and the UK’s subsequent negotiation of its trade relationships with other countries, including the United States. This process is expected to take a number of years.
This webinar will provide U.S. companies doing business in the United Kingdom, or considering future business in the United Kingdom, with a discussion of the effects of Brexit on their international business and U.S. trade policy initiatives with Europe.
Date: September 9th 2016 at 11:00am Eastern USA time
Speakers:
John Simmons, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, U.S. Commercial Service UK, London
Jeffries Briginshaw, CEO, BritishAmerican Business (BAB), the U.S.-UK transatlantic business network, London
Skip Jones, Executive Director for Europe and Eurasia, International Trade Administration, Washington D.C.
Registration:
This program is complimentary. All registrants will receive a link to the net-replay recording. Register here: https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/event/editWebReg.do?SmartCode=6Q7X
Questions?
For more information or questions please contact:
Anastasia Xenias, PhD Senior International Trade Specialist & Global Team Leader U.S. Commercial Service - Department of Commerce
anastasia.xenias@trade.gov
212-809-2685