Accounting Workshop

What: Learn how upgrading to accounting software such as Quickbooks enables business owners to be more efficient, productive, and accurate!
Why: Be prepared to complete your 2011 Taxes and understand revenues and expenses for business planning. In this workshop you will learn that Quickbooks offers these advantages:

Easily and quickly create professional reports for management use [...]

Great Night for Teens at their Holiday Gift Sale

The teens who are a part of the Executive Incubator at TEC celebrated another successful night as they racked up profits at their Annual Holiday Gift Sale on Thursday, December 15, 2011.  The sale, which is in its 2nd year, was held in The Enterprise Center’s lovely Atrium, which is adjacent to The Business Event [...]

Teen Entrepreneurs Launch Party

On November 30th, The Enterprise Center held a student business exhibition to highlight the success and importance of youth entrepreneurship in Philadelphia. The Executive Incubator business launch party, “Lights, Camera, Business: Teens in Action” was an opportunity for teen entrepreneurs to showcase their businesses while selling their goods and services.
The youth entrepreneurs are students in [...]

The Dynamics of Visual Merchandising Workshop

When? This Workshop takes place on November 17th from 6-8pm here at The Enterprise Center. Get Directions
What? Visual merchandising is creating visual displays and arranging merchandise within a store to improve the layout and to increase traffic and sales. Your presentation can be a key differentiating factor that makes you more competitive, [...]

Passing The Torch

Thank you for attending and supporting Passing The Torch 2011! The Enterprise Center is committed to encouraging, promoting, and honoring minority entrepreneurship.
Congratulations to all of the honorees:
Paul Beale’s Flowers
Celebrating 40 years of Success!
503 Corporation
James Brown Legacy Eternal Flame Award
Robert Thomas of Milliwear
Lighting the Torch Award

Business Financing Workshops

Obtain the Key to Financial Growth
Attend one of the Minority Business Development Agency Business Center of Pennsylvania’s customized Business Financing Workshops.

LEARN the essentials of business, loans, and financing from experts
CREATE a complete, credible loan package
IMPROVE your loan closing potential with a free one-on-one financial consultation meeting after the workshop
CONNECT with lenders that best match your needs at our Lenders Forum

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    Announcing The Enterprise Center 100 List

    The Enterprise Center 100 List will be a directory of the 100 largest nominated minority-owned businesses in the Greater Philadelphia Region. The The Enterprise Center 100 List will be an important tool in promoting those minority businesses that trigger the most economic and job growth in the region. Firms will be identified via a nomination [...]

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    Summer TEC-LAB 2011 was a Great Success

    Summer TEC-LAB
    The Enterprise Center’s Leaders About Business (TEC-LAB) proudly presented their youth Summer Camp, which is  the successor to Business Boot Camp.  Summer TEC-LAB hosted over 100 students, ages 13-18 years old students and took place from June 27th-June 30th.  Participants  learned about business and leadership from guest speakers, case studies, group presentations, and interactive activities.  They [...]

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    IT Summit and Federal Procurement Workshops

    The MBDA Business Center, Pennsylvania hosted two events on May 23, 2011.
    The 2nd Annual IT Summit provided many capable minority-owned IT firms with extended access to decision makers at the City of Philadelphia’s Division of Technology, IBM, Oracle, HP, Modis, University of Pennsylvania, IBX, Grant Thornton, Gartner, and Proficient.  The Summit is expected to lead [...]

  • Gilbane Contractors Outreach Event

    On April 26, 2011, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), Minority Business Center of Pennsylvania co-hosted a construction outreach event with Gilbane & Company.  Gilbane & Co. hosts contractor outreach events on an annual basis, but this event was unique.  The featured project was the Singh Nanotechnology Center at the University of Pennsylvania.  The attending [...]

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