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Please register on-site beginning at 8am, Tuesday, March 9 at:
Temple University
Fox School of Business, Alter Hall, 7th Floor
"Women, Money and Opportunity”
Innovating your Business for Growth
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 – Philadelphia, PA
Temple University
Fox School of Business, Alter Hall, 7th Floor
1801 Liacouras Walk
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122
The Pennsylvania Treasury Department's Women & Money Project is proud to partner with Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) to provide vital information and concrete resources for women to grow and start their businesses with an emphasis on cutting edge innovative practices in three essential target areas:
Contracting: competing and teaming for federal and state contracts;
Accessing Capital: strategies for finding and securing diverse revenue streams;
Business Matchmaking: One-on-one meetings with public and private sector buyers, supplier diversity professionals, procurement representatives and non-profit small business consultants.
$50/person (includes a one year WIPP membership)
Parking in Liacouras Garage: $12/day CASH ONLY
"Women, Money and Opportunity” Agenda
8:00 Registration, Breakfast and Meet & Greet
8:30 Welcome
- Barbara Kasoff, President, CEO and Co-Founder, Women Impacting Public Policy
Host:
- Elizabeth Randol, Ph.D., Director, Women & Money Project,
Pennsylvania State Treasury
8:45 The Honorable Robert McCord, Treasurer, Pennsylvania State Treasury
9:00 Money: Opportunity in Federal Contracting
- Ann Sullivan, WIPP Government Relations
9:30 Women, Money and Opportunity in Pennsylvania
The Honorable James Creedon, Secretary,
The Pennsylvania Department of General Services
10:00 Break and Meet & Greet
10:00 – 12:00 Business Matchmaking
Meet face-to-face with business representative to learn about procurement
opportunities for your business.
10:15 Opportunity: Economic Trends for Women Business Owners – What do business
owners think, how are business owners planning?
- Tara Olson, AllPoints Research, Inc.
10:45 Opportunity: Mapping the Plan: Developing a Strategic Plan to Win Contracts
- Jennifer Bisceglie, President, InTEROS Solutions, Inc.
11:15 Money: Your Revenue Stream
Planning for Growth and Funding Innovation and Development
- Karen Maples, Moderator, President, Myutiq
- Jennifer H. Hartt, Director of Investments, Life Sciences Investment Group,
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA
- Gloria Rabinowitz, President and CEO, CGM Group, LLC
- Howard Teicher, CEO and Founder, Medical Alarm Concepts
12:00 Luncheon
12:45 Opportunity: The SBA, Office of Women's Business Ownership
and the Proposed Women-Owned Small Business Rule
Ana Harvey, Assistant Administrator and Director, Office for
Women's Business Ownership, US Small Business Administration
In Conversation with: Ann Sullivan, WIPP Government Relations
With Welcome and Introduction by: Christine Cuoco, Brand Management and Advocacy,
American Express OPEN
1:30 – 3:15 Business Matchmaking
Meet face-to-face with business representative to learn about procurement
opportunities for your business.
1:30 Money: Where Can I Get It?
- Terri McNally, Moderator, President, Global Capital Ltd.
- Leslie Benoliel, Executive Director, Philadelphia Development Partnership
- Curtis J. Gregory, Director, Office of Business Services and Economic Development,
Department of Commerce, City of Philadelphia
- Daniel M. Sossaman, Vice President, Continental Bank
- Ellen Weber, Executive Director, Robin Hood Ventures,
early state Angel Investor Group
2:30 -3:15 Opportunity: It's Yours to Win! Teaming Strategies, Tools and Resources
Strategies for partnering with other small business, large corporation
and with Federal Offices.
- Geri Swift, Moderator, President, Women's Business Enterprise Center
of PA-DE-sNJ
- Denise Rodriguez-Lopez, Teaming USA
- Clyde Stoltzfus, Procurement Technical Assistance Officer (PTAC)
and Director, Government Marketing, University of Pennsylvania
- Cynthia Wollman, CRW Graphics
3:15 – 3:30 Closing
We are proud to partner with the following organizations on this event:
Eastern Technology Council
Empowerment Group
PA Women's Political & Business Alliance
WIN
Women's Business Enterprise Council of PA-DE-sNJ
Women's Yellow Pages of Greater Philadelphia
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