The Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) offers Doing Business in the City Workshops to help businesses navigate opportunities, resources, and processes for successfully contracting with the City of Philadelphia. These workshops are designed to support businesses by providing guidance on:

• City procurement processes
• How to find and bid on City contracts
• Networking opportunities with City departments, agencies, and prime contractors

The workshops equip businesses with the knowledge and tools needed to access City contracts, expand capacity, and grow sustainably, aligning with Philadelphia's commitment to economic opportunity for all.

Presenter: Chelsea Selby, Director of Purchasing & Warehouse, LIVE Casino

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The Federal Government is the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world. Interested in learning how to research and create a marketing strategy
to pursue federal government contracts?

• Historical and Forecast Data Searches: FPDS (Federal Procurement Data Systems), USAspending.Gov, FBF.gov and other GSA Tools, SAM.gov
• Identifying your Government Marketing Network: Target Federal Agencies and Potential
• Private Sector Partners for subcontracting
• Creating Government Marketing Action Steps

Presenter: Natasa Borcanin

Natasa Borcanin possesses 25 years combined experience in Government Contracting, small business ownership, international development, human resource management and retail real estate leasing and management. It is exactly this mix of experience that makes Natasa effective in her current role as a Business Opportunity specialist with SBA at the Eastern Pennsylvania District Office. Borcanin formerly worked as a Program Manager of a DOD OSBP-funded APEX Accelerator (PTAC) program assisting small business navigate government market. Natasa also has years of consulting experience with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) projects in numerous developing countries building and training teams offering economic and social assistance implementing sustainable initiatives that improved living conditions to many communities. Borcanin holds a Master’s degree from University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor’s from Millersville University.

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Many creatives struggle to understand how to turn their passions into profit. In this session, you’ll learn about the fundamentals of starting your creative business, basic business planning, difference between being a sole proprietor or having a business entity, understanding legal and tax requirements, and income and expenses. It is an ideal webinar for applicants for the Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator program to start with their business plans.

Presenter: Erika Tapp Duran

Erika Tapp Duran, a Temple SBDC advisor, will be presenting this webinar. Erika provides consulting services to pre-venture and start-up businesses as well as teaching the center’s business planning courses. Erika is also part of the faculty of the Social Enterprise Program at the Villanova School of Business working with teams of students providing pro bono consulting for social enterprises. She came to Temple with a decade of experience in community and economic development in Philadelphia. Erika earned her EMBA at Villanova University, her MA at the University of Pennsylvania, and BArch at Cornell University.

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