This Week in Philadelphia (TWIP) for 4-19

Wow! The is an unbelievable amount of great stuff happening this week.

First, you have a whole week's worth of meetings for the Empowerment Group's Entrepreneurship Week. If you're thinking of striking out on your own, or even if you're not, this is a great time to start and a great series of meetings to attend. Other entrepreneurship events in the area:

Philly Startup Leaders is holding its first Entrepreneur Unplugged, where you get the down-low and nitty-gritty from a successful entrepreneur who tells you what really happened in those early years.

The University of Delaware is holding its President's Forum on Innovation, an examination of the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in promoting economic growth and development, how to cultivate it, and its implications for Delaware and the region.

If that weren't enough, we have our first VizThink get-together for Philadelphia, The Innovators Club is having a meeting about Netbooks, and there's a BarCamp on News Innovation.

The Wayne Presbyterian Church is also having Safiya Edwards talk about using LinkedIn, always a popular and useful topic. The church holds a weekly support session for people looking for work and looking to network.


Mon Apr 20

Empowerment Group -- Entrepreneurship Week: Opening Press Reception
9am – 10am - Philadelphia City Hall Broad Street and JFK Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19103

IABC Phila -- Resume Refresher Workshop
9am – 11am - Willow Grove Giant Super Store - Upstairs Community Room 315 York Road Willow Grove, PA 19090

IdeaBlob.com -- Bloblive Philadelphia (Manayunk)
6pm – 9pm - Kildare's Manayunk 4417 Main Street Philadelphia, PA 19127

Empowerment Group -- Entrepreneurship Week: Finding Funds to Fuel Your Business
6:30pm – 8:30pm - IKEA South Philadelphia 2206 S. Columbus Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19148

Wayne Presbyterian Church -- Career Networking Program
7:30pm – 9pm - Wayne Presbyterian Church, 125 E. Lancaster Ave, Wayne

Tue Apr 21

Rutgers Camden School of Business -- Quarterly Business Outlook
7:45am – 9:30am - Crowne Plaza 2349 West Marlton Pike Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

WBF -- IDEAS Expo '09
8am – 4pm - Spring Mill Manor 171 Jacksonville Rd. Ivyland, PA 18974

Women Inventing Next -- Investor Forum: Fair Market Valuation
8:30am – 9:30am - Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. 435 Devon Park Drive Building 800 Wayne, PA 19087

CCPA -- Lunch with the CITY's LEADERS with Harold Wheeler
11:45am – 1:30pm - Susanna Foo 1523 Walnut Street 1512 Walnut Street, PA 19102

Empowerment Group -- Entrepreneurship Week: Certifying as a Minority or Woman-Owned Business
12pm – 1:30pm - Devil's Alley 1907 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19103

Empowerment Group -- Entrepreneurship Week: Get Noticed - Creative Marketing Strategies
5pm – 7pm - Helium Comedy Club 2031 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

MAC Alliance -- 2009 MAC Conference Kickoff Event
5:30pm – 7:30pm - Blank Rome LLP One Logan Square, Lobby 130 North 18th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

Women Business Owners Idea Cafe -- Women Business Owner Idea Café
5:30pm – 7:30pm - Perkiomen Valley Chamber of Commerce 351 East Main St. Collegeville, PA 19426

Philly Standards Organization -- 3×3 the creative edition
6pm – 8pm - National Mechanics 22 South 3rd St. Philadelphia, PA 19106

The Innovators Club -- Innovators Club Meeting: The Netbooks are Coming, the Netbooks are Coming!
6pm – 9pm - Great American Pub 123 Fayette Street Conshohocken, PA 19428

Wharton SBDC -- The First Step: Starting a Small Business (Part 2)
6:30pm – 9pm - Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Jon M. Hunstman Hall, 3730 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

PhillyCHI -- Bill Buxton: From the Materialistic to the Experiential
6:30pm – 9pm - Computer Science Large Auditorium, Princeton University 35 Olden St. Room 105 Princeton, NJ 08542

Meetup.com -- The Philadelphia Entrepreneur Meetup
6:45pm – 9pm - Inquirer Building Schuylkill River Rd Public Room Conshohocken, PA 19428

Wed Apr 22

Relevante, Inc. -- Business Intelligence Symposium
All day - The Conference Center at Penn State Great Valley 30 East Swedesford Road Malvern, PA 19355

Empowerment Group -- Entrepreneurship Week: EcoPreneur Strategy Breakfast
7:30am – 9am - Center for Architecture 1218 Arch St Philadelphia, PA 19107

EFSNJ -- Business Plans
8am – 10am - Mullica Hill, NJ 08062

Empowerment Group -- Entrepreneurship Week: An Evening with Philadelphia’s Business Elite
5pm – 8pm - World Live Cafe 3025 Walnut S Philadelphia, PA 19104

Philadelphia SHRM -- Career Management Forum: Professional Designations and Affiliations
5:30pm – 7:30pm - ARAMARK Building 1101 Market Street Philadephia, PA 19107

Technology Forum of Delaware -- Welcome Spring! Networking Mixer
5:30pm – 7:30pm - Capers and Lemons 301 Little Falls Drive Wilmington, DE 19808

PAMPI -- PAMPI's Spring Bowling Event
6pm – 10pm - Lucky Strike 1336 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107

VizThink -- VizThink Philadelphia 1
6:30pm – 8pm - Philadelphia Free Library, Independence Branch 18 S. 7th Street Philadelphia, PA 19106

Philly Startup Leaders -- Entrepreneur Unplugged
7pm – 8pm - University of the Arts 320 South Broad Street Hamilton Hall Philadelphia, PA 19102

Thu Apr 23

PHRPS -- Sustaining Productivity and Engagement in an Economic Downturn
7:30am – 10am - The HUB Circa Center 2929 Arch Street Suite 200 Philadelphia, PA 19104

BOMA -- Energy Efficient Buildings: “Green” Technology That Works
8am – 12:30pm - Two Commerce Square 2001 Market Street, 2nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103

CCPA -- Marketing in Tough Times: Strategies for Future Growth
8am – 1:30pm - Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel Philadelphia 1701 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

BOMA -- Surviving the Economic Slowdown: Analyze, Automate, Streamline
1pm – 4:30pm - Two Commerce Square 2001 Market Street, 2nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103

University of Delaware -- President's Forum on Innovation: Business Plan Competition
2pm – 6pm - University of Delaware Route 896 North John M. Clayton Hall Newark, DE 19716

Empowerment Group -- Entrepreneurship Week: Small Business Resource Fair
4pm – 8pm - Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19106

Empowerment Group -- Entrepreneurship Week: Small Business Administration
5pm – 6pm - Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19106

Drexel University's Lebow College of Business -- Young Professionals in Marketing Alumni Panel
5pm – 7pm - Pearlstein Business Learning Cente 3218 Market Street Rm 405 Philadelphia, PA 19104

SMPS -- Annual Conference -- Reception and Networking
5:30pm – 8pm - Desmond Great Valley Hotel One Liberty Blvd Malvern, PA 19355

Women of Wit and Wisdom -- We’re Talking…So How Come We’re Not Communicating?
5:30pm – 8pm - Pyramid Club 1735 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

Empowerment Group -- Entrepreneurship Week: City Licensing Basics
6pm – 7pm - Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19106

P'unk Avenue -- Art Criticism Junto
6pm – 7:03pm - P’unk Avenue 1168 E. Passyunk Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19147

PhIMA -- Monetizing Video Online: Transforming Digital Pennies into Dollars
6pm – 8:30pm - The HUB Cira Centre 2929 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Philadelphia SHRM -- Emerging HR Leaders Group - Bowling Event
6pm – 9pm - North Bowl Lounge n' Lanes 909 N. 2nd Street Philadephia, PA 19123

Empowerment Group -- Entrepreneurship Week: Business Start-Up 101
7pm – 8pm - Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19106

Fri Apr 24

University of Delaware -- President's Forum on Innovation
8am – 2pm - University of Delaware Route 896 North John M. Clayton Hall Newark, DE 19716

Empowerment Group -- Entrepreneurship Week: Own it! The Business of Being a Young Entrepreneur
9am – 12pm - Central Library of Philadelphia 1901 Vine St. Philadelphia, PA 19103

Empowerment Group -- Entrepreneurship Week: Women Entrepreneurs’ Circle at Sketch
6:30pm – 8:30pm - Sketch Burger and Shake Shack 413 E Girard Ave Philadelphia, PA 19125

SBN -- Third Annual SBN SustainaBall
8pm – 11pm - Free Library of Philadelphia 1901 Vine St. Philadelphia, PA 19103

Sat Apr 25

BarCamp NewsInnovation -- BarCamp NewsInnovation Philadelphia
9am – 5pm - Annenberg Hall at Temple University 2020 North 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19122