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Penn Makes Small Businesses A Big Priority

With the Wharton Small Business Development Center, The University of Pennsylvania has harnessed the knowledge of some of the world’s savviest business thinkers for entrepreneurs and small business owners. During the past decade, the Center has helped more than 20,000 small businesses and entrepreneurs, giving them access to experts with first-hand knowledge on how to run a business. Small business owners benefit from three main types of services: information, consulting and workshops.

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Wells Fargo: Principal Partner of the Wharton SBDC and The Wharton School
Wharton SBDC
December 21, 2011

The Wharton School is delighted to announce that Wells Fargo has made a multi-year commitment of $500,000 to support the Wharton SBDC MORE >

Small Business Woes? Find a Smart Groove
Knowledge@Wharton
July 28, 2011

Wharton SBDC Director Therese Flaherty says small companies can succeed by “finding a differential value-add and delivering well." MORE >

Philly's fastest: two under-25 entrepreneurs to watch
Flying Kite
July 26, 2011

University of Pennsylvania students' interest in working for themselves is skyrocketing, says Director Therese Flaherty MORE >


Navy Yard's Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster hiring five
Flying Kite
June 14, 2011

Wharton SBDC is hiring a GPIC Program Director MORE >

Wharton SBDC helps Nikki Jean the singer become Nikki Jean the baker (at least for now)
Flying Kite
February 22, 2011

Wharton SBDC Director Therese Flaherty says "It's all about giving people a safe place to think and explore their commitments. I love seeing learning." MORE >

PhillyInc: Wharton Small Business Development Center's advice? Be clever
The Philadelphia Inquirer
February 14, 2011

Wharton SBDC Director Therese Flaherty comments on trends among area entreprenuers and the difficult small business lending climate.MORE >

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Wharton Undergraduates Gain Access to a "Hub" of Small Business Consulting Knowledge
Get It Started! The Newsletter of Wharton Entrepreneurship
November 18, 2010

A Management 100 project teamed Wharton undergrads with The Hub, a fast-growing event businessMORE >

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Wharton SBDC Client on starting a business after a layoff
ABC’s Good Morning America
Jul 26, 2010

Bill Doyle launched GO2GUY, a personal concierge service, in May 2010.MORE >

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Wharton SBDC Director Therese Flaherty on registering a start-up
NY Times
Mar 31, 2010

"If you treat this as paperwork and box checking, you're missing some of the issues that will be critical to your business," said Flaherty.MORE >

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Obama shows off his cheesesteak knowledge
CNN.com Political Ticker
March 16, 2009

Wharton MBA & Venture Initiation Program alum, Marco Lentini was selected as one of twelve small business owners from across the country to participate in a round table discussion with President Obama regarding his Small Business Plan MORE >

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Class Action
WSJ.com
February 23, 2009

Small businesses increasingly turn to M.B.A. students for advice. But they may have to wait in line. MORE >

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Small business advocates hear survival tactics at seminar
Philadelphia Business Journal
November 21, 2008

WSBDC Director participates in program aimed at helping small business owners develop strategies to weather the economic downturn.MORE >

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Interview with former Wharton SBDC client Karen Rostmeyer, co-founder of Dutch Umbrella
Phillypreneurs.com
September 11, 2008

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Wharton SBDC expanding assistance
Philadelphia Business Journal
August 1, 2008

The center’s resource staff plans projects involving more than just startups MORE >

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Getting their hands dirty
Get It Started
June 2008

Students Help Wharton Small Business Development Center Client Help Farmers. MORE >

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Advice is cheap at business schools
Philadelphia Business Journal
March 14, 2008

CEOs of area companies go “back to school” to take their businesses to next level. MORE >

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Wharton SBDC Director on female entrepreneurship
Newsweek
May 27, 2008

Female entrepreneurs are helping themselves and others to start and grow successful businesses. MORE >

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