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PHL Start-up Program

PHL Business Start-Up is a guided process for early-stage entrepreneurs. It provides a foundation to identify ideas and clarify concepts that are necessary to develop businesses with enough paying customers to sustain their efforts.

It’s for those who want to start a business and improve their financial situation but are not sure how, and for those who have already begun and are stuck along the way

Application Information

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

All services are provided for FREE through primary support from The Philadelphia Commerce Department.
For you to benefit from these services free of charge you must complete the LA21 Business Education Application.

Navigating CHANGE On Your
Business Journey

is an initial 90-minute virtual orientation that introduces you to basic change concepts and strategies. The presentation helps you understand what you need to consider to effectively navigate transitions and start making the kind of change you desire and is a prerequisite for our other offerings.

 

Business Essentials Series

This 12- hour virtual series provides the fundamentals needed to understand what is required so you can make an informed decision as to where to focus moving forward. The general content emphasizes what you need to know and do to be able to get some traction and move your product or service. Special emphasis is on personal development and mindset, understanding networks and net worth (marketing and money basics) and the importance of temporary systems.

Coaching & Support

We understand that moving forward is about you—your own timing, your situation. Change is about people, not necessarily about the confines of the series. We offer coaching to help you get into focus what you will need to do to make your idea a reality and help you work through the obstacles you will undoubtably face.

Project-based/ Applied Learning

You will be provided opportunities to utilize and apply what has been introduced through group projects that focus on marketing and sales and develops:

  • Personal Clarity: Vision, Mission & Strategic Objectives
  • Temporary System & Income Streams
  • Business Strategy & Marketing Planning
  • Team, Relationship & Network Building

 

Alumni Services

Are you an LA21 Business Education Program Alumnus? Check out our Alumni Resources page to stay connected and get the ongoing support and resources you need to help your business thrive.