Connect With Large Corporations through Supplier Network

The Chamber and Citizens Bank are proud to present the Spring 2008 Supplier Network Series, to connect small business owners and executives with the region’s foremost procurement officers.

As small companies enhance their business strategies and techniques through this program, large companies gain a more qualified, reliable collection of vendors. By promoting collaboration among small and large companies, the GPCC Supplier Network stimulates regional development by creating a more unified business community in Greater Philadelphia.

The educational and networking series is seeing tangible results as more and more small companies are attracting business from large corporations.

Michael Pearson, President of Union Packaging LLC, has built a vast network of beneficial business relationships through the Series. "Entrée to our region’s leading buyers is not the complete story of the GPCC Supplier Network. Yes, through the one-on-one networking session at the conclusion of the series, I was able to further develop a relationship with Tasty Baking Company. However, I have also forged relationships with fellow participants, both students and panelists, which have yielded a variety of data on programs that can enhance my business. Through such interaction, I discovered a wealth of relocation incentives offered by the Philadelphia Department of Commerce. The series has been indispensable in my company’s development."

Tony Buchanan, Partner at Adagio Consults, learned how to leverage his status as a Veteran-owned business and sharpened his business strategies and techniques through instructional classes. "We had been working on a few engagements for one of the Supplier Network Supporting Companies, but not until we met their supplier diversity executive at the Supplier Network panel session were we able to realize that our veteran-owned status could benefit the client because of their government subcontracting requirements. One of the other major benefits included interfacing with many top agencies in a short time. In addition, the instructional courses were a great refresher for our current practices and a great source of new techniques, which we learned directly from the procurement officers of the Supporting Companies."

The Spring 2008 series will be held Tuesdays at the Chamber beginning on March 4. For more information about GPCC Supplier Network or to register for the next series, visit suppliernet.gpcc.com or contact Brynn Hines at bhines@greaterphilachamber.com or 215-790-3630.

As we look ahead to the Spring Series, we are proud to congratulate the graduates of the Winter GPCC Supplier Network class.

• iKyp
  Christie Aiken
• Set The Pulse
  Jim Rose
• National Appeal of Pennsylvania
  David Drubin
• Get-Kinetic, Inc.
  Christopher Manos
• Allstate Career School
  Chris Reynaud
• Jimpact
  R. Alexander Smith
• Enterprise Appraisal Company
  Joe Ferroni
• Neudesic
  Melody Glass
• Cartridge World Philadelphia, LLC
  Thomas Gorman
• Personal Property Managers, LLC
  Joe Santoro
• Xsell Resources
  Sam Levy
• Gray Consulting International Meetings & Incentives
  Rick Kauffman
• Global Employment Solutions
  Xenia Szul
• Ready To Hire
  Nick Colangelo
• Design 10-17, Inc.
  Robin Brown
• IT & E
  Phillip Clark
• Xelerate
  Karen Kellenyi
• Taillight Communications
  Jane Clark
• K&W Safety Construction Consultants
  Karen Miller
• IntePros Consulting
  Phillip Frasinelli
• NRI
  Ryan Yockus
• A & A Glove Safety & Co.
  Bernie Fisher