Chamber Launches eBid Connect to Help Members Secure Public Sector Business

To help area businesses get the most of the $5.5 trillion gBusiness marketplace, The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce has aligned with Onvia, the leading provider of gBusiness services in the United States, to provide a service for Chamber members called eBid Connect. The service provides members with timely, relevant new business opportunities each business day. The service will help members access more qualified buyers, reduce costs and win more business. eBid Connect is sponsored by Comcast Business Class.

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Seven Reasons We’ll All Use VoIP

Submitted by: Victor von Schlegell, President, Appia Communications

Appia Communications provides managed communication and networking services, with a focus on small and midsize companies and organizations.

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Online Trading Academy: The answer to your financial education needs

Submitted by: Sydney Nelson, Education Administrator, Online Trading Academy Philadelphia

With over 10,000 graduates, Online Trading Academy offers classes focused on Stocks, Foreign Exchange Currencies (FX), Options, Futures/Commodities, Real Estate, Wealth Management and more — all taught on-location at each of the 33 "brick-and-mortar" centers located around the world.

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Achieving Market Awareness Through Our GPCC Membership

Submitted by: John Kairis, Account Executive, DP Solutions, Inc.

DP Solutions, a Mid-Atlantic area IT services company that focuses on Managed Network Services, Managed Hosting, Disaster Recovery, and IT Consulting, joined the GPCC as a way to inform members that we had expanded into the Delaware Valley.

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Featured Events:

• Paradigm Award Luncheon, 3/11
• City Council Reception, 3/18
• Southern New Jersey County Breakfast, 3/25
• On Deck with the Phillies, 4/2
• William Penn Award Gala, 4/16
• Philly Magnet Career Fair, 4/20

Featured Programs:

• Get the Most Out of Your Membership: The eBenefits Advantage
• Chamber Supports Free Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Card Program
• Supplier Network Spring Series
• Promoting Excellence in Small Business: Yards Brewing Company
• Provide a Summer Internship

• Executive Policy Summary Chamber Supports Initiatives That Promote a Sound Region
• New Members
• Member News!

Fado Irish Pub Supports Children’s Cancer Research

Submitted by: Regon MacInnis, Event Manager, Fado Irish Pub & Restaurant

Fado’s Irish Pub provides the finest Irish and European draught beers, authentic Irish cuisine, great staff service and interactive weekly events in a Victorian-era Dublin setting.

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