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For Growth In Downturn, Area Businesses Get Hollywood
Treatment; Philly 100 Awards Roll Out Red Carpet For Entrepreneurs
Philadelphia, PA: June 8, 2009 - A
red carpet. The flashbulbs of paparazzi. A glitzy awards ceremony. No, the
Academy Awards haven’t migrated to Philadelphia, but an upcoming event on October
1st does aim to honor stars of a different sort: the region’s top 100 fastest
growing private companies, which are thriving despite a tough economic climate.
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For Growth In Downturn, Area Businesses Get Hollywood
Treatment; Philly 100 Awards Roll Out Red Carpet For Entrepreneurs
Philadelphia 100 offers up ‘award show experience’
to acknowledge region’s top 100 businesses; expands to offer year-long program
to help entrepreneurial community.
Philadelphia, PA: June 8, 2009 - A red carpet. The flashbulbs of paparazzi. A glitzy awards ceremony. No, the Academy Awards haven’t migrated to Philadelphia, but an upcoming event on October 1st does aim to honor stars of a different sort: the region’s top 100 fastest growing private companies, which are thriving despite a tough economic climate.
The Philadelphia 100® is turning 21 and trying something new. After
years of similar program formats, the Philadelphia 100® is transforming itself
into a year-long celebration of entrepreneurism in the Greater Delaware Valley. To
that end, the event on October 1, 2009 will move from the Sheraton at 17th & Race
Streets to the prestigious Annenberg
Center on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. The event
will be the region’s premier celebration of entrepreneurialism in the Philadelphia
area.
Over 150 nominated companies are invited to join in the celebration,
which will include a walk down the red carpet, a cocktail party catered by Culinary
Concepts, and an awards ceremony featuring a pantheon of guest speakers
from the area’s rich entrepreneurial community. Also planned: a VIP after-party
for the winners, sponsors, and special guests.
The high-profile ceremony,
drastically revamped over the awards dinners of prior years, is part of a new
yearlong celebration of entrepreneurialism -- appropriately titled “Year of the
Entrepreneur” – in the Greater Philadelphia Area.
This event as the kick off to
a new annual effort lead by the Entrepreneurs'
Forum of Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Business Journal and Wharton
Small Business Development Center. These three business entities
are committed to supporting the community of business owners and entrepreneurs
as a cornerstone to a strong and thriving regional business climate. Their
goal is to position the Greater Philadelphia Area as a focal point for business
activity up and down the entire east coast.
The Philadelphia 100 is still accepting
nominations. Interested businesses can visit philadelphia100.com to
nominate deserving organizations – including themselves. Sponsorship information
is also available at The Philadelphia 100 website; among other benefits (such
as entrance to two networking events in addition to the awards ceremony), a
sponsorship will get you the list of winners two months in advance of the festivities.
Of course, you’ll have to keep it to yourself until then.
About The Philadelphia 100®
By tracking the fastest growing, privately held companies in the greater Philadelphia
area, The Philadelphia 100 helps to spread the word about the economic vitality
of the region to spawn, support and grow a diverse group of new businesses.
The Philadelphia 100 has created a year-long platform, new this year, dedicated
to the expansion of the region’s entrepreneurial community through sharing
success stories, delivering information to educate business owners, and ensuring
that entrepreneurs across the region have access to the resources they need
to grow their businesses.
Past winners of The Philadelphia 100 award include Urban Outfitters, Mothers
Work, NovaCare, Primavera Systems, Forman Mills and Kramer Laser Eye Centers.
Information about this year’s ceremonies is available at philadelphia100.com.
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