Resources

Small Business Resources

Community Development Financial Institutions

Leslie Benoliel 

President & CEO

Entrepreneur Works

lbenoliel@entre-works.org

215-545-3100

Rosie Tirado

Manager

Community First Fund

rtirado@communityfirstfund.org

267-236-7000

Bernard Savage

Director

Real Estate Beech Interplex Inc.

info@beechinterplex.com

215-763-8824


Government Agencies

Michael Shorr

Regional Director

PA Department of Community & Economic Development

mshorr@pa.gov

866-466-3972

Rojer Kern

Director

Office of Business Services (OBS) at Philadelphia Department of Commerce

rojer.kern@phila.gov

215-683-2000

Michael Joynes

Vice President

Government and Community Relations at Philadelphia Works

mjoynes@philaworks.org

 215-963-2100

Solomon Wheeler

Branch Manager

Small Business Administration

solomon.wheeler@sba.gov

717-782-3840


Code.org

Code.org is a non profit initiative to increase access to computer science learning. This course is recommended everyone. There are programs for youth of all ages, and even youth who are too young for our coding week can begin to understand computer science through this free online resource.

Codecademy

Codecademy is an online school for learning computer programming and computer science. This medium is suited best for older and even adult learners. There is a great free track which gives a broad introduction to computer science and can help jumpstart your coding career. There is a paid track for those learners who progress beyond the basic and intermediate levels, and are considering a career in computer programming. An education through Codecademy is a spectacular opportunity for our youth to get ahead. And there are numerous freelancing jobs available that can be started in high school.

KhanAcademy Careers and Personal Finance

KhanAcademy has a section on entrepreneurship, personal finance, college, and careers. The similarity of this educational format to consuming Youtube or Online TV is perfect for youth of all ages. Some of the other courses on the website are better suited for older learners.

KhanAcademy Computing

KhanAcademy is a great free online school for computing. Users create an account and start learning. Users earn points as a great incentive to continue learning. The Computer Programming course is suitable for younger learners while older teens can look into the computer science course. KhanAcademy can additionally fill in the gaps in any math knowledge which is a prerequisite for the computer science course.

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