Philadelphia, PA - City Resources, Biz Networking for Women
Contacts - Movers & Shakers - Networking Contact or join these groups before your stay to mazimize your access to powerful networks.
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
United Way of South Eastern Pennsylvania
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Largest Industries
Philadelphia's economy is heavily based upon manufacturing, refining, food, and financial services. The city is home to the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and a few Fortune 500 companies.
Computer-based businesses, finance, telecommunications, insurance companies, and the printing and publishing industries are doing well. The biomedical field, encompassing hospitals, medical schools, pharmaceutical firms, research institutions, manufacturers of medical instruments and supplies, and medical publishing, is flourishing in Philadelphia.
The University of Pennsylvania, the city's largest private employer, runs an extensive medical system. There are also major hospitals affiliated with Temple University School of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, and Thomas Jefferson University. Philadelphia also has three distinguished children's hospitals: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (located adjacent to the Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania), St. Christopher's Hospital, and the Shriners' Hospital.
Magazines
Business
City Guides
City of Philadelphia | City Search-Philadelphia | Digital City-Philadelphia
TV
WPVI (ABC) | KYW (CBS) | FOX | WCAU (NBC) | WHYY (PBS) | WYBE (PBS) | WPSG (UPN) | WB17 (WB)
Radio
Business Resources
Elance - Outsourced freelancers for any type of work
Fedex-Kinkos - for any type of doc production, shipping
American Exress - for flight reservations, hotels, automatic flight insurance
Leisure
