Mt Airy Business Expo To Showcase Northwest Philly Businesses

MT. AIRY, PHILADELPHIA — The second annual Go Mt. Airy Business Expo is all set for March 28 and will feature many Northwest Philadelphia area businesses.

The expo will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28 at New Covenant Church of Philadelphia, 7500 Germantown Ave.

MACDC, in collaboration with the Go Mt. Airy Business Association it manages, and its partners at SCORE Philadelphia and the Community College of Philadelphia, have designed the Expo as a platform for businesses in the Northwest Philadelphia area to come together, learn from and share with one another.

"Last year we laid the framework of what a locally-tailored business expo platform could be, and this second one builds on what we’ve learned," said Brad Copeland, Executive Director of Mt. Airy CDC.

One of the lessons learned is to build from within.

To that end, many of the key players in this year’s Expo are already members of the Business Association:

• Univest: Lead sponsor with bank branches in Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill.
• New Covenant Church of Philadelphia: Host site for the event.
• Herb Scott Catering: Providing both continental breakfast and lunch.
• Wanda Thomas Photography: Will have a booth set up for participants’ head shots.
• Green District Media: Will be on hand for video production consultations.
• Design With Artisan: Will be on hand for web design consultations.
• Queenie’s Pets: CEO Adina Silberstein, winner of the 2019 Excellence Award for Customer Service from the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, will deliver the keynote address.

The keynote is a central component of a power lunch that also includes networking with elected officials and a 30-minute presentation by Univest on their small business services. Workshops include one led by Kingdom Social Media CEO David Simons on key social media strategies, and another led by Grow With Google speaker Randi Penfil on maximizing business performance on Google’s platforms.

The event opens at 8 a.m. with continental breakfast and networking.

Workshops will begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by the keynote at 11 a.m. and power lunch at 11:30. Workshops will resume at 1 p.m., with a raffle drawing at 2:30 p.m.

The full agenda is available online here.