Philadelphia Mayor Sherrell L. Parker recently issued an executive order outlining the city's efforts to create a business-friendly government, and as a business owner myself, this is welcome and refreshing.
This special edition of Business Corner focuses on this effort to make it easier to start and grow a business in Philadelphia.
Monday, April 15Parker is Presidential Order to Reopen PHL OperationsIn Official Press Release“From day one in office, I have committed to strategic interventions to address economic disparities, promote business activity, and build an equitable economy that fully harnesses the talents and potential of Philadelphians across our region,” explained Parker. “The PHL Open for Business Initiative is a key pillar in delivering on that promise, and progress is ongoing.”
In this column, for a long time, marketing, Sales promotion activities,and Pricing Strategy It makes for a profitable business.
But there are many other hurdles to starting a business in this city.
For example, many food-related businesses have to go through a number of permits, inspections and other hoops to open their doors. As one restaurant owner put it: CBS Philadelphia There are 26 steps to take to open and operate a business.
This is simply unacceptable today. Common sense, cooperation, and technology should lead us down a different path.
This Executive Order will move us in the right direction. The PHL Open for Business Executive Order seeks to put an end to all of this by reconsidering the need for overlapping regulations and permits.
What does the program include?
The goal of the program is to streamline the licensing and inspection process by eliminating time-consuming delays and eliminating outdated regulations.
This effort will make business owners’ lives easier by creating a central source of information for those who have questions or are seeking clarification about regulations that apply to their business.
This has the effect of freeing business owners up to focus on growing their business, freeing them from the administrative burdens that distract them from that focus.
This initiative will bring these agencies together in one place to confer, rather than spending hours on licensing and inspections and then heading to the health department.
Every three months, the project leader will lead an ongoing process to prioritize a set of regulatory procedures and business services for improvement. This will include working with businesses, business organisations and frontline City staff to consider the following factors:
- Importance to businesses
- Public health and safety impacts
- Equity in current service delivery
- Resource Allocation
- Positive ripple effects
Additionally, the Business Services Office has been renamed the Mayor's Business Action Team, which will review licenses, permits and other obstacles business owners may face.
Combined with other steps my Administration has taken, such as hiring Alba Martinez as Secretary of Commerce, we are on a path to success.
For the first time in recent years, we seem to have a mayor who is interested in helping businesses grow their bottom line, not waste their time.
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