Business
Rewriting the Story of American Entrepreneurship
Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab director introduces a new playbook for funding and supporting small business owners in America — especially much-overlooked minorities
By Bruce KatzGirlbuild
Serial entrepreneur Monica Miraglilo brings women into what was once a man’s world: demolition, residential rehab, and serious construction. (And helps them look good, too.)
By Courtney DuCheneThe Better Business Builder
Philadelphia tech entrepreneur Chris Cera builds and runs software companies. But he also advocates for tax policies that allow small businesses to thrive, creates model work environments — and promises not to bail for the suburbs.
By Natalie PompilioLluna
A Philadelphia-born, Comcast-boosted app helps improve employees’ quality of life — and employers’ quality of work
By Courtney DuCheneKensington Corridor Trust
An innovative model for community-business development provides opportunity for current and new residents to thrive in a Philadelphia neighborhood experiencing both investment and crisis
By Christina GriffithSEPTA’s Success Story
The transit agency’s experiment with free Anywhere Passes for employees at three institutions has been a rousing success. Now, Philly 3.0’s engagement director says, it’s ready to go big
By Jon GeetingA Contrarian When it Counted
A retired Temple professor recalls the life of Pat Gillespie, one of Philly’s “most effective, courageous, decent, and yes, outrageous, leaders”
By Joe McLaughlinApp + Amex = Millions for Good
Keith Leaphart's Philanthropi has partnered with American Express to let 25,000 members round up their purchases to give to charity
By Courtney DuCheneThe Future of the Philadelphia Office
An event last week explored the ways companies balance worker and business needs — and how Center City can thrive in our new norm
By Lauren McCutcheonHow Not To Treat Young Professionals
A precocious young professional and scholar has a message for Philly employers: Equitable treatment for your youngest colleagues means giving them the respect — and pay — they deserve
By Jemille Q. Duncan