Topic: Entrepreneurs

Neighborhood Renewal By Residents, For Residents
Jumpstart Germantown has helped more than 3,000 Philadelphians become developers of affordably-priced housing. Could this local model work for the entire country’s housing crisis?
By Courtney DuChene
Lifetime Achievement Judith M. von Seldeneck
The entrepreneur who runs the largest women-owned search firm in the world is the kind of civic leader Philadelphia has always needed
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Black Girl Ventures
Calling all Black and Brown women entrepreneurs! On November 1, for the second time this fall, a traveling Shark Tank-like competition coming to Philly with cash, prizes and boundless enthusiasm
By Navya Nair
Sammy Grossman
An entrepreneurial 18-year-old from Center City launches Project Spread Smiles, a line of limited edition t-shirts, hoodies and trucker hats that promote mental health and public happiness
By Lauren McCutcheon
Mom Your Business
Tanya Morris’s incubator for women entrepreneurs is thriving in its new brick-and-mortar home — for now
By Raymond Jones and Lauren McCutcheon
Could Philly Become a City of Eds, Meds, Beds and … Gaming?
City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas and a local video game entrepreneur have teamed up on Philadelphia's second annual PHL Gaming Conference and Expo, an event The Citizen Recommends
By Christina Griffith
Show Me The Money!
The newest episode of our How to Really Run a City podcast finds the mayors exploring the power of investing in Black and Brown entrepreneurs with evangelist for inclusive growth Della Clark and Michele Lawrence of JP Morgan Chase
By Larry Platt
Della Clark’s “Show Me The Money” Crusade
The city’s apostle of Black and Brown entrepreneurship was joined by Mayor Parker and Patti LaBelle to kick off a 22-city tour highlighting her message of equitable economic empowerment. The Citizen will report the lessons learned from every stop.
By Larry Platt
Babe on 52nd Street
Ted Hall opened his women’s boutique in 1972. Today, a legendary chef and photographer honors one of the last Black-owned businesses on the Strip
By Reuben Harley
Growing Money Smarts
GROW Academy, started by a local financial planner, is helping entrepreneurial teens manage their money and launch the careers they dream about
By Courtney DuChene