Topic: Entrepreneurs

21 Black-Owned Businesses That Do Good
Shops, cafés, pizza and water ice joints, beauty boutiques, bookstores, and even an auto mechanic whose Black owners are committed to making our city better
By Amber Burns
Art For Change: The Hospitality Creator
Next up in our series with Forman Arts Initiative, Shannon Maldonado left behind a fashion career working with the likes of Ralph Lauren and American Eagle to come home to launch her own South Philly brand, YOWIE
By Morgan Nitz
Future-Ready: How to Raise Your Business Like a Baby
A future of work expert knows from experience that launching a business is like raising a newborn
By Anne Gemmell
Food Waste? There’s An App For That.
Since 2014, Food Connect has tackled rampant food waste and hunger by solving the problem of logistics: connecting people in need of food with people who have excess
By Christina Griffith
Business for Good: Pound Cake
Camille Bell’s search for the perfect shade to “rock a red lip” prompted her to launch her own Philly-based lipstick brand tailored to every lip color. The first batch sold out in just 48 hours.
By Courtney DuChene
Generation Change Philly: The Startup Cheerleader
With her nonprofit Mom Your Business, Tanya T. Morris coaches Black and Brown female entrepreneurs to be the city’s next business leaders
By Jessica Blatt Press
Business for Good: Ctrl M Health
36 million Americans suffer from migraines, missing a total of 113 million work days a year—but only 4 percent receive specialist care. One local tech startup is on a mission to bring comprehensive relief to everyone
By Courtney DuChene
Growing the Prison-to-Business Pipeline
A financial advisor-turned-social work professor has launched a Penn course that teams up students with formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs to help them launch their businesses—and stay out of prison
By Christina Griffith