Topic: Entrepreneurs

Guest Commentary: How To Fund Your Startup
The federal government is providing more capital to startups than ever before: here’s how Philly entrepreneurs can take advantage
By Heath Naquin
Generation Change Philly: The Urban Farmer
An irrepressible leader of today’s urban farming movement in Philadelphia, Christa Barfield builds individual and community health from the ground up
By Christina Griffith
Business for Good: Brightly
The immigrant-owned cleaning service co-operative, opening in Philly next spring, offers workers a pathway to the American middle class
By Courtney DuChene
20 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