Topic: Small Business
Aequo Fund
The new program aims to take on the failings of the finance world by providing capital (and more) to promising minority and women developers
By Christine Speer LejeuneWhat’s Next for Latin-Owned Businesses?
Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab director on lessons learned from three U.S. cities about how minority-owned firms can come back stronger from Covid-19
By Bruce Katz, Victoria Orozco, Domenika Lynch and Colin HigginsRay’s Reusables
A Brewerytown resident’s pandemic-era business aims to limit plastic waste and bring sustainability to people where they live
By Courtney DuCheneGet Ready for the Biden Stimulus
The Democrats' control of the Senate means trillions of recovery dollars are coming. Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab director explains how cities should plan for the influx of cash.
By Bruce Katz, Colin HIggins, Andrew Petrisin and Michael SaadineCan Philly Perfect PPP?
Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab director and the Enterprise Center's Della Clark on organizing locally to save minority-owned businesses
By Bruce Katz Della Clark and Colin HigginsWhat Reopening Plan?
Citing “worldwide best practice,” the City has locked down indoor dining, gyms, youth sports and more across Philly—but, as the Broad + Liberty co-founder notes, it will not share what’s needed to reopen
By Albert Eisenberg and Spencer LandisAardvark Mobile Health
The Conshohocken-based business is fighting the spread of Covid-19 by meeting people where they are
By Courtney DuCheneIt’s the Capital, Stupid!
Della Clark, CEO of The Enterprise Center, has become the city’s chief evangelist for a recovery that invests in Black and brown entrepreneurs
By Larry PlattBig Ideas for Small Business
Drexel’s Nowak Metro Finance Lab director is out with a Marshall Plan-like report for saving small businesses and investing in equity for Black and Brown entrepreneurs
By Bruce Katz“Small Businesses Are The Engines of Inclusive Growth”
Drexel’s Metro Finance director talks with Charisse Conanan Johnson, of small business advisory firm and B Corp Next Street, about what companies need for post-Covid success
By Bruce Katz