Business for Good

Girls Auto Clinic

Patrice Banks has plans for another car repair shop, post-Covid. First, though, she’s launched a program aimed at getting more women of color into the car repair biz.

By Courtney DuChene
The Virus and The City

A Small Business Reading List

As companies struggle to survive due to Covid-19, Drexel’s Metro Finance director offers a quick guide to how urban businesses can thrive

By Bruce Katz and Ben Preis

The Possibilities of “If”

Meegan Denenberg and Tayyib Smith’s new incubator, co-working and networking space aims to boost Black businesses in Philly

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
The Virus and the City

Next Steps

Could help be on the way for Main Street businesses? Here, a rundown of the relief bills and programs that, if Congress acts, might just help

By Bruce Katz, Beth Bafford, Jamie Rubin, Michael Saadine and Colin Higgins
Guest Commentary

Raising Hope

Co-founders of a volunteer program offering small businesses grants find inspiration in the resilience and creativity of local entrepreneurs

By Jeff Bartos and Richard G. Phillips
Business For Good

Lilu

As a Latinx woman in tech, Adriana C. Vázquez has faced uphill odds in transforming the $1.4 billion breast pump market. The Philly startup she co-founded just might do it anyway.

By Jessica Blatt Press
The Virus and the City

Now is a Great Time to Start a Business

A federal self-employment fund used by five states—but shut down by Pennsylvania—can help would-be entrepreneurs make a go of it. How about it, Congress?

By Bruce Katz, Christopher Gergen, Nic Gunkel and Victor Hwang
The Virus and the City

Who Holds The Key To Equity?

The pandemic has revealed stark racial economic disparity. Incentivizing big business to hire minority-owned companies as vendors may narrow the gap

By Bruce Katz, Aiyah Josiah-Faeduwor and Avery Harmon
The Virus and the City

How To Grow Black Businesses

Post-Covid economic recovery requires providing opportunities for Black businesses to thrive. Drexel’s Metro Finance Director lays out a plan to do that

By Bruce Katz, Kevin Gillen, Ben Preis and Sharon Velasquez
The Virus and the City

What We Know About Black Businesses

Black-owned companies were struggling even before the pandemic. Armed with new data, Drexel’s Metro Finance Director offers a post-Covid game plan

By Bruce Katz, Kevin Gillen, Ben Preis and Victoria Orozco