Topic: Small Business
Aardvark Mobile Health
The Conshohocken-based business is fighting the spread of Covid-19 by meeting people where they are
By Courtney DuChene
It’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 Platt
Big 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
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
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
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
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
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