Entrepreneurship
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Charlie Health Founder’s on Call 24/7, but She’s OK With That
Charlie Health was created by Haverford native Carter Barnhart to offer therapy to at-risk youth, she writes for Entrepreneur. The job means mixing her work and her life—she gets calls at breakfast, at the movies, on Saturday nights, but the tradeoff is worth it. “To say the work is rewarding is an understatement, since we’re…
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SCORE Webinars: Video Marketing Strategies That Generate Engagement and Leads
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is offering the following free webinar events in July. On Tuesday, July 12, at 1 p.m., learn how to use video marketing strategies to generate customer engagement and new business leads. With so many different types of cameras, audio equipment, and lighting kits, video marketing can be a complex medium…
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Juice Pod Expansion Is the Work of a Newtown Square Entrepreneur
Danielle Leonhardt of Newtown Square made a bold business move with her healthy foods and smoothies company Juice Pod, writes Maddy Vitale with Downbeach. When other businesses closed or shrunk during the pandemic, she expanded. New Juice Pods opened. “It was just that with the pandemic, everyone was focusing on their health,” Danielle said “We…
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Newtown Square Contracting Firm Eyes $100M Goal as It Takes on Big Projects
Tracey Mechanical Inc., a 50-year contracting company in Newtown Square,, has its name attached to some sizeable building and renovation projects in our region, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. They worked on the Philadelphia Museum of Art renovation, Lincoln Financial Field, 10 Rittenhouse, Arthaus on South Broad, projects at the University of Pennsylvania,…
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Ocean City Hotel Owner Drew Reilly With Delco Roots Remembered
Drew Reilly, owner of the Blue Water Inn, the Ocean Breeze Hotel and several other businesses in Ocean City, New Jersey, has died, writes Maddy Vitalie for OCNJ Daily. Originally from Delaware County, Mr. Reilly passed away July 3 at age 55. His longtime friend, Jody Levchuk, co-owner of Jilly’s Boardwalk and downtown shops, described…
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SCORE Webinar: Your Marketing Roadmap – Stop Selling and Start Educating
A free SCORE webinar is being offered today, July 7, at 1 p.m., Part 2 of the “Your Marketing Roadmap” workshop series. In today’s webinar, you will learn the effectiveness of educating customers instead of trying to “sell” to them. By educating your customer you’ll be guiding them to buy from you instead of trying…
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SCORE Award Winner: NecksLevel
Each year SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties recognizes owners and entrepreneurs that have demonstrated unique vision, innovation, and achievement in support of our local economy and small business community. This year, congratulations went to the five 2022 Small Business Achievement Award winners honored June 16 at a celebratory luncheon at the Concord Country Club. Find out…
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Pride Month Good to Beyond the Bell Tours in Post-Pandemic Times
The LGBTQ Philadelphia touring company “Beyond the Bell Tours” started by two Haverford College alum, has doubled its attendance since 2018 and its weekend Pride tours this month are sold out, writes Isabel Tehan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The travel route taken by a rainbow trolley takes guests through Philadelphia’s Gayborhood and features live music,…
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SCORE Award Winner: ASAP Lead Testing and Locksmith
Each year SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties recognizes owners and entrepreneurs that have demonstrated unique vision, innovation, and achievement in support of our local economy and small business community. This year, congratulations went to five 2022 Small Business Achievement Award winners honored June 16th at a celebratory luncheon at the Concord Country Club. Find out more…
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It’s B2B and Person to Person Again at Delco Chamber’s Expo
The “B2B Rally for Business Expo” was back in person Tuesday at the Drexelbrook Catering and Event Center in Drexel Hill. The event, hosted by the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, gave opportunities for networking and for local businesses to promote themselves, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. “We are so happy we…
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SCORE Award Winner: Beth Valitski in Chester Springs
Each year SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties recognizes owners and entrepreneurs that have demonstrated unique vision, innovation, and achievement in support of our local economy and small business community. This year, congratulations went to five 2022 Small Business Achievement Award winners honored June 16 at a celebratory luncheon at the Concord Country Club. Find out more…
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This Middletown Car Dealership Has Been Around for 100 Years
The family-owned car dealership Weathers Motors Inc. at 1187 W. Baltimore Pike in Middletown celebrated its 100th anniversary June 15, marking the year it opened in 1922, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Larry Weathers III is a third-generation owner. His great-grandfather, James Weathers, came from Ireland to Middletown, working for Wawa Dairies in…
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SCORE Award Winner: J. Howell Maritime in Aston
Each year SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties recognizes owners and entrepreneurs that have demonstrated unique vision, innovation, and achievement in support of the local economy and small business community. This year, congratulations went to five 2022 Small Business Achievement Award winners honored June 16 at a celebratory luncheon at the Concord Country Club. Find out more…
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2022 SCORE Awards Celebrate ‘Surviving and Thriving’
Thursday was a very special day at SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties when five award winners were recognized. Five small businesses were honored at the June 16 annual Small Business Achievements Awards luncheon at Concord Country Club in Glen Mills. SCORE is the nation’s largest network of volunteer business experts dedicated to helping small businesses…
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From Lawyer to Boutique Owner, Swarthmore Woman’s at Home in Arizona
Kym Stutzman hails from Swarthmore but the former family lawyer has found success in Surprise, Arizona with her own women’s boutique, reports the Sun City Independent. Just Be Youtiful helps people “realize that they are beautiful inside and out.” Stutzman was born and raised in Swarthmore but moved to Arizona in 2010. She has been a…
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9 Delaware County Firms Make List of Best Places to Work for 2022
Workers look for companies these days that match their values and culture, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal. Diversity, equity and inclusion, environmental responsibility and social causes are being integrated into company cultures to attract workers. Philadelphia Business Journal, partnering with Quantum Workplace, has identified 76 companies from across the region identified as Greater…
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Company’s THC Seltzer Adds to Growing Cannabis Beverage Industry
Landenberg-based Wynk, the most widely distributed cannabis seltzer in the U.S., is now available to medicinal patients in Oklahoma. The THC- and CBD-infused beverage is a disruptor in the alcohol market and is also available in New Mexico, Michigan, Arkansas, Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, and Ohio. Research suggests that, as the cannabis beverage industry continues…
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SCORE: Small Businesses Fight Back as Inflation Squeezes Profit
New survey data from SCORE, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping small businesses grow and thrive, shows most small business owners in America (62.7%) report lower profits than expected over the past six months due to declining sales and higher expenses as inflation pressures rise. SCORE’s Spring 2022 Megaphone of Main Street: Inflation & the…
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