Entrepreneurship
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SCORE: Get Certified as a Minority-Owned Business
May is National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month recognizing the culture, traditions, and history of this minority community. SCORE is dedicated to helping AAPI entrepreneurs achieve their business goals. Today, one in 10 American businesses are owned by Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders. Highly reliant on self and community, their work ethic…
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How to Create ‘Killer Content’ for Social Media and Other April SCORE Webinars
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is hosting these free webinars and live events in April. On Tuesday, April 26, learn how to “create killer content for social media and your website.” The free webinar, from 10 to 11 a.m., will be presented by Judith Lee, a Certified SCORE Presenter who provides SCORE seminars at libraries…
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Learn How to Start a Business, and Have Google Help People Find It at These 2 SCORE Webinars
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is hosting 2 free webinars on Tuesday, April 19, that will show you how to start your own business and how to use Google Maps and Searches so people can find you. “Grow With Google: Get Your Local Business on Google Search and Maps” takes place 2 to 3 p.m.…
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Delco’s Mary Lopez Leaves Retirement to Start Construction Company
Mary Lopez raised a family and built a career in insurance. Now, post-retirement, this Delaware County woman is the owner of a construction company, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc.com Lopez created Anson Construction LLC in 2017, named after her hard-working father. She previously worked for State Farm Insurance for 42 years before retiring. “I was…
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Ribbon-cutting ceremony heralds opening of Brandywine LaunchBox in Lansdowne
The Brandywine LaunchBox, an innovation space for entrepreneurs and innovators, opened with a ribbon-cutting and dedication March 18 in Lansdowne. Several dozen community leaders, elected officials and business owners joined Penn State President Eric J. Barron and Penn State Brandywine Chancellor Marilyn J. Wells at the ceremony. The Brandywine LaunchBox is located at 18 N.…
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SCORE: Having Your Best Sales Year and Other Free Webinars in March
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties continues to offer free webinars and live events to help small businesses. The following webinars and events are available in March. : HAVE YOUR BEST SALES YEAR EVER: How to Avoid Unpaid Consulting March 22 10 AM – 11 AM ET | Online Closing a sale is a skill that…
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You’re Invited to the Most Useful Marketing Presentation You’ll Ever Attend
SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties invites you to “The Most Useful Marketing Presentation You’ll Ever Attend.” With all things “digital” these days, join this hands-on workshop Friday, March 25, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the West Chester University Foundation, 202 Carter Drive in West Chester. You’ll quickly get up-to-speed on Brand strategy and its…
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Delco Chamber Honors Best of 2022 at Small Business Awards Luncheon
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce presents the 2022 Small Business Awards Luncheon Friday, April 8, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Drexelbrook Catering and Event Center, 4700 Drexelbrook Drive in Drexel Hill. Keynote Speaker is Bryan Quigley, owner of Stateside Vodka in Philadelphia. Enjoy a signature Stateside Cocktail while he tells the origin…
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Register Now for the Most Useful Marketing Presentation You’ll Ever Attend
SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties invites you to “The Most Useful Marketing Presentation You’ll Ever Attend.” With all things “digital” these days, join this hands-on workshop Friday, March 25, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the West Chester University Foundation, 202 Carter Drive in West Chester. You’ll quickly get up-to-speed on Brand strategy and its…
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Be Sure to Attend This Most Useful Marketing Presentation
Get ready for The Most Useful Marketing Presentation You’ll Ever Attend. SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties invites small business owners and anyone interested in marketing to attend a special conference Friday, March 25, 830 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the West Chester University Foundation, 202 Carter Drive in West Chester. With so many marketing options…
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SCORE Celebrates Black-Owned Small Businesses
During the month of February, SCORE is celebrating and honoring the achievements of Black-owned small businesses as COVID-19 challenges continue. Since the beginning of the pandemic, across the US, 19,381 Black-owned businesses reached out to SCORE as part of the new, post-pandemic entrepreneurship boom. Thirty-one percent of SCORE’s client services in 2021 supported Black entrepreneurs,…
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Charisse McGill’s Collaboration with Doylestown Brewing Company Vaults Her to Becoming Pa.’s First Black Female Signature Beer Owner
Aldan native Charisse McGill — whose French Toast snack, when infused into beer from Doylestown Brewing Company, became a huge hit — continues to see her career bubble to new heights. Thanks to her business agility and vision, she is now recognized as the first black female signature beer owner in Pa. Emily Kovach fermented…
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SCORE Helps Small Businesses with Web, Social Media Content
Keys to a Successful Black Owned Business Startup On Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 1 p.m., join this live webinar to learn how to bring success to new businesses in the Black community. If you’re an entrepreneur with a good idea, learn how to plan your start-up business and succeed in your industry. Get SCORE tips…
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SCORE Series of Webinars Allows You to ‘Grow With Google’
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties continues to offer free webinars, led by presenter Randi Penfil, to help you use Google tools to promote and organize your business. Randi Penfil is a speaker for the Grow With Google partner program and has more than 20 years of experience helping small businesses and nonprofits improve their digital…
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Classroom Culinarians: Philadelphia Principals Open Dream Restaurant Together in Elkins Park
After long dreaming about owning their own restaurant together, this past December Dr. Maya Johnstone and Dr. Kala Johnstone opened FoodChasers Kitchen in Elkins Park where they’re finally serving up the menu they’ve been dreaming of. “From the moment our doors opened, we’ve been hamsters on a wheel but it has truly been a blessing,”…
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Simply Good Jars Sees 1,200% Sales Jump. Now What? How About a Spot at Wawa?
Everything’s looking up for Simply Good Jars, the Philadelphia startup that offers pre-made salads. Ever since they appeared in March on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank”, sales have grown a whopping 1,200%, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. Now they’re testing their product in select Wawa stores, 30 of them, actually, in Pennsylvania, New Jersey,…
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WCU’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Center Seeks ‘Big Ideas’ for 2022 Business Idea Competition
Now celebrating its 10th year, the annual Business Idea Competition (BIC) at West Chester University’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Center welcomes all those who have business-startup dreams and big ideas to compete for $11,500 in prize money in the 2022 contest. Ideas that have not yet been commercialized and can be used as the foundation for a…
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Dino Don in Media Doing Well After Shark Tank Investor Signed On
The Media-based robotic dinosaur company, Dino Don, has benefited from its May Season 12 finale appearance on ABC’s Shark Tank, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. Don Lessem founded Dino Don in 2019 and has created about 230 robotic dinosaurs so far. He only convinced one investor on the show, entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks…
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