Entrepreneurship
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Bucks County “Points Guy” Advises Millions on Flying Economically without Flying Economy
The travel career of Bucks County’s Brian Kelly, a.k.a. The Points Guy, has seen a rapid takeoff, reports The New York Times. Kelly’s savvy at maximizing credit-card airline miles (“points”) has taken him from his roots in Solebury Township to the four corners of the world. As a 13-year-old, Kelly’s businessman father — recipient of numerous frequent flyer miles — tossed him a stack of airline…
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Free SCORE Webinars Today, Thursday Offer Marketing Tips, Stimulus Relief Updates
Reach More E-Commerce Customers With Expert Online Marketing Tips Today, March 2, at 1 p.m., SCORE is offering a free webinar that will give you marketing tips to help you reach more E-Commerce customers. This webinar, at 1 p.m., is presented by Jason Blickhan, Sales Director of Field Sales for FedEx Services. From your website…
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Join SBA’s Emerging Leaders Initiative Recruitment and Information Webinar March 4
This recruitment/information webinar March 4, from 1 to 2 p.m., will show you all you need to know about the Small Business Administration’s Emerging Leaders program, designed to assist small business owners in growing their business, creating jobs, and strengthening their communities. The program shows small business owners ways to accelerate growth, explore financing, diversify…
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SCORE: Leanstack Canvas Is an Efficient and Easier Way to Lay Out a Business Plan
On Thursday, Feb. 25, take this free webinar to learn how to create a “Leanstack Canvas – Business Plan on a Page.” This webinar, 11 a.m. to noon, is hosted by John Hess, a SCORE mentor volunteer and a professor at West Chester University where he teaches finance and entrepreneurship. Leanstack Canvas is…
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High School Friends From Delco Now Own a Philadelphia Coffeeshop
Two lifelong friends who went to high school together in Delaware County have opened Rowhome Coffee in Philadelphia, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. The café was recently opened at 26th and Pine Street by Hugh Moretta and Eli Shaika. Morretta has 10 years of experience in the coffee industry and came in second…
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Quakertown Six-Year-Old Takes Selling of Girl Scout Cookies Amid a Pandemic to Next Level
While all Girl Scouts have had to change their strategy for selling cookies during the pandemic, one six-year-old Quakertown girl brought it to a whole new level, writes AliciaVitarelli for 6abc. Kenzie Keefe—with the help of her parents—took the famous cookies on the road. The family created a cookie truck, which they parked in front…
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Chester Black-Owned Businesses Eligible for Comcast Grant Via RISE Fund
Comcast is awarding 100 grants of $10,000 each to businesses owned by Blacks, Indigenous and People of Color, writes Michelle Caffrey for Philadelphia Business Journal. The grants are open to businesses in Chester and Philadelphia that have been hit hard by the pandemic. The $1 million is part of the new Comcast RISE Investment Fund.…
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QVC Small Business Spotlight Initiative: Apply by Feb. 26
Qurate Retail Group and the National Retail Federation Foundation are teaming up once again to offer the Small Business Spotlight Initiative program in 2021. The program showcases the exceptional stories and resilience of small businesses across the country using QVC, HSN and Zulily’s on-air and/or digital and social platforms. Select business owners will once again…
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WCU’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Center Seeks ‘Big Ideas’ for 2021 Business Idea Competition
The 2021 Business Idea Competition at West Chester University is now open, with $11,500 in prize money being awarded at this year’s competition. Let your big idea become a business reality by winning this competition and jumpstarting your business. Sponsored by the Dr. Edwin Cottrell Entrepreneurial Leadership Center, the Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic, and Greater West…
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Social Media: For Small Businesses, It’s Personal
Once upon a time, customer relationships could only be developed face-to-face. Now, with social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and others, businesses and organizations of all sizes are finding other extremely effective ways to build rapport, connections and trust – digitally, according to SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties. Every communications channel you…
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SCORE Brings 2 More Webinars in February Focusing on Social Media Promotion for Business
Social Learning: Get Started with Facebook Promotions On Tuesday, Feb. 2, take this free webinar from SCORE on “Social Learning: Get Started With Facebook Promotions.” This webinar, 2 to 3 p.m., is hosted by Judith Lee, a SCORE workshop presenter. This group discussion is aimed at answering questions for those new to Facebook advertising and…
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Webinars Look at the Latest Economic Aid for Small Businesses and Nonprofits
The Small Business Administration is rolling out its new Disaster Relief Program. Find out how it can impact your business through this free webinar, offered Tuesday, Jan. 26, 4 to 5 p.m., and Thursday, Jan. 28, noon to 1 p.m. Join the Eastern PA Small Business Administration (SBA) staff to learn about the latest Economic…
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Young Entrepreneur in Prospect Park Does Some Food Network Baking
The owner of Blessed Baker in Prospect Park turns out a pretty good pound cake in between cheerleading and gymnastics, playing piano, and going to school. Not bad for an 11-year-old, reports Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc.com. Now sixth-grader Cydney Cain is demonstrating her baking talents, and representing Delaware County, on the latest season of the…
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Local Woman Invents StressGrip, a Device to Help Turn Stress into Your Friend
West Chester-based entrepreneur Lauren Richards made an interesting discovery during the COVID-19 pandemic. After reading Dr. Kelly McGonigal’s book The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It, Richards realized that she could turn her own stress energy into productive energy. Richards, the inventor behind the LaborGrip,…
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Scrub Daddy CEO Riding High as Folcroft Company Expands
CEO Aaron Krause has major expectations should he sell his company, Scrub Daddy, to a competitor, writes Kennedy Rose for Philadelphia Business Journal. A typical sale offer would sell a company for three to five times earnings. A tech company might be worth 10 times earnings. Krause would sell for more than 20 times Scrub…
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SCORE: Volunteer and Make a Difference
In times of uncertainty, when everything around us feels unsteady, volunteering is said to be good not just for the community being served but for those who give back! How can that be, especially in a topsy-turvy year like 2020? According to Forbes, volunteering can help improve your daily life and: Decrease anxiety by spending…
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SCORE Chester & Delaware County Co-hosts Women’s Entrepreneur Virtual Conference Nov. 17
SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties co-hosts “Challenge 2020: Stay the Course and Seize the Opportunities,” the annual West Chester University Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference. This year’s conference will be a virtual event Nov. 17, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., presented by BB&T Bank, now Truist. It will include national speakers, breakout sessions, an exhibit hall and…
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Learn the Right Way to Launch an E Commerce Store and Take a Business Smart Workshop This Week
SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties is offering two free webinars Wednesday and Thursday. Launching Your eCommerce Store the Right Way On Wednesday, Nov. 11, you are invited to the webinar, “Launching Your eCommerce Store the Right Way.” The webinar, 10 to 11:30 a.m., will be hosted by Joshua Irons, CEO of River Avenue Digital. The…
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