Entrepreneurship
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FROM CHESCO: Malvern Resident, Former Baseball Player Details Cars in Convenient, Eco-Friendly Way
If Malvern resident Tony Coyne can detail a car as well as he can turn a double play, and his new business hits the ground running as swiftly as he used to leg out triples, the area’s streets will soon sparkle with more shiny vehicles than ever before. The 38-year-old native of Huntingtown, Md., and…
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SCORE Offers Small Business Educational Workshops for First Time in Delaware County
Chester and Delaware County SCORE will be offering, for the first time in Delaware County, “How to Start and Operate a Small Business” and “Business Planning – a Series of Four Workshops.” These workshops will be held at the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce at 1001 Baltimore Pike, Suite 9LL, in Springfield. How to Start…
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Delco Chamber of Commerce to Recognize Small Business Excellence at Awards Dinner
In Delaware County, small business is the heart and soul of our local economy. Delco has more than 50,000 small businesses with fewer than 500 employees. According to the Small Business Development Center of Pennsylvania, 75 percent are sole proprietors working on their own and 24 percent are businesses with fewer than 100 employees. Each…
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Seeds of Newtown Square Man’s Summer-Camp Empire Sown at The Haverford School
Newtown Square resident Michael Rouse credits his successful business headquartered in Bryn Mawr to a teen project and good mentors, writes Jane Von Bergen for Philadelphia Inquirer. Rouse is CEO of ESF, the company that operates 63 education and sports camps in 17 locations. He first got a taste for business in 1982 when his…
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Folcroft’s Scrub Daddy Remains Shark Tank’s Most Successful Product
It did not take Lori Greiner long to realize that she was looking at a winner when Scrub Daddy was first introduced on ABC’s Shark Tank, writes Elisabeth Brier for TechDay. The QVC queen was so impressed by the product that instead of the proposed investment of $100,000 for 10 percent equity, she offered Aaron…
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BumpOut Turns Up Volume for Upper Darby Entrepreneurs
A hot new motorized speaker that expands to amplify music from a smartphone is turning up the volume on Upper Darby’s entrepreneurship scene. BumpOut – made by Upper Darby’s Zac Pierce and Matt Chacko, along with Brian Zamrowski of Malvern – has churned out $60,000 of pre-order sales in its first two weeks, according to…
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Awards Keep Coming for Young Entrepreneur from Aston
Aston native Shreyas Parab, the 15-year-old CEO of NovelTie, is continuing to pile up the accolades by winning this year’s Congressional App Challenge for his district, writes Lian Parsons for Technical.ly Philly. The Congressional App Challenge gives high school students a chance to showcase their coding skills and encourage growth in STEM skills. Parab’s company…
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Region Flush with $6 Million for Digital Healthcare Startups
A big prize awaits the healthcare startups with the most promising cure to the industry’s future digital needs: a share of a new $6 million pie. The fund is the collaborative result of Philadelphia area leaders Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Independence Health Group, and Safeguard Scientifics, according to a PhillyVoice report by…
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SCORE Expands Presence in Delco Through Partnership with Council; Free Counseling Available to Small Businesses
The Edge Accelerator, an innovative small business incubator in Delaware County, was recently introduced by the Delaware County Council to advance small business opportunities in the county. Entrepreneurs and small business owners obtain free counseling and business education services at the Edge Accelerator. SCORE, an organization of highly skilled business volunteers and a Small Business…
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Couple from Springfield Designing ‘Everything That Captivates’ in Exton, Beyond
With a client portfolio that includes some of the most recognizable and diverse brands in the world, there’s no reason STUDIOetc in Uwchlan Township shouldn’t be a household name in its own industry and beyond. “I admit that sometimes I think clients hesitate to tell other companies about us because they want us to always…
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College Passion Takes New Life as Luxury Leather Company in Wayne
The passion to make something of value out of scraps never really left Mike Balitsaris. After a career of resurrecting run-down industrial buildings and channeling sand into oil and gas wells, his Wayne-based custom leather company Waltzing Matilda has finally come full circle too. Initially a creative passion that helped him earn spending money as…
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Glen Mills Resident Runs His Business Like He Runs Marathons
Kevin Nolan is ambitious. He’s driven. And he gets things done — in both his personal life and business. The 57-year-old from Glen Mills runs Nolan Painting, based in Havertown, just like he runs across the country. He now has finished a marathon in every one of the 50 states since getting his start in…
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Unstoppable Student at Delaware County Community College Wins Prestigious Business Competition
Newtown Square resident Colleen McCloskey, a student at Delaware County Community College, recently won another prestigious competition for her company, Elite Pureed Meals, which provides people with swallowing difficulties pureed meals that look, smell, and taste like the real thing. An evening student at the college for nearly a decade, McCloskey won first place at…
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WCU Business Idea Competition Winner from Newtown Square Triumphs at Regional Contest
West Chester University’s Dr. Edwin Cottrell Entrepreneurial Leadership Center has announced that the winner of its 2016 Annual Business Idea Competition, Elite Pureed Meals, won the Early Stage Fast Pitch Presentation last week at the Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic Angel Capital Expo. Elite Pureed Meals, founded by Colleen McCloskey, a Newtown Square resident, is an early-stage…
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Delaware County Council Launches New Program for Small Business Owners
Delaware County Council held a press conference yesterday to announce an innovative and exciting new program, named the Delaware County Edge Accelerator, for the county’s small business owners. Under the direction of the Council and the Delaware County Commerce Center, the county continues to implement the priorities of the Local Economic Development Strategy, which was…
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SCORE Meet-and-Greet Aims to Help Owners Grow Their Business
Business owners and those contemplating starting their own business are encouraged to attend a meet-and-greet on Thursday, Oct. 27 at the West Chester University Graduate Center from 5:30-7:30 PM. You’ll be introduced to key members of SCORE of Chester and Delaware County, West Chester University’s Center for Community Solutions and Continuing Professional Education Office, and…
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Springfield Bakery Welcomes Fall with Halloween-Inspired Cookies
Anyone looking for a sweet treat this fall will not be disappointed at Cookies by Diane, as the Springfield bakery is offering Halloween-inspired, freshly baked gourmet cookies throughout the season, writes Peg DeGrassa for Delaware County News Network. Decorated in Halloween black and orange, the store at 204 Ballymore Road is enchanting visitors with inviting…
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Broomall’s Grayson School One of Six Winners of Philadelphia Area’s Stellar StartUps Competition
Although there was no prize money or investors waiting for them in the winners’ circle, nearly 100 of the region’s early-stage companies entered this summer’s inaugural Stellar StartUps competition presented by the Philadelphia Media Network, writes Diane Mastrull for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Last week’s awards event at the new Pennovation Center in West Philadelphia was…
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