Entrepreneurship
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West Chester-based Quix Labs Is Helping People Kick Their Nicotine Habit for Good
From early-stage startups navigating their first steps to more seasoned innovators building momentum, the Everything Begins With An Idea series explores the challenges, breakthroughs, and lessons learned that shape the entrepreneur’s journey. _______ When Zach Starr, founder and CEO of Quix Labs, began noticing how many people around him were struggling with vaping and smoking addiction, he…
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Joey Merlino on His Cheesesteak Venture and Why Every Mafia Movie Missed Mark
Joey Merlino, who spent much of his life in and out of prison and survived multiple assassination attempts, is now focusing on his latest venture, a cheesesteak shop called Skinny Joey’s, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. The line to this new addition to Philadelphia’s cheesesteak scene sometimes stretches for two hours, but Merlino insists…
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She Didn’t Go to New York or Silicon Valley. She Built Her Fintech Startup in Philadelphia
Mical Jeanlys-White didn’t head to New York or Silicon Valley when she was ready to launch her fintech startup. She chose Philadelphia. A former managing director at JPMorgan Chase, Jeanlys-White founded WealthMore in 2022 with a straightforward mission to put wealth-building tools within reach of everyday consumers, particularly women and communities of color who have…
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Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia Celebrates 25 Years of Local Impact
The Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia marked its 25th anniversary with a celebration on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Hosted fittingly at Reading Terminal Market, the event gathered SBN leadership, business leaders, elected officials, community leaders, and longtime partners to honor the organization’s quarter-century of impact. Beyond that, it served as an opportunity to look…
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Meet the West Philly Native and Founder of Atlanta-Based Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks
Derrick Hayes, the West Philadelphia native and founder of Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks has been a serial entrepreneur even as a child, so his success on the multimillion-dollar chain is not much of a shock, writes Emma Burleigh for Fortune. As a kid growing up in Philadelphia, Hayes sold bean pies, newspapers, shoveled snow, and juggled…
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From Underground Dinner Parties to a Michelin Star: The Rise of Philadelphia Chef Amanda Shulman
There was a period when some of the most exciting food in Philadelphia wasn’t being served in any restaurant. It was being served by a college student who hadn’t opened one yet. As a University of Pennsylvania student, Amanda Shulman was quietly hosting underground dinner parties, building a following one meal at a time, writes…
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West Chester’s Bam Margera is Sober, Back on the Board, and Launching a Cannabis Brand
West Chester native Bam Margera is back on the board, sober, and building something new alongside his wife Dannii, writes Aron Vaughan for Cannabis & Tech Today. Known worldwide for his roles in Jackass and Viva La Bam, Margera once had a doctor tell him his legs were “dry rotted rubber bands” from years of…
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Everything Begins With an Idea: Matt Canning Is Rethinking Productivity for the Way People Actually Work
From early-stage startups navigating their first steps to more seasoned innovators building momentum, Everything Begins With An Idea explores the challenges, breakthroughs, and lessons learned that shape the entrepreneur’s journey. _______ Every business starts the same way. With a problem that refuses to go away. For Matt Canning, that problem was personal. His daughter has ADHD. Watching…
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Wynnewood’s Rosemary Connors Trades TV Career for Booming Business
For Wynnewood native Rosemary Connors, a successful career in television was just the beginning, writes Eileen Smith Dallabrida for Main Line Today. After 15 years as an Emmy-winning journalist with NBC 10 Philadelphia, Connors stepped away from the anchor desk in late 2024 to launch a new venture in an entirely different field. Just months…
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She Starts Every Morning Caring for Her Mom. Then She Goes Off to Run Philly’s Most Ambitious Restaurant Group
As founder of the High Street Hospitality Group, Ellen Yin is one of the busiest women in Philadelphia’s food industry, writes Chloé Pantazi-Wolber for Philadelphia Magazine. The James Beard Award-winning restaurateur maintains a schedule filled with meetings, business dinners, and networking events that frequently run late into the evening. This is unsurprising, as she manages…
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Conshohocken’s ZeroEyes Expands Beyond Gun Detection Technology
Conshohocken AI security company ZeroEyes announced a major expansion of its reach as demand for more advanced security solutions grows. ZeroEyes is broadening its platform beyond firearm detection, introducing new capabilities designed to enhance safety across a range of environments. The company, known for its AI-powered gun detection software, is now rolling out features such…
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This Black-Owned Cafe in Germantown Promotes Sustainability and Community
Philadelphia entrepreneur Blew Kind is all about building community and that commitment can be seen in all of her business endeavors, writes Jasmine Joseph for Green Philly. Her latest business, d’griot in Germantown, is an expansion of her previous cafe Franny Lou’s Porch in East Kensington. Whereas Franny Lou’s Porch developed into a gathering space…
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Everything Begins With An Idea: myNextory Helps Employees Take Control of Their Career
From early-stage startups navigating their first steps to more seasoned innovators building momentum, Everything Begins With An Idea explores the challenges, breakthroughs, and lessons learned that shape the entrepreneur’s journey. ______ Startups rise or fall on one thing. They solve a real problem or they do not. myNextory is built around a problem many companies…
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Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Expands Programs, Opportunities for Latino Businesses
It has now been a decade since Jennifer Rodriguez began serving as president and CEO of the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Over the past decade, she has led the organization through growth, change, and challenges. However, the focus has remained the same: expanding opportunities for the region’s Latino-owned businesses. As we are facing…
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Chestnut Hill Sees Influx of Black Residents and Black-owned Businesses in Recent Years
Over the last few years, Chestnut Hill has seen an influx of Black residents and Black-owned businesses that have helped breathe new life into the historically affluent, and now evolving and increasingly diverse neighborhood, writes Earl Hopkins for The Philadelphia Inquirer. While 70 percent of Chestnut Hill residents are white, the Black population has seen…
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Thinking About Buying a Business? Free Chester County Seminar Explains the Process
Interest in buying and growing an existing business increased during the past decade. Several forces drive this shift. First, many small business owners are nearing retirement. Across the United States, a massive ownership transition is underway. Over the next 10 to 15 years, hundreds of thousands, and likely millions, of profitable local companies will need…
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Two Cofounders From Montgomery County Rank Among World’s Wealthiest
Two Montgomery County businessmen have landed on the Forbes 2026 World’s Billionaires List with a combined fortune of around $84 billion, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Bala Cynwyd-based Susquehanna International Group co-founder and CEO Jeffrey Yass ranks as the 28th richest person globally and the wealthiest in the Philadelphia region. A regular…
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Support Woman-Owned Small Businesses in Chester County
March is Women’s History Month, which means its time celebrate every woman in your life. Women help keep the world going round with their leadership, love, and ability to stand on business — or start a business. There are dozens of women-owned businesses in the Philadelphia region, all ranging in different industries where they have…
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