Entrepreneurship
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1Philadelphia Launches Incline Fund to Help Local Founders, Technologists Expand Their Reach
1Philadelphia has launched the Incline Fund to support local founders and technologists in expanding their reach at national conferences and events, writes Sarah Huffman for Technical.ly. These founders are building on the region’s existing tech reputation, including the city’s recent ranking among the top 25 markets for tech talent in CBRE’s annual Scoring Tech Talent…
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Nottingham-Based Herr Foods Names New CEO, Passing Leadership to Third-Generation
Herr Foods, a family-owned company based in Nottingham, has officially passed the reins to the third generation by appointing Troy Gunden as CEO, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Gunden, a third-generation Herr family member, previously the Chester County chip maker’s president, stepped into his new role on Sept. 1, taking over from…
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Aunt Orphia’s in Philadelphia, Known For Its Pound Cakes, Earns 2025 Family-Owned Business Award
Aunt Orphia’s Delicious Homemade Pound Cake Co., is one of three Philadelphia companies to earn a 2025 Family-Owned Business Award, writes Lindsey Nolen for the Philadelphia Business Journal. One day, Orphialasertrella Adams-Taylor purchased a pound cake from a food truck outside a local college campus. Upon realizing that it wasn’t a great pound cake, she…
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Bryn Mawr’s Michael Rubin is Everyone’s Favorite Billionaire
Bryn Mawr’s Michael Rubin might not be a household name, but the billionaire behind Fanatics is one of the most influential figures in sports, writes William Cohan for Town & Country. His company, Fanatics, is valued at more than $35 billion, and powers everything from sports jerseys and collectibles to online betting. Now, Rubin has…
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For Penn Engineering Vice Dean Vanessa Chan, Selling Skills is Just As Vital As Innovation
Vanessa Chan, vice dean of Penn Engineering, believes that proper and well-developed sales skills are essential in ensuring an innovation can be launched effectively, writes Sarah Huffman for Technical.ly. Chan noted that, despite popular belief, Thomas Edison did not invent the lightbulb, but he is remembered for it because he figured out how to bring…
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Royalties of Essence Offers Holistic, Plant-Based Alternative in Black Haircare Space
Ciera Solomon-Mouzon, a Northeast Philadelphia cosmetologist and 19-year civic employee for Pennsylvania Veterans Affairs, founded Royalties of Essence to provide a Black haircare alternative that is built on holistic routines and plant-based formulas, writes Holly Quinn for Technical.ly. When it comes to her brand, Solomon-Mouzon refuses to follow the bottled hype trend, which relies on…
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Application Deadline for DelVal’s Spark Bowl Competition Coming Soon
The application deadline for Spark Bowl — a Shark Tank-style competition hosted by Delaware Valley University, the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce, and Startup Bucks — is Sept. 5. Finalists will pitch their ideas and compete for monetary prizes on Nov. 20 in DelVal’s Life Sciences Building Auditorium. As part of DelVal’s experiential learning program,…
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Philadelphia Leadership: Marc Kramer, Serial Entrepreneur and Senior Lecturer of Entrepreneurship at VinUniversity
Coatesville native Marc Kramer, serial entrepreneur, teacher, and TEDx speaker, spoke with PHILADELPHIA Today about growing up in the steel mill town of Coatesville, making $5,000 a year as a bookie in middle school, and struggling with his grades. After watching his father face bankruptcy in the 1970s, he resolved to work as hard as…
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Philadelphia Delivery Platform to Make East Coast Tour, Supporting Black-Owned Restaurants
Black and Mobile, the Philadelphia-headquartered food delivery startup, is set to make an East Coast tour with the mission of supporting Black-owned restaurants throughout the country, writes Katie Malone for Technical.ly. Black and Mobile founder David Cabello said the goal after the 60-city tour is to reach between $185,000 to $225,000 in annual recurring revenue…
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Philadelphia Company Creates Custom Bears to Comfort Patients Facing Emotional Struggles
Moved by his personal experiences, lifelong Philadelphia native Eric Wyatt founded Burden the Bear to remind those facing grief, illness, or isolation that they are not alone, writes Holly Quinn for Technical.ly. Wyatt, whose life was upended by a near-fatal car accident a decade ago that left him unable to continue working in construction, often…
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Second Annual Katika Festival Highlights Philly’s Black-Owned Businesses
This past weekend marked the return of the Katika Festival in University City, writes Beccah Hendrickson for 6abc. Launched in 2024, the Katika Festival helps to promote and celebrate small, Black-owned businesses. At the festival, many of the region’s small Black-owned businesses are given a place to sell and connect with other vendors. “The festival…
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Coatesville Billionaire Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, Campbell Soup Heiress, Dies at 75
Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, a Coatesville resident and the billionaire lead shareholder of Campbell Soup, died on June 16 at the age of 75, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Malone, who also maintained a residence in Florida, was Campbell Soup’s longest-serving board member, with a tenure of 35 years. She regularly appeared…
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Bryn Mawr’s Michael Rubin Built Fanatics into a Billion-Dollar Sports Brand
Michael Rubin may rub shoulders with celebrities and pro athletes, but his true obsession is with Fanatics, the global sports platform he’s spent more than a decade building. He spoke with Rich Kleiman of Yahoo! Sports about the historic rise of the enterprise. The Bryn Mawr native has transformed what began as an e-commerce spin-off…
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Little-Known Grant Program in Philadelphia Fueling Small Business Growth
Philadelphia’s Business Lending Network Incentive Grant Program is helping fuel small business growth across the city, although few people know it exists, writes Sarah Huffman for Technical.ly. The money comes from a partnership between the city and a network of lenders, and the program relies on participating financial institutions to inform their clients about it.…
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Philadelphia Makes Significant Jump in Ranking of World’s Top Startup Ecosystems, Now Top 15
Philadelphia now ranks among the top 15 startup ecosystems in the world, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The city jumped up 12 spots from last year’s rankings of the top 40 regions for startups, which was analyzed and compiled by Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network. Philadelphia is now ranked at…
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DelVal’s Sixth Annual Spark Bowl Returns to Support Local Entrepreneurs, Nonprofits
Delaware Valley University, the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce, and Startup Bucks will host the sixth annual Spark Bowl Competition on Nov. 20 in DelVal’s Life Sciences Building auditorium. Spark Bowl is a Shark Tank-style competition that encourages entrepreneurs, innovative businesses, and nonprofits to address social, consumer, and business-oriented challenges in and around Bucks County.…
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Philly Immigrant Business Owners Powering Through Tariff, Deportation Concerns
Immigrant-owned small businesses are an integral part of Philadelphia’s economy; however, tariffs and deportation threats are adding a wrinkle to their abilities to survive, let alone thrive, writes Christian Salazar for The Philadelphia Citizen. Many immigrant businesses specialize in products imported from their native countries. Therefore, the tariffs being imposed by the Trump administration is…
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Pennsylvania Woman, Entrepreneur Seeking to Trademark the Tush Push
Deanna Slamans, a graphic designer and serial e-commerce entrepreneur based out of Hershey, Pennsylvania, is seeking to trademark the “tush push,” write Daniel Libit and Michael McCann for Sportico. She initially filed her application in November 2023, just weeks before the Philadelphia Eagles submitted their trademark application. Earlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark…
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