Entrepreneurship
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Phoenixville Entrepreneur Invents Creative Solution for Baby Bottle Refusal
Phoenixville entrepreneur Julianne Gardner has a solution for baby bottle refusal with her unique invention, writes Nydia Han for 6abc. Gardner invented Bottimals, an attachment for baby bottles designed to help newborns transition to bottle feeding. The attachment, called the Bottle-Lovey, uses a scented insertable pad to comfort the baby and help them drink easier.…
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Montco Dominates List of Greater Philadelphia’s Fastest-Growing Companies in 2025 with 15 Entries
Fifteen Montgomery County companies earned a spot on the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2025 list of Greater Philadelphia’s fastest-growing companies based on average two-year revenue growth, according to a staff report from the Philadelphia Business Journal. To qualify for the list, the companies needed to have a minimum revenue of $750,000 in 2022 – the first…
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Langhorne Entrepreneur Boosts Lawn Maintenance Services with New Equipment
RD’s Total Lawn in Langhorne recently supercharged maintenance services by adding a complementary GT30 riding aerator, writes Scott Hollister for Landscape Management. Ryan Dittes founded the company eight years ago as a passion project while working full-time for a local Coca-Cola distributor. As his business grew, he left his job in the soda industry a…
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Thirty-One Montgomery County Companies Featured On Inc. 5000 List Of Fastest-Growing Private Firms
Thirty-One Montgomery County companies are on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private firms, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Inc. list ranks firms based on their percentage growth from 2021 to 2024, providing a “snapshot of the country’s most resilient and dynamic privately held companies,” according to the publication. Bala Cynwyd-based…
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Six Chester County Companies Make Top 2000 On Inc. 5000 List Of Fastest-Growing Private Firms
Six Chester County companies have ranked among the top 2000 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private firms, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Inc. list ranks firms based on their percentage growth from 2021 to 2024, providing a “snapshot of the country’s most resilient and dynamic privately held companies,” according…
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West Chester’s QVC Group Navigates Challenges as It Implements New Growth Strategy
Six months after launching its new growth strategy, WIN, focused on expanding its social media and streaming presence, QVC Group continues to face challenges, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The company laid off 900 employees in the spring as part of the consolidation of HSN into QVC’s headquarters. It also implemented a…
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Nine Bucks County Companies Featured On Inc. 5000 List Of Fastest-Growing Private Firms
Nine Bucks County companies have earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private firms, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Inc. list ranks firms based on their percentage growth from 2021 to 2024, providing a “snapshot of the country’s most resilient and dynamic privately held companies,” according to the…
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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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20 Emerging Leaders Under 40 Include 4 From Delaware County
Main Line Today has spotted 20 talented people all under 40 who are making a difference, including four from Delaware County, writes Gina Lizzo for Main Line Today. Alaina Kearney of Springfield is the director of Vertical & Public Sector Marketing, Comcast Business, and is also vice chair for the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce’s…
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Bucks County Leadership: Marc Kramer, Serial Entrepreneur and Senior Lecturer of Entrepreneurship at VinUniversity
Coatesville native Marc Kramer, serial entrepreneur, teacher, and TEDx speaker, spoke with BUCKSCO 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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CEO of Conshohocken-based ZeroEyes Named Entrepreneur of the Year
Mike Lahiff, CEO of Conshohocken’s ZeroEyes, has been named a 2025 Greater Philadelphia Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young LLP, writes Donna Rovins for The Reporter. ZeroEyes was founded by a team of former Navy SEALs and technologists. The team developed the first AI-powered gun detection platform to receive the Department of Homeland…
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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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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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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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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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Newtown’s Nothing Bundt Cakes Owner Brings Flavor and Community Support
Roxanne Fitzgerald left a career in pharmaceutical sales to open Pennsylvania’s first Nothing Bundt Cakes franchise in Newtown, where she now employs over 20 people and remains deeply involved in day-to-day operations. Guided by a spirit of service, she actively gives back to the community through donations, partnerships with food pantries, and her work with…
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As Founder and CEO of Two Philadelphia Companies, Jenny Rafeh is All About Service to Others
Moving to a new country and uprooting all you know can be a difficult ordeal for anyone, particularly during your teen years. That was the situation Jenny Rafeh found herself in. Twenty-seven years ago at 14, Rafeh and her family left Venezuela — where her parents previously immigrated to from Syria — and moved to…
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