Entrepreneurship
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SCORE Bucks County Offers a Variety of July Business Webinars
In an ongoing effort to keep the small business community informed, SCORE Bucks County July webinars will offer more than a dozen educational workshops for entrepreneurs and business owners. The online business webinars feature a wide range of insightful topics for every stage of the entrepreneur’s business journey, including business funding; a technology overview; developing…
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SCORE Mentors Assist Client in Commercializing Software Program
As a fluent Spanish and English speaker, the late William R. Martin began interpreting at a young age. The son of Cuban parents, he frequently found it necessary to relay messages for his mother that were spoken in English, into their native tongue. “He helped my grandmother navigate the world,” Martin’s daughter, J. Nicole Martin…
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Philadelphia Entrepreneur Sarela Herrada Named One of Nation’s ‘Most Intriguing Women Entrepreneurs’
Philadelphia entrepreneur Sarela Herrada found her place on the “Most Intriguing Women Entrepreneurs” in the nation list recently published by Inc., writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Katy Perry, Natalie Portman, and Billie Jean King are among other women who made the list. Herrada, who grew up on a chicken farm in Peru,…
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SCORE Bucks County Guides HR Executive Laurie Wajda in Entrepreneurship
Starting a business was always in the back of Laurie Wajda’s mind, but her satisfaction in the corporate environment kept her vision just that. After leaving her corporate Human Resource executive position to spend time with family and continue serving as a board member with Bucks County Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Wajda,…
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SCORE Mentor Launches Small Business Resource Guide Tailored to Vets
Finding a job in a struggling economy can be challenging for individuals in various industries. Add in a return from military service and little or no transferable career skills and the challenge can be insurmountable. SCORE Bucks County mentor Norm Phillips recalled how a client he is mentoring with the local chapter of the national…
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Startup Run By Lower Merion Native Helps Hollywood Studios Improve Efficiency of Their Sets
RABS, a startup run by Lower Merion native Josh Weinberg, is helping movie and television sets run more efficiently, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Since it launched in 2018, RABS — short for Run a Better Set — has managed to land deals with “every single major studio,” said Weinberg, including Netflix,…
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SCORE Bucks County Offers Wide Array of June Biz Webinars
In an ongoing effort to keep the small business community informed, SCORE Bucks County will offer more than a dozen June business webinars, and educational workshops for entrepreneurs and business owners. The online webinars feature a wide range of insightful topics for every stage of the entrepreneur’s business journey, including how to start a successful…
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Rob Jahn is the Visionary Brewer Behind Neshaminy Creek Brewing Co.
Rob Jahn, the visionary owner and lead brewer at Neshaminy Creek Brewing Co. in Croydon, has been steering his brewery towards innovative heights, writes Jeff Tomik the Philly Voice. Under his helm, Neshaminy Creek has not only expanded its footprint across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland but also ventured into unique brewing experiments.…
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Bucks County Leadership: David Oh, President and CEO, Asian American Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia
David Oh grew up in Southwest Philadelphia starting in the 1960s in a neighborhood that was predominantly white and working class at the time. However, as he grew up, the neighborhood rapidly changed due to white flight, leading to it becoming a predominantly Black neighborhood. Consequently, Oh attended a predominantly Black school during his formative…
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How Philly Pretzel Factory Went from Dan DiZio’s Childhood Venture to Soft Pretzel Empire
CEO and co-founder of Bensalem-based Philly Pretzel Factory Dan DiZio transformed a childhood venture into a national success story, reports Alicia Vitarelli for 6 ABC. It began with 11-year-old DiZio’s innocent truancy. “I used to sneak out of school… and go sell pretzels all day on the corner,” he reminisces. His entrepreneurial journey…
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SCORE Bucks County Offers Wide Variety of May Biz Webinars
In an ongoing effort to keep the small business community informed, SCORE Bucks County will offer 15 May business webinars, educational workshops for entrepreneurs and business owners. The online webinars feature a wide range of insightful topics for every stage of the entrepreneur’s business journey, including social media basics; starting and operating a new business;…
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SCORE Helps Lawyer-Turned-Artist Canvass for Repeat Business
Dori Desautel Broudy always loved drawing. Growing up it was one of her favorite hobbies. Through college, she created her family’s annual Christmas card. Yet, Desautel Broudy, of Haverford, never focused on attending art school. The native New Englander knew she wanted to become a lawyer and play soccer in college. “I took quite a…
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SCORE Bucks County Offers Wide Variety of April Business Webinars
In an ongoing effort to keep the small business community informed, SCORE Bucks County will offer more than a dozen educational workshops for entrepreneurs and business owners through its April business webinars. The online webinars feature a wide range of insightful topics for every stage of the entrepreneur’s business journey, including creating a brand; avoiding…
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Bucks County SCORE: Entrepreneur Builds Community Through Indoor Play Center
When her SCORE Bucks County mentor, Carl Rubin, told Ashleigh Hill, owner of The Barn Yard, that she was “one of the most passionate, organized people,” the entrepreneur strived to live up to the sentiment. Hill, of Hatfield, had already opened The Barn Yard, a 13,000-square-foot “imagination-based” Collegeville play area for kids ranging from crawling infants…
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Five Philadelphia Companies Place Among Fastest-growing Northeast Firms
Five Philadelphia companies have made Inc.’s 2024 list of the 198 fastest-growing firms in the Northeast, with two of them cracking the top 25, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The ranking is based on the companies’ revenue growth from 2020 to 2022. Overall, 32 companies from the Philadelphia region are on the…
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Spotted Lanternflies Are Helping Create a Booming Business in Philadelphia. A Local Business Owner Details How
Bees in the Philadelphia region are taking the sticky secretion left behind by spotted lanternflies and turning it into honey — and local beekeepers are taking full advantage of it, writes Conner Barkon for KYW Newsradio. One of them is Don Shump, founder and owner of Philadelphia Bee Co., which has nine hive locations throughout…
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SCORE Mentor Aids Medical Researcher in Building Grant Writing Business
Dr. Sumit Borah spent 20 years working in laboratories alongside prominent scientists and conducting various medical research. Advancing his career meant studying far away from his Yardley home at Yale University, the University of Colorado, the University of Chicago, and the University of Memphis. While he enjoyed his work, Borah wanted to return home to…
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Doylestown’s Own Roman Sharf Acquires Exclusive $9,000 Trump-Signed Golden Sneakers
Doylestown resident and “sneakerhead” Roman Sharf is gaining traction for the latest addition to his collection, writes Aliya Schnieder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. These $9,000 golden pair of sneakers are autographed by former president Donald Trump. Sharf, who also runs a gray market luxury watch business, purchased the pair at a sneakerhead convention…
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