Entrepreneurship
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Bucks County Tech Startups Spotlighted as Most Promising of 2024
Several Bucks County startups are being spotlighted as the Philadelphia region’s most promising, writes Sarah Huffman for Technical.ly. These companies were one of twenty that made the publication’s RealLIST Startups 2024 based on the metrics of being founded no earlier than three years ago, making most of the revenue for selling a product, and…
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SCORE Bucks County Offers Wide Variety of March Biz Seminars
In an ongoing effort to keep the small business community informed, SCORE Bucks County will offer March business seminars, including a dozen 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 startup basics, creating a business plan, developing…
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Former Malvern Chick-Fil-A Employee is First Black Woman to Open Own Franchise Location in PA
Sereena Quick, a former federal probation officer and employee at Malvern Chick-Fil-A, has opened her own franchise location in North Philadelphia, writes Brian A. Saunders for Philly Voice. This makes Quick the first Black woman to own a Chick-fil-A in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Quick started her career as a juvenile probation officer in…
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Bensalem-based Philly Pretzel Factory to Transform St. Louis’s Pretzel Landscape with 11 New Locations
Bensalem-based Philly Pretzel Factory is expanding operations in St. Louis, Missouri according to QSR Web. Eleven Pretzel Pretzel locations in the St. Louis Metropolitan area will be converted to Philly Pretzel Factories within the next month. “The only people who can rival Philly in their love of pretzels is the St. Louis community, so when…
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Doylestown-based Instinct Science Doubles in Size by Acquiring Company It Spun Out Of
Doylestown-based Instinct Science came full circle after it recently acquired Oklahoma-based VetMedux, the company it spun out of six years ago, for an undisclosed sum, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. VetMedux, which also has Doylestown roots, was founded in 2002. The company’s shareholders received a combination of cash and equity from the…
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Downingtown Native’s Middle-School Hobby Turns Into West Chester Business with $12 Million in Annual Revenue
A Downingtown native’s middle-school hobby has turned into a West Chester-based business that aims to distribute healthy snacks across the country, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal. In 2013, Brendan Cawley, who became interested in making jerky when he was 10 years old, founded Righteous Felon, which ships beef jerky products nationwide. Among them include…
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SCORE Supports Aging Life Care Professional in New Business
Taking care of others has always been Samantha Hainer’s mission. A registered nurse, Aging Life Care Professional, and mom of three, Hainer puts her compassion into practice as founder of Doylestown-based Moledro Health Concierge, a customized care business focused on providing myriad health care and everyday living services to aging adults and their families. Drawing…
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SCORE Bucks County Offers Wide Variety of February Biz Workshops
In an ongoing effort to keep the small business community informed, SCORE Bucks County will offer numerous educational workshops for entrepreneurs and business owners in February. The online webinars feature a wide range of insightful topics for every stage of the entrepreneur’s business journey, from purchasing or financing commercial real estate, franchise basics, creating a…
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Levittown’s Minuteman Press Marks 5 Years of Success and Innovation
Nina Laushell and Chris Kasmer, owners of the Minuteman Press franchise in Levittown, are celebrating five years of remarkable growth and success since November 2018. Overcoming challenges, including the pandemic, the siblings have transformed an existing store into a thriving business by implementing their unique approach and embracing new opportunities. Kasmer says that “quick…
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Forbes: Unprecedented Number of Entrepreneurs Opened Small Businesses in Past Three Years
Over the past three years, the nation has recorded an unprecedented boom in small businesses, with nearly 16 million new business applications submitted in that period, writes Rhett Buttle for Forbes. This represents a nearly 85 percent growth in the average flow of monthly applications compared to the period between 2004 – when the U.S.…
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Bristol’s Own Sojo Industries Shines Among Top Ten in PHL Inno’s 2024 Startups List
Bristol-based startup Sojo Industries was one of ten companies in the region that made the PHL Inno’s 2024 Startups to Watch list in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Founded in 2021 by Barak Bar-Cohen and Steve Rubin, the manufacturing company focuses on the packaging of variety pack beverages through robotics in low-tech warehouses, writes Ryan…
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While Battling Cancer, Brandon Aversano Launches Newtown-Based Startup That Simplifies Cash-for-Gold Transactions
When Brandon Aversano was battling cancer and lofty medical bills, his onerous experience trading jewelry for cash sparked inspiration for his Newtown-based start-up, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Aversano felt that precious metal dealers were unpleasant, so he launched the app to make the process friendlier, smoother, and more tech-forward. …
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SCORE Bucks County Joins Launch of Regional Business Workshops Program
SCORE, the national nonprofit organization committed to providing mentoring and guidance throughout the life of a business, is taking a comprehensive approach to keeping entrepreneurs and small business owners informed. In January, the organization will launch a pilot of “One SCORE,” an initiative that culls business-oriented webinars among 30 local chapters in the Mid-Atlantic region…
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SCORE Mentor Helps Bookkeeper Become Her Own Boss
After working for 15 years as a staff accountant and bookkeeper, Lea Rankin realized what had been holding her back from business ownership: Her own insecurity. In April, Rankin took the plunge, launching her Doylestown-based business, Rankin Bookkeeping Solutions, and has since lost count of how many clients she has onboarded. “It’s really important to…
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SCORE Bucks County Entrepreneurs Claim Top 2 ‘Spark Bowl’ Awards
What does the creator of a baby sound machine designed primarily to soothe colicky babies have in common with the maker of vegan and gluten-free granola and related products? Both female entrepreneurs who received mentoring services from SCORE Bucks County, Samantha Myers, founder of ByeByeCry, and Rochelle Berg, who founded Living Smart Granola, nabbed the…
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Two Local Women Entrepreneurs Shine in Delaware Valley University’s Spark Bowl Competition
Two women entrepreneurs took the crown for Delaware Valley University’s Spark Bowl competition, according to TAPintoDoylestown. In a “Shark Tank” style competition, judges reviewed five entrepreneurs who were selected as finalists. Each finalist worked to create a five-minute pitch with help from a student team and an advisor. Warrington’s Samantha Myers won first…
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Penns Park-based Website Development Company Expands Press Release Writing Services
Penns Park-based WebSiteText, led by CEO Lulu Murphy, expanded its press release writing services following a recent uptick in demand. “When it comes to getting the message out there, nothing says it like a well-written press release,” said Murphy. Murphy has been running WebSiteText since March 2003, when she left the security of corporate America…
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Former Engineer Finds New Passion in Running The Designery Quakertown
Rebecca Merola was the family breadwinner, working a lucrative, yet stressful job in engineering before running The Designery Quakertown, writes Lisa Ocker for FranchiseWire. The company uses state-of-the-art technology to enhance clients’ kitchens, bathrooms, and closets. Merola met with franchisees, as well as The Designery founder and President Casey Ridley. “…The Designery team…
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