Entrepreneurship
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Conestoga Grad Drops Out of Harvard to Pursue a Startup; Here Are 400 Million Reasons Why It Was a Good Choice
Conestoga High School graduate Eva Shang dropped out of Harvard University to create Legalist Inc., a technology-powered investment firm that raised about $400 million over the past six months, writes Matt Wirz for the Wall Street Journal. Shang, 26, who grew up in Paoli after emigrating from China when she was three years old, started…
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Founder of Phoenixville’s Bluebird Distilling to Open Flagship Café & Cocktail Bar in Ardmore
Jared Adkins, Founder and Master Distiller of the acclaimed Phoenixville distillery, Bluebird Distilling, is expanding his business beyond grain-to-glass spirits. His sister company, Char & Stave Coffee, is using the methodology he’s focused on for more than eight years as an award-winning distiller, to coffee, with a brand-new roastery plus flagship all-day café and cocktail…
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Righteous! Downingtown Native’s Middle-School Hobby Turns Into “Locally Sourced Food” 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. The jerky is…
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What Began as a Side Hustle in Jenkintown 22 Years Ago Has ‘Just Blown Up’
The Cheesecake Lady in Elkins Park is run by Brittany Jackson, who took over the popular store from her mother, Vanessa, writes Morgan Dougherty for PHL17. The older Jackson started the business 22 years ago in Jenkintown and is currently opening a new location in Norfolk, Virginia. She tried a cheesecake for the first time…
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Plymouth Meeting Family Channels Entrepreneurial Spirit to Turn Home into Working Farm
Jon and Katie Tlush have always been keen gardeners, but it was the pandemic that prompted them to turn their family home in Plymouth Meeting into a working indoor farm, writes M. English for The Times Herald. Katie Tlush, CEO of Tlush Family Farm, worked as a dental hygienist for 15 years before the pandemic…
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Blue Bell’s CompanyVoice Committed to Providing Job Training and Licensing for Local Employees
CompanyVoice invests in staff development by helping their employees hone strengths, grow skills, and obtain insurance licenses. For their clients in the insurance industry, CompanyVoice hires workers who have insurance experience or are interested in adding a credential to their resume. Obtaining an insurance license better equips CompanyVoice operators to support insurance projects on which they…
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Glenside Entrepreneur Brings Italy to Montgomery County With New EVOO Business Venture
Glenside native turned expat and now bicontinental entrepreneur, Alexa Dombkoski, converted a pandemic pivot into a business venture with the launch of Bellecento Extra Virgin Olive Oil, a luxe first cold-pressed olive oil harvested in Fall 2021 on a single estate in the Tuscan countryside. Now, Dombkoski is bringing a taste of her adopted home…
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Elkins Park Creekside Market & Tap Entrepreneurs Offering Local Food, Good Vibes to the Neighborhood
In Elkins Park, a new type of market replaced a community-owned grocery store, and locals have mixed feelings about it, writes Jenn Ladd for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A new food hall called the Creekside Market & Tap has taken up in the space that formerly housed the Ashbourne Market and the Creekside Co-op Elkins Park,…
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Check Out These Fabulous Women-Owned Businesses and Networking Event in Montco for Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month and here in Montgomery County, we have dozens of attractions that celebrate the accomplishments of women past, present, and future, with women-owned businesses, writes Emily Keel for the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board. Montgomery County is home to a huge variety of businesses and attractions, many of which are…
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Philly-Based Vegan Eatery HipCityVeg Opens New Location in Wyncote
HipCityVeg, a plant-based casual eatery recently struck a deal to put a new location inside the Fresh Grocer supermarket in Wyncote. The planned opening of the new eatery is planned for late February or early March, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The new opening in Wyncote will be the 10th location for HipCityVeg.…
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World-class Kickboxer from Norristown Opens 10 Hands Fight Sports Gym in Center City
Randall Pogue, a world-class kickboxer from Norristown, is going to help build the next generation of martial artists and keep others in shape at 10 Hands Fight Sports, his new gym in Center City, writes Noah Zucker for the Philly Voice. Pogue has won two kickboxing world championships and he also has experience in mixed…
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Pure Roots Provisions in King of Prussia Offers Seven Restaurants Under One Roof
Started by managing partners Chef Andrew Masciangelo and Yohann Zinier of Savona Restaurant, Pure Roots Provisions in King of Prussia is an innovative food hall that has seven restaurants cooking under one roof. The establishment offers an all-in-one solution that allows customers to order exactly what they want from their home or office. This hybrid…
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King of Prussia-Based Banana Loca Kitchen Gadget Goes Viral on TikTok and Shark Tank Fans Are Divided
King of Prussia-based company Banana Loca first appeared on Shark Tank this past December and secured a deal with sharks Kevin O’Leary and Mark Cuban. After a clip of the show was posted on TikTok, the kitchen gadget has gone viral and opinions are divided, writes Selena Barrientos for Yahoo News. The TikTok page Our…
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Montgomery County Entrepreneur’s Mentoring with SCORE Goes Full Circle
Denise Walsh went to college for dance and always dreamed of opening her own studio, to join other entrepreneurs. As a new graduate in the early 80s, she wasn’t sure where to start. That’s where SCORE came in. Her volunteer mentor connected her with an attorney and helped her develop a business plan. Soon after,…
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Lansdale Entrepreneur Creates Space to Blend Your Own Unique Fragrance
Visitors to Lansdale’s Scent & Sip are able to create their own fragrance and make it into a product, with options ranging from candles all the way to pet shampoo, writes Samantha Geiger for Main Line Today. The process of creating your chosen product begins with guests walking over to the wall of scents where…
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Meet the Brilliant and Creative Founder of Manayunk’s Paint School of Makeup, Beke Beau
Beke Beau is a skilled makeup artist with a fascinating career and the founder of the Paint School of Makeup in Manayunk. She has a strong passion for women’s fashion and loves to share her personal tips and tricks with others, reports Eileen Smith Dallabrida for Main Line Today. Beau got into fashion when she…
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Eagleview Woman Starts Successful Business Amid Pandemic Making Grazing Trays and Charcuterie Boards
Gina Stiteler of Eagleview has turned her pastime of creating grazing trays and charcuterie boards into a full-blown business called Grazefully Delicious amid the pandemic, writes Aunyea Lachelle for NBC 10 Philadelphia. Stiteler, who still works as a nanny by day, creates her delicious trays and boards in the evening. “I’ve always had love to…
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Royersford Bakery Offers Authentic Australian Pies That Are Flying Off Shelves
When Roy Cooper and Fiona McPhee, transplanted Australians who came to Pennsylvania five years ago, began making authentic meat pies, their biggest issue was keeping them on the shelves, writes Jason Sheehan for the Philadelphia Magazine. They originally worked out of the Artisan Exchange in West Chester and offered their pies at pop-ups and farmers’…
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