Entrepreneurship
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King of Prussia Mall’s Teen CEO of Spergo Streetwear Brand Appears on ‘Shark Tank’
Trey Brown, the 15-year-old CEO of streetwear brand Spergo with a location in King of Prussia Mall, appeared on Friday’s episode of the hit ABC show “Shark Tank,” writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Brown got his start in February 2018, after using $178 in birthday money to buy 16 T-shirts, which officially…
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Wyncote Couple Co-funds Sustainable, Mission-driven Handbag Line ShanPaulo
Wyncote residents Shannon and Paulo DeOliveira, Wyncote got the idea for their new business during a 2019 trip to Brazil, writes Lisa Dukart for The Business Journals. The couple was visiting Paulo’s hometown of Fortaleza when they noticed local artisans selling handcrafted bags. Unlike most bags they had seen before, these were made using reclaimed…
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Third-Generation Shoe Store in Wayne Closes After 89 Years
After 45 years of selling and repairing shoes in Wayne, Lou and Bob D’Amicantonio have decided to close their third-generation store, Angelo D’Amicantonio & Son, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The store has been part of Wayne since 1932, when their grandfather Angelo opened a shoe repair shop at North Wayne and Lancaster…
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Try Something New! Philadelphia Ashtanga Yoga is Now Open In Blue Bell
When Melissa Matt opened Philadelphia Ashtanga Yoga just a few months ago, she did so with the desire to offer a yoga practice that has made a tremendous positive impact on her life. We spoke with her to learn more about the practice she loves so much. “I started practicing Ashtanga when my first daughter…
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Germantown Academy Grad Co-founds Startup That Brings Salon Hair Care Directly Into Client’s Home
Will Newton, a Germantown Academy graduate, is one of the founders and CEO of Shortcut, a growing startup that brings salon hair care directly into clients’ homes, writes Kennedy Rose for The Business Journals. The service connects stylists with people who prefer to get their hair done at home. Customers can schedule in-home appointments as…
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Career Corner: LinkedIn Puts Philadelphia on Top 10 Entrepreneurs List
With many jobs drying up during the worst of the pandemic, employees were not sitting around idle just waiting for those positions to reappear. Many decided if the job they wanted wasn’t hiring, they would create it themselves and become Entrepreneurs. The Philadelphia Business Journal recently had a piece discussing business growth in the country…
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Ardmore-based Car Subscription Service Go Raises $41M to Expand Its Fleet, Service Area
Car subscription service Go, a year-old startup with a space at Ardmore’s Suburban Square, has raised $41 million to expand its fleet and service area, writes Paige Gross for Technical.ly. The startup works as an alternative to car ownership. It launched in December and currently operates in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and Florida. Go allows…
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Plymouth Meeting Mother, Daughter Duo Find Their Second Careers in OMG! Pretzels
Plymouth Meeting mother and daughter Lynn and Stephanie Kriebel are finding great success in their second careers thanks to an old family recipe, writes M English for The Times Herald. Lynn, a former nurse, and Stephanie, a teacher by training, started OMG! Pretzels in 2014 as a two-woman cottage industry in Lynn’s kitchen. The brand…
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Local Man Starts Successful Streetwear Clothing Line, Ready to Branch Out from Willow Grove to New York
Self-made local clothier Isaiah Thomas already has two storefronts in Willow Grove and Moorestown for his successful streetwear clothing brand with a message behind it – and now he plans to add a third one in New York, writes Vittoria Woodill for CBS3 Philly. Thomas is the first recipient of the Small Wins Grant Program…
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It’s a Big Dill: Pickle Business Started by Norristown Man Continues to Grow
Brine Street Picklery, a pickle business started by PJ Hopkins, a Norristown resident, is starting to gain steam, writes Lisa Dukart for The Business Journals. Hopkins got the idea for the business during a 2011 trip to New Orleans, where he was impressed by the pickled green beans served with Bloody Mary’s. So when he…
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This Delco Veteran Has Made Junk His Business. Now There’s a Reality Show
Delaware County native and U.S. Army veteran Jerry Flanagan started JDog Junk Removal in 2011. Ten years later, the Berwyn company is nationally recognized and ready for its own reality TV series, “Operation Hidden Treasure,” writes Michael Tanenbum for Philly Voice. The new reality show will run on the Discovery Channel. Flanagan served as an…
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Check Out Ardmore’s First Coffee Shop, Electronic Bike Store Hybrid
Created by Laura Fay, who co-founded Separatist Beer Project, Up to Eleven in Ardmore is the first-ever coffee shop and electronic bike store hybrid on the Main Line, writes Samantha Geiger for Main Line Today. The business combines two things Fay is passionate about in one welcoming space. “My past years in the hospitality industry…
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King of Prussia Dermatologist’s Sun-Protective Clothing Line, AmberNoon, is Stylish and Sun-safe
Erum Ilyas, a Montgomery County dermatologist, is growing her sun-protective clothing line, AmberNoon, by leveraging the marketing oomph of West Chester-based QVC. Lisa Dukart shined a light on the details for The Business Journals. She founded her private practice, Montgomery Dermatology, in 2009, in King of Prussia. In the past 10 years, she grew her…
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First-year Chestnut Hill College Student and Entrepreneur Launches Business While in High School
As Safiyyah Witherspoon ’25, spends the summer preparing to be a freshman at Chestnut Hill College, she is also celebrating her first year as a small business owner. Witherspoon launched her line, Feegenics, a vegan, cruelty-free cosmetic line, in June 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and right as she completed her junior…
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Pottstown’s DASH Fitness Studio Uses Pandemic Shutdown to Regroup, Reopen
When DASH Fitness Studio first opened its doors in Pottstown, the owner Jenny Amaral knew immediately she would require a bigger space, writes Donna Rovins for the Daily Local News. A year later, when the business had to close due to the pandemic-related shutdowns, Amaral used this opportunity to move forward with plans to expand…
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Inspired By Her Kids, Plymouth Meeting Mom Creates Improved Swaddle That Helps Babies Sleep Better
Inspired by her four daughters, all under four years old, Courtney Peters, a Plymouth Meeting resident, created an improved swaddle that helps babies sleep better, writes Holly Harrar for WFMZ 69 News. When she had twins, Peters realized she needed something better for her girls than the available swaddles. “My house was a well-oiled machine…
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Haverford School Students Create All-in-One College App FuzeMee
Chris Tsetsekos, a Haverford School student, co-created an all-in-one college app FuzeMee that helps students find friends, roommates, and events on their campus, writes Richard Gaw for the Chester County Press. Tsetsekos and his two Haverford School classmates Jon Krouse and David Graham realized there was a need for a social media platform for college…
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Home Delivery of Groceries Here to Stay For Weavers Way Co-op in Montco
Weavers Way Co-op, with stores in Ambler, Chestnut Hill, and Mount Airy, has seen a staggering growth in web sales of groceries during the pandemic, writes Christian Hetrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The online orders went from around 15 per week to over 800 by April and the co-op had to build its online ordering…
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