Entrepreneurship
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Ardmore Native Starts New Sports Venture Validated by Kobe Bryant
Overtime Elite, the new high school venture started by Dan Porter, got one of its first positive appraisals from NBA legend Kobe Bryant, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Porter met with the late Lower Merion High School star in January last year to talk with him about potentially investing in his new venture.…
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Lansdale Tween Starts Business with Help from His Four-legged Partner
Twelve-year-old Shane Popiny and his dog Pepper are a team to be reckoned with, writes Jamie Stover for the WFMZ 69 News. Shane is a survivor of pediatric stroke and has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Pepper helps him perform tasks many others take for granted. “He can open doors,” said Shane. “He can close…
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Eagles Rookie with a ‘Strong Digital Footprint’ Earns Stake in West Chester Tech Company as Brand Ambassador
Eagles rookie DeVonta Smith, a first-round draft pick who won the Heisman Trophy last season at Alabama, has taken an equity position in West Chester-based LifeBrand. He will become a brand ambassador for the technology company and its social-media protective services. John George reported the deal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The financial terms of…
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While Everything is Changing, Mister Softee Remains the Same Within Elkins Park and the Philly Region
While Philadelphia and its suburbs have changed over the last seven decades, Mister Softee luckily has remained the same, writes Lynette Tolbert Hazelton for Philadelphia Magazine. Mister Softee was started sixty-five years ago by two sons of Irish immigrants. The company started from a West Philly garage and quickly revolutionized the ice-cream business. Today, this…
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Ardmore’s Popular Cheese Emporium DiBruno Bros is Among Local Favorites for Narberth’s Cheese Influencer Madame Fromage
If you want to take your love for cheese to the next level, Narberth cheese influencer Tenaya Darlington, also known as Madame Fromage, has you covered, writes Alexandra Jones for the HuffPost. Darlington created a list of nine things that will help you live your most delicious cheese life, and some of them are made…
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Pottstown-based YWCA Tri-County Area Starts New Program for Women’s Entrepreneurship
YWCA Tri-County Area in Pottstown is offering a free online program called WE 360—Women’s Entrepreneurship 360—for women who are striving to run their own businesses, including women who are aspiring entrepreneurs of any age or full-time employees looking to start a business. The program is designed to guide women through the process of starting, growing,…
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Thanks to Montgomery County Aunt-Niece Duo, Whole Families Can Work Together to Create Unique Art
Nancy Nevin and Maeve Nicholson, an aunt and niece duo from Montco, started Art9 Creations during the quarantine to provide families and friends with a simple and fun way to create unique works of art together, whether in the same room or apart, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc. The pair divide a single image into…
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Chalfont Nursing Graduate Changes Focus, Opts to Work Full Time on Company That Making Wearable Lights for Nurses
While still studying at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Chalfont native Anthony Scarpone-Lambert came up with an invention that he hoped would be a game-changer for nurses, writes Ashley Ahn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Several months down the line, the recent graduate has decided to forego a career as a clinical nurse and…
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NEW: Bringing the Best Take-out BBQ to Glenside
Two Conshohocken residents have opened the long-awaited Smokin’ Jim’s Roadside Smokehouse. Patricia Delamere and Jim Andruskiewicz created a menu focusing on artisanal BBQ like bacon-wrapped Gouda cheese-stuffed meatloaf and pork belly. They are also smoking up those favorites locals love, like ribs, pulled pork sandwiches, meatballs, and Quattro Formaggio macaroni & cheese, coleslaw, and potato…
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La Salle College High School Grad is Barber to the Stars and NFL Players
Pat Regan, a Rockledge native and La Salle College High School graduate, started his career crafting $5 blowouts in his mother’s basement. Now, he is a barber to the stars with Patty Cuts, writes Tommy Rowan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Regan’s clients include many NFL stars such as Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens and…
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Splash Club, Delco Steaks, Marple Public House—Delco Places Get Busy
If you like upscale swim clubs, quality steak sandwiches, and a good local tavern, you can thank Broomall natives John McKenzie and Nick Reynolds for making these Marple businesses available, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. This summer, Splash Club, opened in May 2019, adds an ice cream parlor to its island themed club. …
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After Nearly Folding During Pandemic, Bryn Mawr-based ESF Restarting Activities at Its Day Camps
Bryn Mawr-based ESF Camps teetered on the edge of collapse during the pandemic, but the company managed to find a way to stay afloat and is now restarting activities at its day camps, writes Ezequiel Minaya for The Philadelphia Inquirer. After the shutdown orders, CEO and co-founder of ESF Michael Rouse was forced to issue…
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Gwynedd Mercy Grad Leaves Stable Job Amid Pandemic to Follow His Dream, Starts Immortal Vision Studio
CJ Wolfe, a Gwynedd Mercy University graduate, left his reliable position as a financial adviser during the pandemic to follow his passion and focus on photography and videography at his recently open Immortal Vision Studio, writes Damichael Cole for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “My manager told me that there’s no money in photography, but he didn’t…
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NBC’s TODAY Show: From Rapper to Prison Inmate to Businessman, Paoli Native is Paying It Forward
Darrell Alston, a former rapper from Paoli who started the luxury sneaker brand Bungee Oblečení after leaving prison, wants to help people in similar circumstances, reports Steve Patterson for NBC’s TODAY show. During his time behind bars, the Conestoga High School graduate envisioned a sneaker brand. He sketched more than 250 design possibilities, which he…
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Ardmore Wawa Employee Teams Up With Lansdale Custom Design Company for T-shirt Campaign
Patrick Visgil, a delivery driver who also works at Ardmore Wawa, has teamed up with the owner of Lansdale’s The Ram King, Nick Onushco, to launch the SmallBizPhilly76 campaign, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. The aim is to raise awareness and pride for many small businesses in the area by creating branded t-shirts for them.…
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Popular Delaware River Hot Dog Man Succumbs to COVID-19; Future of the Business is Murky
Greg Crance, 56, owner/operator of both Delaware River Tubing and its mid-river floating hot dog stand, has passed away. The cause of death was complications resulting from a coronavirus infection, reports Caroline Fassett of NJ Advance Media. Crance has been selling hot dogs on the Delaware River since 1987. In 2002, he started Delaware River…
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Local Man Was Spielberg’s ‘Jurassic Park’ Dino Advisor, Now He’s on Shark Tank
The nearby Media Borough man who advised Steven Spielberg about dinosaurs in “Jurassic Park” now has his company and its robotic life-sized creatures featured in a May 21 episode of Shark Tank, writes Lisa Dukart for The Philadelphia Business Journal. Don Lessem runs Dino Don, Inc. from his Media home. His dinosaurs are displayed in…
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Fort Washington Analyst Creates Hot Sauce Side Biz, Uses Profits to Fight Food Insecurity
As a contract J&J records analyst in Fort Washington, Radhi Fernandez found he needed some outside time. At the urging of colleagues, he visited the company’s community garden. Initially, it was a tough sell. “I’m not a person to get dirty,” Fernandez said. “I don’t like touching the dirty. Or bugs and stuff. Never my thing.” But he still wanted to participate. He figured if…
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