Entrepreneurship
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Wharton Grads Turn to Royersford Brewer to Help Them Transform Spiked Coconut Water Idea Into Reality
Wharton graduates Chris Allen and Vicente Surraco came up with what they hope is a spiked coconut water billion-dollar idea. Now what? So they turned to Ethan Buckman of Stickman Brews in Royersford to help them turn it into reality, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. While sharing an apartment in 2019, the pair…
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Triangle Roasters: The Coffee and Chocolate Are Great, But Wait Until You Find Out Where It Comes From
If you’re going to start a business you might as well produce the two best things on the planet—coffee and chocolate. Then, you might as well take it a step further and make really good coffee and chocolate that supports communities and environmental sustainability around the world. You might as well have a business that…
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Schwenksville Woman Creates Custom Tent Company That Turn Themed Sleepovers Into Special Events
Allison Kozej, a Schwenksville mom who previously worked in finance, has started Dream Hutz, a company that makes custom-themed tents that turn themed sleepovers into special events, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc. Her tents help children feel special while celebrating in more intimate gatherings with siblings or family. “I think that people really still want…
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Finalists Compete Today in WCU’s Virtual Business Idea Pitch Presented by Meridian Bank
Anyone who wants to start a business should watch budding entrepreneurs pitch their ideas in the annual Business Idea Competition hosted by West Chester University’s Dr. Edwin Cottrell Entrepreneurial Leadership Center. These finalists will compete virtually today, April 14, from 5-6:30 PM in a live event before a panel of judges that consists of angel…
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Teen Helps Pennsylvania Shelter Animals Get Adopted By Creating Tiny Bow Ties for Them
New Jersey teen Darius Brown is helping abandoned animals get adopted by creating tiny bow ties that make them look adorable and funny, writes Cathy Free for The Washington Post. Brown, who learned how to sew bow ties when he was 8 from his older sister, Dazhai. He first got the idea to turn his…
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Got Junk? They Want It. Montco Brothers Start Environmentally-Friendly Recycling Business
Montgomery County native brothers Bryan and Matt Siegfried have launched Rabbit Recycling, a start-up that helps customers get rid of most of their household junk in an environmentally-friendly way, writes Avi Bajpai for Philadelphia Magazine. Currently, the company serves 250 customers in the Philadelphia region. The brothers send clients five or eighteen-gallon containers per their…
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Chester County Library to Host Virtual Entrepreneurship Panel on Pandemic Survival Strategies
Chester County Library’s Business Center will host a Virtual Entrepreneurship Panel Discussion about Pandemic Survival Strategies on Thursday, March 25 at 6:30 PM. Join Dionna Harris, owner of Find Your Strength Fitness, and Topher Wurts, communications consultant and partner at Epicurean Garage, as they discuss how the pandemic has affected the implementation of their original…
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Pandemic Prompts Singer-Songwriter from Honey Brook to Live Simpler Lifestyle
Honey Brook native Nicole Zell, a singer-songwriter and member of the alternative rock band American Wolves, decided to shift gears and give jewelry-making a try when the pandemic hit, writes Richard Gaw for the Chester County Press. Prior to COVID-19, Zell’s days had been filled with a seemingly-never-ending tour of venues, like clubs and coffeehouses.…
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Fitness-Focused Norristown Native Launches Virtual Workout Studio During Pandemic
Jordan Deane, a Norristown native and Perkiomen Valley High School graduate, left his job at the gym during the pandemic to launch CUTLOOSE, a virtual studio and lifestyle brand, writes Gina Tomaine for Philadelphia Magazine. The certified personal trainer, spin instructor, and sports nutrition consultant uses his brand, which is about having the “I can…
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Quakertown Six-Year-Old Takes Selling of Girl Scout Cookies Amid a Pandemic to Next Level
While all Girl Scouts have had to change their strategy for selling cookies during the pandemic, one six-year-old Quakertown girl brought it to a whole new level, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc. Kenzie Keefe—with the help of her parents—took the famous cookies on the road. The family created a cookie truck, which they parked in…
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Chalfont Student Hopes to Hit It Big with His Wearable Light for Nurses Invention
Anthony Scarpone-Lambert, a University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing senior from Chalfont, hopes to hit it big with his invention of wearable lights for nurses, writes Alfred Lubrano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Along with his cofounder, Scarpone-Lambert believes he has created a solution to the problem of hospital personnel disturbing patients at night. The invention…
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WCU’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Center Seeks ‘Big Ideas’ for 2021 Business Idea Competition
The 2021 Business Idea Competition at West Chester University is now open, with $11,500 in prize money being awarded at this year’s competition. Let your big idea become a business reality by winning this competition and jumpstarting your business. Sponsored by the Dr. Edwin Cottrell Entrepreneurial Leadership Center, the Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic, and Greater West…
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Local Twelve-Year-Old Takes the Wheel on His Economic Future, Starts Car Cleaning Business
Jabre Dutton, a 12-year-old entrepreneur, has taken the wheel on his economic future by starting his own Philadelphia-based car cleaning business in September, according to a staff report from 6abc. At the time, he was just 11 years old. “If you believe in yourself, that you can do it, it doesn’t matter how old you…
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Two WCU Grads Launch App That Makes It Easier to Buy Drinks for Friends … from a Distance
West Chester University graduates Tim Grisillo and Jeff Grisillo have joined forces with two friends, Ryan Perri and Nick Mingone, to launch an e-commerce startup in Pennsylvania that makes it easier to buy drinks for friends from a distance. BruYou has been quickly embraced by bars, breweries, and restaurants as a way to stay connected…
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Local Woman Invents StressGrip, a Device to Help Turn Stress into Your Friend
West Chester-based entrepreneur Lauren Richards made an interesting discovery during the COVID-19 pandemic. After reading Dr. Kelly McGonigal’s book The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It, Richards realized that she could turn her own stress energy into productive energy. Richards, the inventor behind the LaborGrip,…
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Bryn Mawr Billionaire Joins Forces with Rapper Meek Mill to Create $2M Scholarship Fund for Underprivileged Philly Area Youth
Bryn Mawr billionaire Michael Rubin has joined forces with rapper Meek Mill to create a $2 million scholarship fund to benefit Philadelphia’s underprivileged youth, according to a staff report from TMZ. The fund is expected to benefit close to 1,000 students in the Philadelphia area – and the impact will be felt right away with…
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Young Genealogist Discovers Passion for Crime-Solving After Helping Local Police
After helping a Montgomery County police department solve a case, 19-year-old genealogist Eric Schubert has added crime-solving to the list of services provided by his business, ES Genealogy, writes George Woolston for the Burlington County Times. Schubert got interested in genealogy when he was eight. Eventually, he turned it into a business that helps families…
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Abington High Students Takes Her Talents to New Heights with YouTube
Abington High School student Tommi Crump, who has an insatiable passion for arts and dance, has taken her talents to new highs with a YouTube channel, writes Alecia Reid for CBS Philly. The ninth-grader started Tommi’s Tales during the coronavirus pandemic which she reads to kindergarten children. “To see them have a smile on their…
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