Entrepreneurship
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Montgomery County Video Store Reflects a Different Time, Now Featured in a TV Pilot
Viva Video in Lower Merion, Montgomery County, harkens back to a different time and a different approach to watching movies at home, reports Tom Rader for WFMZ.com. Now the store is the subject of a TV show pilot on the SYFY Network. “With a video store, when you are making the trek, you put on…
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CEO of King of Prussia’s Morgan Properties Started in His Father’s Shoe Store
Mitchell Morgan, founder and CEO of King of Prussia’s Morgan Properties, one of the nation’s largest apartment companies, began his career working full time at his father’s shoe shop to pay his way through business school at Temple University, writes Morgan Zalot for the Temple Now. Morgan decided to pursue a degree in accounting after…
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Entrepreneur Brings Birds’ Sounds Inside with Passion Project Supported by Penn State Great Valley
More than a decade ago, Wayne Frick was struck with an idea for an invention, an idea that always lingered in his mind. He enjoyed listening to the sound of birds at his birdfeeders, but as the weather got colder, he couldn’t have the windows open. It would be great to be able to hear…
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Successful Conshohocken company Exit4design begins as a side business
In a recent survey of 2,000 adults from customer marketing firm Vistaprint, more than a quarter of the participants supplement wages from their full-time job with a side business, writes Gene Marks for The Philadelphia Inquirer. These side businesses can be pretty lucrative. Fourteen percent of the study’s participants bring in more than $22,000 a…
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World’s largest soft pretzel franchise, Auntie Anne’s, started with a single stand in Downingtown
Auntie Anne’s, the world’s largest hand-rolled soft pretzel franchise, started in 1988 with a single stand in Downingtown, writes Leah MarieAnn Klett for the Christian Post. The business’s founder, Anne Beiler, grew up in a small Amish community in Lancaster County. She suffered a horrible loss later in life when her 18-month-old daughter Angela died…
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17-year-old Brandon Bechtel burning force behind Skippack’s The Candle Studio
By Mark Schiele Jack may be nimble and may be quick, but he can’t hold a candle to Brandon Bechtel, the 17-year-old owner of The Candle Studio in Skippack. That’s not a misprint. Bechtel, of Harleysville, is just 17, and his business, which opened in June, is already booming. The studio, which is located at…
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Ursinus grad builds billion dollar business, disrupts manufacturing industry
Dr. Joe DeSimone paved his own way to becoming an entrepreneur. His latest project, Carbon aims to improve the way things are made, writes Alejandro Cremades for Forbes. To achieve his goal of reinventing the $300 billion manufacturing industry, Joe brought together a formidable group of investors and Board of Directors. uam_ad id=”54865″] Joe DeSimone grew up in…
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Givzie, LLC launches collective giving platform for one big gift instead of 20 small gifts
The online e-commerce site, Givzie, LLC, opened for business on August 12. Givzie’s founder, Amanda Olsen, is the mother of two young boys, and after hosting and attending countless birthday parties, she sought an alternative to all of the gifts that are purchased and ultimately thrown on top of the ever-growing toy pile, never to…
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Norristown basketball legend Jim Williams a driving force behind DPF Cleaning Solutions
By Mark Schiele Back in his playing days at Norristown Area High School and Temple University, saving and protecting the environment was one of the last things on the mind of basketball star Jim Williams. Now, things have changed for Williams, 75, a 1962 Norristown High graduate. Williams has partnered with longtime friend Ian Sturrock…
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Third Annual Pottstown Investors Conference draws large crowd
More than 150 Pottstown investors, entrepreneurs, and citizens attended the Third Annual Pottstown Investors Conference organized by Hobart’s Run and held on April 12 at The Hill School’s Center For The Arts. The key message of the day – shared by panelists, speakers, and guests – was that Pottstown not only is ripe for investment…
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Fort Washington-based Monster Tree Service opens location in Chicago
Monster Tree Service, the nation’s first and fastest-growing tree service franchise, has opened a new location near Chicago, Illinois. Recently featured by SUCCESS magazine, Thrive Global, and Franchise Times, the Monster Tree Service franchise continues to build on its rapid three-year franchise system growth. Entrepreneur Jay Weitzman recently purchased the rights to three Monster Tree…
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Pottstown Investors Conference to advance local economic development
The Third Annual Pottstown Investors Conference will be held Friday, April 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in The Hill School’s Center For The Arts, 760 Beech St., Pottstown, Pa. This conference is geared toward real estate investors, developers, business owners, entrepreneurs, state and federal officials, and Pottstown community leaders. There is no charge to…
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With nonalcoholic drinks lacking at corporate events, Berwyn woman quits job to build ‘Mocktail’ empire
Laura Taylor of Berwyn began developing a line of nonalcoholic drinks called Mingle Mocktails four years ago, after she quit drinking and found the nonalcoholic options at corporate events lacking, writes Diane Mastrull for philly.com. Taylor – a veteran of Rockwell Automation, Accenture, IBM, and Tableau – conducted online research on mocktails. They were trending…
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How to find your passion and build the business you love
by Christy Wright Has anyone ever told you, do what you love, and you’ll never work another day in your life? But here’s the thing, you can’t do what you love unless you know what you’re passionate about. I have the best job in the world. As a certified business coach and creator of Business Boutique, I get to…
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Conshy Girls: Neighborhood spots that feel like home
By Rachel Riley No matter which Conshy Girls Restaurant Group spot you visit, the owners want you to feel so comfortable it’s as if you’re at home. You might even forget where you are, mistake the place for your own kitchen, and begin cleaning up after yourself. That’s the effect the restaurants have. Don’t worry,…
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Karen A. Stout Start-up Accelerator Fund competition extended
To give aspiring and new entrepreneurs additional time to apply for Montgomery County Community College’s Karen A. Stout Start-Up Accelerator Fund competition, the deadline is being extended to March 15. Selected entrepreneurs will be awarded between $1,000 and $25,000 to help launch or grow their business ventures. In its fourth year, the Accelerator Fund Competition…
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Getting your business off the ground – tips for 2019
Starting a new business, whether alone or with a partner, can be an overwhelming, difficult, yet rewarding opportunity. With a little information and encouragement 2019 can be the year to get started. When launching a business, luckily there are plenty of resources to help make the process a little less intimidating. The PA Business One-Stop…
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Alexander Coggin debuts new series Cooking While Italian
Alexander Coggin is a London based photographer who grew up nearby in Jenkintown, PA. His newest personal project Cooking While Italian showcases Coggin’s bold character and cooking style. The show draws on memories of his Italian family based in Philadelphia, recreating his grandmother’s cooking style with affection and a little bit of satire. The series Cooking…
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