Entrepreneurship
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LionCage Pitch Competition Offers Entrepreneurs Exposure, Chance for Cash Winnings
Invent Penn State LaunchBoxes at Brandywine and Great Valley and the Ideas x Innovation Network (i2n) are partnering to deliver the 2025 LionCage Pitch Competition on Friday, Nov. 14, from 8 AM to 5 PM at the Conference Center at Penn State Great Valley. LionCage is a one-day gathering that offers exposure, connections, and access for creators…
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Conshohocken Entrepreneurs Honored at Duquesne University
Duquesne University is recognizing Conshohocken entrepreneurs Jim and Celeste Nasuti by renaming its College of Osteopathic Medicine in their honor, writes Mike Larson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine represents one of the two largest gifts in the university’s history. While the amount remains undisclosed at the family’s request, Duquesne…
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Bryn Mawr’s Aly McBride Takes Secondhand Advocacy to Capitol Hill
Bryn Mawr businesswoman Aly McBride recently joined eBay CEO Jamie Iannone and top sellers from across the country on Capitol Hill, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for Main Line Times & Suburban. McBride went to D.C. to share how the platform has empowered small businesses and strengthened local economies for three decades. McBride’s journey began in 2007…
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Philadelphia Entrepreneur Launches New Program to Connect Black Women Founders With Resources, Capital
Tanya Morris, the founder of Philadelphia-based entrepreneur resource organization Mom Your Business, has launched a new program designed to help uplift fellow Black women entrepreneurs, writes Sarah Huffman for Technical.ly. In partnership with Baltimore-based EcoMap Technologies, Mom Your Business has launched Foundery PHL. The new platform offers business owners a learning guide filled with access…
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Phoenixville Entrepreneur Invents Creative Solution for Baby Bottle Refusal
Phoenixville entrepreneur Julianne Gardner has a solution for baby bottle refusal with her unique invention, writes Nydia Han for 6abc. Gardner invented Bottimals, an attachment for baby bottles designed to help newborns transition to bottle feeding. The attachment, called the Bottle-Lovey, uses a scented insertable pad to comfort the baby and help them drink easier.…
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Five Chester County Companies Among Greater Philadelphia’s Fastest-Growing in 2025
Five Chester County companies are on the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2025 list of Greater Philadelphia’s fastest-growing companies based on average two-year revenue growth, according to a staff report from the Philadelphia Business Journal. To qualify for the list, the companies needed to have a minimum revenue of $750,000 in 2022 – the first year of…
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Montco Dominates List of Greater Philadelphia’s Fastest-Growing Companies in 2025 with 15 Entries
Fifteen Montgomery County companies earned a spot on the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2025 list of Greater Philadelphia’s fastest-growing companies based on average two-year revenue growth, according to a staff report from the Philadelphia Business Journal. To qualify for the list, the companies needed to have a minimum revenue of $750,000 in 2022 – the first…
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Nottingham-Based Herr Foods Names New CEO, Passing Leadership to Third-Generation
Herr Foods, a family-owned company based in Nottingham, has officially passed the reins to the third generation by appointing Troy Gunden as CEO, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Gunden, a third-generation Herr family member, previously the Chester County chip maker’s president, stepped into his new role on Sept. 1, taking over from…
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Thirty-One Montgomery County Companies Featured On Inc. 5000 List Of Fastest-Growing Private Firms
Thirty-One Montgomery County companies are on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private firms, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Inc. list ranks firms based on their percentage growth from 2021 to 2024, providing a “snapshot of the country’s most resilient and dynamic privately held companies,” according to the publication. Bala Cynwyd-based…
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Eight Delaware County Companies Featured On Inc. 5000 List Of Fastest-Growing Private Firms
Eight Delaware County companies have earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private firms, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Inc. list ranks firms based on their percentage growth from 2021 to 2024, providing a “snapshot of the country’s most resilient and dynamic privately held companies,” according to the…
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Six Chester County Companies Make Top 2000 On Inc. 5000 List Of Fastest-Growing Private Firms
Six Chester County companies have ranked among the top 2000 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private firms, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Inc. list ranks firms based on their percentage growth from 2021 to 2024, providing a “snapshot of the country’s most resilient and dynamic privately held companies,” according…
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23 Philadelphia Companies Featured On Inc. 5000 List Of Fastest-Growing Private Firms
Twenty-three Philadelphia companies have earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private firms, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Inc. 5000 list ranks firms based on their percentage growth from 2021 to 2024, providing a “snapshot of the country’s most resilient and dynamic privately held companies,” according to the…
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Nine Bucks County Companies Featured On Inc. 5000 List Of Fastest-Growing Private Firms
Nine Bucks County companies have earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private firms, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Inc. list ranks firms based on their percentage growth from 2021 to 2024, providing a “snapshot of the country’s most resilient and dynamic privately held companies,” according to the…
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West Chester’s QVC Group Navigates Challenges as It Implements New Growth Strategy
Six months after launching its new growth strategy, WIN, focused on expanding its social media and streaming presence, QVC Group continues to face challenges, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The company laid off 900 employees in the spring as part of the consolidation of HSN into QVC’s headquarters. It also implemented a…
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Application Deadline for DelVal’s Spark Bowl Competition Coming Soon
The application deadline for Spark Bowl — a Shark Tank-style competition hosted by Delaware Valley University, the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce, and Startup Bucks — is Sept. 5. Finalists will pitch their ideas and compete for monetary prizes on Nov. 20 in DelVal’s Life Sciences Building Auditorium. As part of DelVal’s experiential learning program,…
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Four Montgomery County Standouts Named to Main Line’s Emerging Leaders Under 40 Watch List
Four rising stars from Montgomery County were named to this year’s list of 20 Emerging Leaders Under 40 to Watch Around the Main Line, writes Gina Lizzo for the Main Line Today. Collegeville’s Mary Lawrence, 29, is a criminal defense attorney with MacElree Harvey, LTD. She knew from an early age she wanted to be…
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Fanatics Sportsbook is Michael Rubin’s Bold New Approach to Sports Betting
Billionaire and Lafayette Hill native Michael Rubin is placing his boldest bet yet with Fanatics Sportsbook, writes Lakisha Davis for MetaPress. While other betting apps crowd the market with more of the same, Fanatics stands out with years of data, millions of loyal fans and a fully integrated business model behind it. Rubin built Fanatics…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Marc Kramer, Serial Entrepreneur and Senior Lecturer of Entrepreneurship at VinUniversity
Coatesville native Marc Kramer, serial entrepreneur, teacher, and TEDx speaker, spoke with MONTCO Today about growing up in the steel mill town of Coatesville, making $5,000 a year as a bookie in middle school, and struggling with his grades. After watching his father face bankruptcy in the 1970s, he resolved to work as hard as…
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