Last week, 130 business owners in the Philadelphia region became the recipients of grants from two sources looking to spotlight and grow access to capital for underrepresented founders. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
Comcast announced Tuesday the company’s RISE initiative “will award an additional $1 million in total grants to more than 100 Philadelphia small businesses owned by women and people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian American owners as well as technology and marketing resources.” | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
All of that advice is true. But what if you’re starting up a business in Philadelphia? Is there anything additional you should know? The answer is yes, quite a few things. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Comcast is awarding a total of $1 million in $10,000 grants to more than 100 Philly businesses owned by women and people of color. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Philadelphia is slated to receive $11.8 million in additional funding for its touted Emergency Rental Assistance Program, an initiative launched more than two years ago to help renters and landlords financially burdened by the coronavirus pandemic. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
“My advice for gig workers is to actually do what you love and follow your path.” | From: FunTimes (Read more.)
Workers at a Starbucks in Center City who voted last month to unionize are set to conduct a 24-hour strike starting early Friday morning to protest what they allege are the company’s union-busting tactics. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Russakoff envisioned creating a literal map of Philadelphia’s bookstores, but the idea never quite got off the ground. Now, bolstered by a growing number of bookstore owners, a grassroots fund-raising campaign, one very motivated local artist — and some fortunate timing, a potentially valuable resource for lovers of the printed word may soon appear. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
At a chaotic meeting Wednesday night, the board declined to fully answer public questions about who will manage the schools, whether the schools’ principals will remain, when a new health insurance policy for employees will be in place, and how a previously promised tuition-assistance program for employees will run. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Community organizer and entrepreneur Karla Ballard envisions a world where social capital ranks highly alongside monetary capital. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
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