Looking for Funding?
Next week on July 16th, join Sustainable Business Network (SBN) at City CoHo forSBN Networking Event: Connect to Local Capital Wednesday, July 16th, 6:00-8:00 PMCityCoHo, 2401 Walnut Street, Phila, PA 19103 Join SBN for the opportunity to chat with an array of representatives from local community development financial institutions, banks, loan funds, and venture capital […]
Coming to Terms
Thinking about going into business with a friend or family member? The first thing you need to do is establish the terms of your relationship.First, determine who will do what. Is the relationship equal in terms of contributions? Is it equal in terms of who will do the work? Who will make the business decisions? […]
I REALLY Love People Who Make Things
If you actually know me or my story, you’ll know that my first business involved me making a product and getting it distributed across the country. It was such a total cluster*uck much of the time, but I really, truly loved my business. At least for awhile. You see, I was just so damn desperate […]
My Tour of NextFab Studio- A Super Resource for Entrepreneurs
This week I had an amazing tour of the NextFab Studio facilities in South Philadelphia. Located at 20th and Washington Avenue, NextFab is a great resource for entrepreneurs manufacturing and designing goods. The resources available at NextFab are incredible and cutting edge, ranging from welding and woodworking equipment to embroidery and leather sewing machines to […]
My Tour of NextFab Studio- A Super Resource for Entrepreneurs
This week I had an amazing tour of the NextFab Studio facilities in South Philadelphia. Located at 20th and Washington Avenue, NextFab is a great resource for entrepreneurs manufacturing and designing goods. The resources available at NextFab are incredible and cutting edge, ranging from welding and woodworking equipment to embroidery and leather sewing machines to […]
Summer on the Patio
Last night we co-hosted a Manayunk Business Social with our friends at McCollum Insurance Agency. It was a gorgeous afternoon and the deck of the Manayunk Brewery has amazing views this time of year. It was great to meet other business owners and support the Brewery, which had closed for a number of weeks after […]
When Your First Isn’t Your Last
Amanda Steinberg of DailyWorth.com I went to a great presentation last week. It was a chat with Amanda Steinberg, founder of DailyWorth.com. If you don’t know, DailyWorth is a financial website marketed to women. Why do women need their own financial website? As Steinberg explained, women are shortly going to be inheriting most of the […]
Vacation’s All I Ever Wanted
If you work for yourself, you know the dilemma of taking a vacation: should you pay someone to work while you’re away? If you can’t pay someone else to do your job, do you bring work with you? If you’re working while on vacation, is that really a vacation?Being self employed makes taking vacations really […]
What Did I Do? The Flip Side of Leaving A Steady Paycheck
If in your former life you worked for someone else and had a steady paycheck, you know that at times your post-employee life has some real nail-biter moments.At first, leaving your steady employment is pretty exhiliarating. Dreams of freedom, working from a beach with a pina colada in hand while taking a few breaks in […]
Help, I Can’t Stop Working!
It’s a holiday weekend and I must admit I am extremely jealous of all the office folk who left their offices early today to get started on a nice, long holiday weekend. I am not only open late today, but working the entire weekend. Monday is a holiday and out of habit I will probably […]