Each month, the Chamber invites a city leader or executive to join us for an intimate conversation with our membership on topics which are relevant to the growth and development of African-American businesses in the Greater Philadelphia Region. In May 2021, Mayor James F. Kenney joined AACC members on Zoom to discuss the city budget…
Each month, the Chamber invites a city leader or executive to join our membership for an intimate conversation on topics relevant to the growth and development of African-American businesses in the Greater Philadelphia Region. In April 2021, City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart joined us over Zoom to discuss the city finances and vaccine distribution in Philadelphia.
If the bright pink building doesn’t lure you into Pound Cake Heaven in Kensington, the sweet smell wafting from it will. At Pound Cake Heaven, Pamela Thornton is the keeper of the pearly gates. She makes many of her mother’s recipes alongside her brother, Hadley, to create a taste of home. With one location in…
Coded by Kids launched a new pitch competition for early-stage Philadelphia startups with underrepresented founders. The nonprofit’s pitch competition is designed to secure funding for underrepresented founders who may not have otherwise received growth capital from traditional avenues. The reality of venture capital for underrepresented founders is bleak: Black and Latino founders have raised only…
