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…
The African American Chamber of Commerce of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware has made helping businesses build generational wealth one of its priorities for 2022. “Our priority is and will always be creating a wealth-generating system for Black communities in Philadelphia,” Chamber President Regina Hairston said, as she discussed the organization’s key focuses for 2022.…
ABOUT THE SESSION (Please note, this is a Hybrid session meaning you can join us in-person or virtually. Proof of full vaccination and masks are required to attend in-person.) The OnRamp Series at the University City Science Center is a free and inclusive program for first-time business founders to acquire foundational knowledge and take their…
