Entrepreneurship
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Two Friends Fulfill Lifelong Dream, Open Micro-Brewery in Downingtown
Two friends have decided to turn their lifelong dream into reality by starting East Branch Brewing, a new micro-brewery in Downingtown, writes Brian McCullough for the Daily Local News. Dylan Meanix and Kevin McGovern are opening their addition to the already-rich Chester County brewing scene in the former Minquas Fire/Molly Maguire’s building on East Lancaster…
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Ducklings Early Learning Center in Kennett Square Sells Its First Franchise
Ducklings Early Learning Center has sold its first franchise less than a year after first offering them, according to a report from Southern Chester County News. The learning center opened in Kennett Square nearly a quarter of a century ago. Since then, it has expanded to Oxford and Landenberg, with one in Pocopson under development.…
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VISTA Today Among Five Local Businesses to Be Honored at Annual SCORE Luncheon
Chester and Delaware County SCORE – a nonprofit comprised of volunteers who provide free professional business counseling to entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofits in Chester and Delaware counties – will host its seventh annual Small Business Achievement Awards Luncheon on Thursday at the Concord Country Club. VISTA Today is one of five winners of SCORE’s…
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The Bacon Jams Among Five Businesses to Be Honored at SCORE Luncheon
Chester and Delaware County SCORE – a nonprofit comprised of volunteers who provide free professional business counseling to entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofits in Chester and Delaware counties – will host its seventh annual Small Business Achievement Awards Luncheon on Thursday at the Concord Country Club. The Bacon Jams, a West Chester-based company co-founded by…
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Kennett Square’s Mompops Becoming Nation’s Coolest, and Perhaps Healthiest, Treat
They’re allergen-free, all-natural, low-calorie, low-carb, and available at Whole Foods. And now they’re headed to a nationwide chain of summer camps. Mompops, one of the hottest new treat makers, is about to more than double its 10,000-popsicles-a-day output next month from a tiny manufacturing facility in Kennett Square, according to a report in The Philadelphia…
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Penn State Great Valley Inaugurates REV-UP Center for Entrepreneurship
The Penn State Great Valley community recently celebrated its REV-UP Center for Entrepreneurship at a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Neil Sharkey, vice president for research at Penn State, Marybeth DiVincenzo, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of the Chester County Economic Development Council, and local dignitaries. REV-UP, which stands for Regional Entrepreneurial Ventures through University…
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Lawsuit Exerts Pressure on West Chester Startup
A new settlement stemming from a 2015 lawsuit is finally exerting some action on still-undelivered body heat shirts that change colors from Radiate Athletics. The West Chester startup that sprinted well past its $30,000 crowdfunding goal and raised $579,000 since 2013 has yet to deliver to 1,600 customers, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report by…
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Dental Hygienist’s Product Triumphs at Fifth Annual WCU Business Idea Pitch
Seventeen budding entrepreneurs presented in front of a panel of judges during the Fifth Annual WCU Business Idea Pitch, with a dental hygiene product coming out as the overall winner, writes Brian McCullough for the Daily Local News. The oral home care product – ToothShower by dental hygienist Lisa Guenst – was the winner of…
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Chester County Leadership: Tony Coyne, DetailXPerts Franchise Owner
VISTA Today speaks with Tony Coyne, franchise owner at DetailXPerts of Chester County about growing up in suburban Washington, D.C., and how his natural athletic and leadership abilities took him to Yale, then to the New York Mets organization to play baseball. After stints with Under Armor, Apple, and a real estate development company in…
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QVC, NBC Join Forces for TODAY Show’s Next Big Thing
In the culmination of the third competition organized by QVC and NBC’s TODAY, nine finalists will pitch their products to a panel of judges this week on live television during the TODAY show. The national competition honors the spirit of innovation and invention. The panel will choose one entrepreneur whose exceptional product will be presented…
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Paoli Doctor’s Team Wins Multimillion-Dollar Prize in Star Trek Competition
The world’s best attempt to translate Star Trek’s legendary science fiction into today’s reality just blessed a local doctor and his team with a $2.5 million prize in the Qualcomm Tricorder XPrize competition. Paoli’s Basil Harris, a native of Newtown Square and an E.R. doctor at Lankenau Medical Center, and his team, officially called Final…
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Get a Chance to Present Your Idea at Philly Tech Week 2017
The 2nd annual Technical.ly Introduced: A Curated B2B Event during Philly Tech Week 2017 Presented by Comcast will give business owners the chance to present their ideas in front of some of the most successful companies in the region, writes Lauren Giles for Technical.ly Philly. Among the companies attending the event are Amtrak, Power Home…
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West Chester Woman’s Science Behind Weight Loss a YouTube Hit
Only when West Chester’s Christine Hronec applied her master’s degree in chemical and biological engineering to her struggles with weight loss did the pounds finally come off. And now, Hronec’s Gauge Girl Training teaches a wildly growing YouTube audience how to match food and science to their unique bodies. “You can eat 1,500 calories per…
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Paoli’s ProShred Security Named Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Eastern Pennsylvania District Office has announced its 2017 Small Business Week Award winners, and Paoli’s ProShred Security – owned by Ginny Heron-Doerr – has been named the Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year. The SBA will visit and recognize award winners during the first week of May. The SBA also…
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Local Family Just One Vote Away from $6 Million Prize
Through years of working endless nights and weekends, a Paoli E.R. doc and his siblings, all originally from Newtown Square, have already managed to turn science fiction into reality. And now, they’re just one final vote away from winning $6 million or more in the Qualcomm-funded XPrize competition to create the fictitious tricorder from Star…
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Malvern Resident, Former Baseball Player Details Cars in Convenient, Eco-Friendly Way
If Malvern resident Tony Coyne can detail a car as well as he can turn a double play, and his new business hits the ground running as swiftly as he used to leg out triples, the area’s streets will soon sparkle with more shiny vehicles than ever before. The 38-year-old native of Huntingtown, Md., and…
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SCORE Offers Small Business Educational Workshops for First Time in Delaware County
Chester and Delaware County SCORE will be offering, for the first time in Delaware County, “How to Start and Operate a Small Business” and “Business Planning – a Series of Four Workshops.” These workshops will be held at the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce at 1001 Baltimore Pike, Suite 9LL, in Springfield. How to Start…
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Calling Entrepreneurs and Start-ups – Get Your Toolbox for Success
Within both Chester County and Delaware County, innovation is thriving. Yet the decision to start a company based on one’s dream is personal and emotional. Every entrepreneur’s experience feels like a uniquely challenging and promising quest, fortunately there are resources available to help the region’s emerging startups maneuver through process and prosper. The Ideas x…
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