Entrepreneurship
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Chester County Leadership: Tom Musser, Founder & Chairman of Tri-M Group
Publisher’s Note: This Chester County Leadership profile was originally published on April 7th, 2016. When the Chester County Economic Development Council inducts Tom Musser, Founder and Chairman of Kennett Square-based Tri-M Group, into its Business Hall of Fame this evening, they’ll be acknowledging Musser’s 52 years of “outstanding endeavors and achievements within the business community.” …
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Chester County Entrepreneurs Applying for a Medical Marijuana Dispensary License Should Prepare for High Costs
Prospective owners of medical marijuana dispensaries in Chester County are finding that the application process will be an expensive proposition, writes David Weissman for York Dispatch. Russ Cersosimo, Director of Strategic Alliances for the Pennsylvania Medical Cannabis Society, said that interested parties should expect to pay up to $1 million if they want to be…
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SCORE Partners with Comcast Business to Mentor Small Businesses in Chester and Delaware Counties
Comcast Business, a leading provider of advanced communication services, has partnered with Chester and Delaware County SCORE to further its mission to support entrepreneurs and small business owners in the local community. Comcast Business will work with SCORE to support local events and programs and to educate entrepreneurs on how technology can help small businesses…
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WCU Graduate Turns Fitness Machine Repair into Franchise
During his two decade career in exercise, the one thing stood out the most to Wayne resident, Don Powers, was how hard it was to find somebody who could properly fix broken fitness equipment , writes Diane Mastrull for Philly.com. In a field populated by do-it-all mom-and-pop businesses, West Chester University graduate Powers saw an…
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Local Student’s CultureCloud App Links World Travelers to New Friends
One of the highlights of a recent West Chester Henderson High School grad’s adventure to Italy was wrestling a native Judo champion there, and ever since, Charlie Grab has grappled with the idea for a mobile app that would connect world travelers with local people who share their interests. “You make a new friend, and…
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Kennett Square Inventor and Ben Franklin Descendant Has Died
The inventive legacy of Ben Franklin lived on in one of his descendants, William Pepper, who passed away last week with many patents and innovations of his own. The Kennett Square electrical engineer pioneered optical character recognition for scanning printed words into computerized text, the design of satellite parts and touchscreen panel technology, according to…
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Defend Your Head Lines Up Against Concussion Epidemic
A Malvern pioneer in sports concussion prevention has driven down to the red zone, and this fall Defend Your Head could score some big points toward beating head trauma in the game of football. “I don’t think we have to give up on football, because there are truly great aspects to it,” CEO John Roman…
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General Motors VP Ed Welburn, From Berwyn, Announces Retirement
The man that Berwyn inspired to become a car designer will soon retire at the top of the business from General Motors Co. Vice President of Global Design Ed Welburn announced this week that he will park his career for good on July 1, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal by Gautham…
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With New Master’s Baker Location, There’s More Cake to Go Around
There’s much more cake to go around now that the next generation of ownership for The Master’s Baker has whipped up a fabulous new space to bake its trademark wedding and party cakes. Just last month, the West Chester family business since 1970 delivered all its equipment over to 319 West Gay Street, where it…
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Meridian Bank Hosts an Inspirational Bill McDermott for Business-Owning Clients at Desmond Hotel
Meridian Bank has been hosting its CEO Series since 2010, when it began as a gathering of just a dozen people in the Malvern-based bank’s conference room. In seven years, though, Meridian’s program, which is geared toward offering wisdom and inspiring its business-owning clientele, has soared to unprecedented heights. Simply put, the bank’s brass will…
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Vertex HR Exec Named One of Greater Philly’s Best
It takes talent to develop a top-notch team of employees, and Vertex, the Berwyn corporate tax solution provider, has the right person on the job. Vice President of Human Resources Barb Dyson has just been named a SmartCEO 2016 Executive Management Award winner, placing her talents among the top 40 across Philadelphia. “SmartCEO designed the…
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Coatesville‘s Fuel City Café Holds Grand Opening
Last Tuesday morning, Fuel City Café in Coatesville held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the businesses’ grand opening in front of local entrepreneurs and community members, as well as elected officials and police officers, writes Lucas Rodgers for Daily Local News. Fuel City, which was started by a couple of locals David Long and Nicole Catanese,…
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Delaware County Community College’s New Choices Career Program Offers Insights on Entreprenuership
Successful business owner Linda Fox recently gave a workshop on “Is a Career as an Entrepreneur for Me?” to students in Delaware County Community College’s New Choices Career Development program. Fox, an alumna of both the New Choices program and the College, has operated Linda Lane Wall Coverings in Media for more than 30 years.…
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Who are Chester County’s Most Daring Entrepreneurs?
According to Main Line Today, it takes talent and tenacity to tackle the world’s most pressing problems, and Chester County has its hands full of daring entrepreneurs, including several that headlined Main Line Today’s recently published list of the 15 Most Daring Entrepreneurs. VenatoRx partners Christopher Burns, Daniel Pevear and Luigi Xerri boast a five-lab…
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Ricoh Study Highlights Confusion about Innovation
New research shows that while nearly 70 percent of companies consider themselves above average innovators, barely 14 percent actually see significant business impact from this crucial component in achieving strategic business outcomes, according to a staff report from PR Newswire. The IDC study commissioned by Ricoh has found that misconceptions on what innovation actually is abound,…
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Inspirational Role Model to Headline GWCC Women’s Roundtable
She’s lived it, learned it, led it and now loves to share it with others. Strategic tax advisor Donna Urian brings her story of overcoming gender barriers in the workplace to this Wednesday’s Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce (GWCC) Education Series women’s roundtable. “As a former single parent, manager and now equity female owner…
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Someone in Downingtown Invented a New Snow Shovel and It’s Awesome
Not only is shoveling time consuming and tiring, every year more than 11,000 people in the country end up hurt while trying to clear their yards and driveways. To solve this difficult problem, Downingtown based Ergo Analytics has managed to find a way to make the activity both less tiring and safer for your back…
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Chester County’s “Defend Your Head” Looks to Solve Football’s Concussion Crisis
Despite the ever increasing popularity of America’s favorite past time over the last several years, debate has intensified over how safe the game truly is to the average player, especially when it comes to possible head trauma. One Chester County company has decided to take a proactive approach to the issue by offering a product…
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