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Philly Fit Pro Jayel Lewis Just Launched a New Business. Here’s How She Got Started.

Welcome to How I Got Here, Be Well Philly’s look inside the entrepreneurial journey of fitness and wellness business owners in the Philadelphia area. In […]

Be Well Philly

The Road to Self-Discovery and Sobriety for Studio 34 Co-owner Adrienne Dolberry

Welcome to How I Got Here, Be Well Philly’s look inside the entrepreneurial journey of fitness and wellness business owners in the Philadelphia area. In […]

Be Well Philly

How Hally Bayer Opened Her Fitness Studio While Living with a Chronic Medical Condition

Welcome to How I Got Here, Be Well Philly’s look inside the entrepreneurial journey of fitness and wellness business owners in the Philadelphia area. In […]

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Philly Global Startup Accelerator Opens Enrollment for New Cohort

The Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians and the University City Science Center are seeking entrepreneurs to join the latest cohort of the Global Startup Accelerator […]

Business

I Love My Job: Tactile Group CEO Marc Coleman

Marc Coleman is one of Philadelphia’s most well known entrepreneurs. As president and CEO of the digital design firm The Tactile Group, Coleman founded the […]

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Be Well Philly

These 10 Black Women Are Transforming Philly’s Fitness Scene

Whether they’re entrepreneurs, yoga instructors, or mental health experts, black women are shaking up the health and wellness landscape in Philly. Here are 10 who should […]

Business

Philadelphia Is One of the Country’s Top 10 Rising Cities for Startups

When AOL cofounder Steve Case visited Philadelphia this year, he observed a lot of growth in the startup community since his last visit in 2015, […]

Business

Philly Is One of the Worst Cities for Women Entrepreneurs, Study Finds

Women entrepreneurs in Philadelphia don’t have it easy. In fact, they have it pretty hard compared to women living in most of the country’s other […]

Business

Black Girl Ventures’s Pitch Competition Is Coming to Philly This Month

Black Girl Ventures will make its way to Philadelphia this month to host its signature pitch competition. The DC-based organization is known for its commitment […]

Business

Black Women Startup Founders Are Raising More Venture Dollars, Study Finds

In 2016, a groundbreaking analysis from the demographic study ProjectDiane revealed a bleak statistic about black women founders: a measly 0.2 percent of all VC […]

Business

AOL Co-Founder Steve Case: For Philly to Rise, the Startup Community Must Hang Together

It had been three years since AOL co-founder Steve Case stepped foot in Philadelphia to tour the city’s startup community. In 2015, the entrepreneur-turned-investor brought […]

Business

SXSW Day 4: 4 Philly Founders Share Their SXSW Takeaways

Philly entrepreneurs took SXSW by storm this week, and four of them — all first-timers to the conference — tell Philly Mag what it was like […]

Business

Comcast’s New Lift Labs Accelerator Is Gearing Up for Its First Cohort

Applications for Comcast’s new Lift Labs accelerator powered by Techstars are due a little over a month from now, and the organization will give local […]

Business

A New Crowdfunding Platform for Women Entrepreneurs Just Launched in Philly

Philadelphia is the country’s fourth best city for women in tech according to a new study—now the city wants to do more to support its […]

Business

15+ Hustlers Who Racked Up at the Philadelphia Eagles Parade

Thursday’s Eagles parade was the opportunity of a lifetime for many of the city’s eager hustlers. With an estimated 3 million people in the city, […]