Last week, the finalists for The Great Social Enterprise Pitch were announced. In case you haven’t been following along, The Great Social Enterprise Pitch is a Central Pennsylvania-focused business plan competition organized by the Lancaster Community Foundation and ASSETS
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ASSETS Receives SBA Grant to Support Small Business Access to Capital Programs
Last Thursday, the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that ASSETS, a Lancaster-based nonprofit organization dedicated to creating economic opportunity and cultivating entrepreneurial leadership, was awarded a grant of $102,598 through the Program for Investment in Micro-Entrepreneurs (PRIME)…
LA Fruit Cart at risk for Hepatitis A
By Bill Marler
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) warns consumers of possible hepatitis A exposure associated with produce that was possibly contaminated by a worker at a street-side fruit vendor who was infected with Hepatitis A. The fruit…
Attention Central PA Entrepreneurs: Startup Pitch Competition Coming to Lancaster
Lancaster’s business and technology community continues to get noticed on the national stage. Earlier this month, it was announced that the Rise of the Rest 6.0 Tour will be coming to Lancaster on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Rise of the…
Leadership Lancaster Announces New Executive Director
As a recent graduate of Leadership Lancaster’s Core Class and member of the ACHIEVE Committee, it’s no secret that I’m a big fan of the programs that Leadership Lancaster offers to Lancaster County. For more information on my experience, check…
Local Co-Parenting Success Story
Back in 2015, I wrote a blog post asking “Is Co-Parenting Possible?” The article highlighted one family’s path to co-parenting. Slowly, I’ve begun to see more and more success stories about co-parenting.
Recently Lancaster Online featured a story about…
Think Lancaster During National Small Business Week
While “made-up holidays” and “National _____ Weeks” have been on the rise, since 1963, the United States Small Business Administration has celebrated National Small Business Week, which recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners.…
Federal Rule Changes Impacting Equity Crowdfunding and Social Media Use Go Into Effect Today
For entrepreneurs in states that permit state equity crowdfunding, effective today, a change in federal rules will allow those states to allow entrepreneurs to use social media to solicit out of state residents to raise money for their business ventures.…
More About the Lancaster County Reassessment – First Step
I continue to talk to friends and neighbors and clients who are confused, concerned, annoyed or worried about the reassessment and what it means for their future tax bills. I’ve heard a lot of people say that the assessors are…
Lancaster City’s Fiber Internet Service Lives Up To The Hype
One of the highlights of the Lancaster tech community’s big year in 2016 was the opening of preregistration for LanCity Connect, a high speed, fiber optic internet service for Lancaster City residents and businesses. LanCity Connect is a public-private…