Why this Lancaster business owner seeks a positive social impact
To view the original post by Lenay Ruhl on CPBJ, click here. Kristin Snyder said she has always focused on eco-friendly, American-made fashion, but the owner of Sophie Stargazer Boutique LLC is...
View ArticleAnother look at the benefits of B Corp certification
To view the original post on LNP, click here. An article in the March 29 edition of LNP highlighted the reasons why local businesses have not chosen B Corporation certification — a type of outside...
View ArticleQ&A: Reaching out to women entrepreneurs
To view the original post by Chad Umble on LNP, click here. For Melisa Baez, 25 is a critical number. Baez, the director of the new Women’s Business Center at Assets in Lancaster, said she has the...
View ArticleProvider of diverse services to consumers and small business opens in city
To view the original post by Tim Mekeel on LNP, click here. Two long-time friends have opened MY PRO Multi-Services, a provider of diverse services to consumers and small businesses. Business partners...
View ArticleColumn: Why Lancaster needs a Women’s Business Center
To view the original post by Jessica King on LNP, click here. Women represent over 50 percent of Lancaster’s population, yet own half the number of businesses that men do locally. Nationwide,...
View ArticleSustainability Roundtable Breakfast
Do you want to make sure your community benefit organization makes an impact AND a profit? Do you want to be able to bounce back from difficult financial times? If so, join DC Beam Consulting for a...
View ArticleJessica King’s Presentation on Capital and Connections
Check out our very own Jessica King’s presentation at the Mayor’s Commission to Combat Poverty’s Capital and Connections Hearing! Her presentation highlights the consumer lending environment,...
View ArticleShout Out Lancaster: Mom helps transracial girls with hair care, raises...
To view the original post by Irene Snyder on LNP, click here. Falesha Martin owns a hair salon on South Prince Street. She helps families who have adopted or are fostering girls with ethnic hair...
View ArticleLancaster Food Co. to expand, begin employee stock options, double staff
We are so excited for Lancaster Food Co., an ASSETS client and a true social enterprise! Keep up the inspiring work! To view the original post by Kenneth Hilario on Philadelphia Business Journal, click...
View ArticleTaking the Historic View of Economic Oppression, Opportunity
To view the original post on LNP, click here. The United States is inarguably one of the wealthiest economies in the world, with the largest gross domestic product on the planet. But one thing rarely...
View ArticleIn the Spotlight: F&M professor Amanda Kemp mixes artistic expression with...
Congratulations Dr. Amanda Kemp, an activist, artist, and ASSETS client! As long as she can remember, Amanda Kemp has cared deeply about community, justice and social change. Mississippi was still...
View ArticleLancaster entrepreneurs pitch social business plans
To view the original post on Central Penn Business Journal, click here. Contestants in the 2016 Great Social Enterprise Pitch collect funds to support business ideas Would you like to see low-income...
View ArticleLessons From the Past
We live in an area of the US with a deep, rich and long history. Within this article I stumbled across today, I saw the following excerpt talking about the Christiana riots, reconciliation between...
View ArticleThe Great Social Enterprise Pitch Live Broadcast
For those of you who cannot make it to the The Great Social Enterprise Live Pitch tonight, please join us on our Live Broadcast tonight from 7-8:30pm. Many thanks to Triode Media Group, Ltd. for making...
View ArticleMelanin Essentials takes top prize in Great Social Enterprise Pitch
To view the original post on LancasterOnline, click here. Saba Adana and Olayinka Credle have felt the frustration of being unable to find quality hair products designed for them, and seen the...
View ArticleASSETS Wins The Samaritan Counseling Center’s 2016 Ethics in Business Award
ASSETS is very proud to announce that we received the Samaritan Counseling Center‘s Ethics in Business Award in the “small organization” category! There were a lot of great finalists, so it was truly...
View ArticleThe 2016 Great Social Enterprise Pitch Recording
If you were not able to make the live event, you can catch everything you missed in the live recording!
View ArticleWorking toward an earth-friendly economic prosperity
Average growth of the U.S. gross domestic product in recent years has been 1 percent to 3 percent. Our glory days were more like 4 percent to 6 percent. Our economy — the vitality of our communities —...
View ArticleLancaster County painting contractor earns B Corp certification
Huge congrats to our client, Two Dudes Painting Company, for earning their B Corp Certification! A Lancaster County painting contractor received global recognition this week for using its for-profit...
View Article3 women who inspire each other enter culinary partnership, will train refugees
We are so happy for these wonderful female entrepreneurs and our client, Upohar! We wish you all the success in the world! Last weekend, three women moved blenders and bananas, cooking equipment,...
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