Based in Norristown, Pennsylvania, D’IYANU is an African-inspired clothing brand that evokes the beauty of the African diaspora thanks to vivacious colors and dynamic geometric prints. The brand’s creations are...
Losing your job is always a tough moment. A few years ago, it happened suddenly to Alex Jones, when the nonprofit she’d been working for lost an operating grant. On...
Marsh + Mane is a natural hair and lifestyle boutique selling products for Black women who do not chemically straighten their hair. Their mission is to provide an elevated beauty...
“Our question was, ‘How do we make ourselves different from any third wave coffee shop in Philadelphia?’” That single question helped inspire Thu Pham and her two business partners...
Adriana C. Vazquez, co-founder and CEO of Lilu, was pursuing her master’s degree in Product Design when she started to see more friends juggle breastfeeding and work. From ex-colleagues, to...
An idea that stemmed from a college thesis project has grown into a national and international success in product development. Oat Foundry is an engineering design and product development company;...
Pound Cake Cosmetics is an up-and-coming cosmetic brand created by Temple University alumna, Camille Bell. The brand's mission is to highlight and represent all shades of beauty while disrupting current industry...
Tayyib Smith is an entrepreneur, co-founder at Little Giant Creative, partner at Pipeline Philly and co-founder at the Institute of Hip Hop Entrepreneurship. Here we get to know him in...
Startup leader Khai Tran realized that lending a hand in the community doesn’t always look the way you expect. If you can’t do the work directly, maybe you can help...
Stormwater is a big issue in Philly. All of our water runs into the same sewers (a “combined sewer system”), whether it’s water from everyday living in houses and buildings,...