The 100 Most Influential People in Philadelphia
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Della Clark & Regina Hairston
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WORK TO DO: As two of the leading voices for Black entrepreneurship in the city, Clark (the Enterprise Center) and Hairston (the African American Chamber of Commerce) are tasked with tackling one of the most pressing questions we face — in a city with climbing property values and booming venture capital, how do we ensure that all Philadelphians partake of the prosperity?
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Remaining competitive in the current marketplace often requires access to capital at key moments in our business.
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Noel Lowe, FutureNet, Inc., President and CEO
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When they’re given easy opportunities to serve, our citizens really step up.
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Founder of Not In Philly, Dave Brindley
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I hope that when it all opens up that everybody goes out and supports our small businesses.
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Mary James Wyesol, founder and CEO of ShoSho’s Kitchen Granola
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When you stop, you stop growing.
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Chris Young, CEO of Camfred Construction
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When I discovered the MBE Equity Multiplier, I knew it was the missing component that would help make my vision clear. This process has equipped me and given me the confidence to push my vision forward to make it a reality.
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David Duncan, Founder, GreenHaus Development
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Working with the MBE Equity Multiplier team has been life changing. I cannot recommend this service more - I'm still mind blown by how much better our pitch has become.
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Sheetal Bahirat, Founder & CEO - Hidden Gems/DrinkReveal
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You define what success is, but you have to free your mind.
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Gene Waddy, CEO, Alpha Business Solutions
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We love our customers and focus on quality above all else!
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Daniel Lee, Farina Pasta and Noodle - Owner
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The Enterprise Center’s Dorrance H. Hamilton Center for Culinary Enterprises (CCE),is a great community to be a part of.
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Chef Lee Wallach, founder of Home Appétit
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The $14,000 working capital funding will be used to formalize registration as a home care provider and hire initial staff.
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Peoples Choice Home Care, LLC founder Matlhatso Reed
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The CCE has been a helpful place to get questions answered when dealing with the city, how to create recipes, so we can be more consistent, create a budget, and best of all having other ‘foodprenueurs’ to meet and gain ideas and support in their endeavors.
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Tracee McBeth, Owner, Juice 215
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I highly recommend the Enterprise Center and MBDA to diverse founders who are seeking capital to scale their businesses.
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Su Sanni, Founder and CEO - Dollaride
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The relationships we’ve built are where we truly stand out.
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Luis Torrado, Torrado Construction, President
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When we first started with The Enterprise Center Capital Corporation, we had maybe 6 or 7 accounts, and we've doubled that now. The Enterprise Center Capital Corporation has been very helpful funding my larger jobs and assisting me with maintaining payroll and buying equipment.
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Melvin Brown, Owner - 3rd Generation Design and Construction
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As my business moves to the next level, leadership training, and management support that the Enterprise Center provides are keys to achieving greater sales and more contracts.
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Yvette Watts, WATTS, CEO