Archive: January 2017

Here’s why these devs put down roots at WebLinc

Jan. 31, 2017 12:58 pm

Here’s why these devs put down roots at WebLinc

It's the autonomy, the startup feel without the instability and the “open-ended sense of career opportunity.”
A Philly startup is offering help with green card applications for $1

Jan. 31, 2017 12:56 pm

A Philly startup is offering help with green card applications for $1

Borderwise is extending the offer to low-income immigrant households.
Nab a fellowship at 1776NY and get some free office space, too

Jan. 31, 2017 12:47 pm

Nab a fellowship at 1776NY and get some free office space, too

You have until Feb. 22 to apply.
What coworking looks like for DC’s food businesses

Jan. 31, 2017 12:43 pm

What coworking looks like for DC’s food businesses

Fewer laptops, more pots and pans. We take a tour of Ivy City's Union Kitchen and talk with some members.
How Year Up put Baltimore youth on a path to IT and cybersecurity careers

Jan. 31, 2017 12:28 pm

How Year Up put Baltimore youth on a path to IT and cybersecurity careers

The nonprofit just graduated 40 students to internships, and doubled in size for its next cohort.
The press loves Middletown money-saving startup Shrinkabill

Jan. 31, 2017 12:19 pm

The press loves Middletown money-saving startup Shrinkabill

Shrinkabill's focus is saving customers money by negotiating bills, and US News and World Report, NBC affiliates and the News Journal have all featured the company.
Here’s how Philly universities reacted to #MuslimBan

Jan. 31, 2017 11:45 am

Here’s how Philly universities reacted to #MuslimBan

“This [Executive] Order will weaken the promise of educational opportunity,” said Penn President Amy Gutmann, who has, until now, been reluctant to criticize President Trump.
At least 17 Brooklyn companies signed an open letter protesting Trump’s travel order

Jan. 31, 2017 11:32 am

At least 17 Brooklyn companies signed an open letter protesting Trump’s travel order

Here are the local executives taking a stand.
Read this new book from a Delaware journalist before you go to the grocery store

Jan. 31, 2017 11:23 am

Read this new book from a Delaware journalist before you go to the grocery store

UD professor McKay Jenkins goes deep into the argument over genetically modified foods and how they’re leaving a mark on America.
Help launch this Temple grad’s phone repair cart by giving him a loan

Jan. 31, 2017 10:53 am

Help launch this Temple grad’s phone repair cart by giving him a loan

Jesse DiLaura, an entrepreneurship grad, is using lending platform Kiva to help launch Repair U.