Podcast - ASSETS

Moving our Office!

We have moved our office to Southern Market – first floor at 100 S. Queen St. On Tuesday September 10, our phones may be down for a few hours as […]

20th Anniversary Gala Today!

ASSETS’ 20th Anniversary Gala will be held this evening at Tellus360, 24 E. King St. Limited tickets are available at the door for $40. VIP dinner at 5:30 is sold […]

ASSETS Farm to Table Dinner Today!

The ASSET Farm to Table Dinner as part of our 20th Anniversary events will be held today, July 27, 2013, rain or shine at Habecker Mennonite Church, 451 Habecker Church […]

Malave Daycare

Marisol Malave was born in Puerto Rico and moved to the United States with her husband and four children – now teenagers. On arriving in the U.S. her husband filed […]

Hope International

One of the finest international microenterprise development organizations is right here in Lancaster – Hope International. Check out their director’s recent blog post which mentions ASSETS.

Social Enterprise Launches!

Social Enterprise Plans to Light a Candle, Change a Life B.I.R.D. Ministries (Beginning in the Right Direction) has been shining a light on the challenges faced by women who are […]

Microgranting/giving circles

I learned more about microgranting this week – through talking with folks at Awesome Pgh. A group of 10 ‘trustees’ gives $100 per month and collectively decides who to give […]

State Farm® Provides $5,000 to Support Entrepreneurial Education

April 25, 2012 Lancaster, PA – ASSETS Lancaster announces the receipt of a $5,000 contribution from State Farm Companies Foundation to support ASSETS’ Business Design and Management Course. Funding will […]

Small vs. Big

Came across this post today that merits sharing. Some excerpts: “In taking on big, you can try to undercut their margins which will fail. You can try to duplicate their […]

Statistics

The Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship just released some statistics about entrepreneurship. Very interesting – the numbers for both Latino entrepreneurs and immigrant entrepreneurs has doubled in the past 15 years. […]

Muhummad Yunus

I had the pleasure of hearing Muhummad Yunus at Elizabethtown College last evening. The 77-year-old Bangladeshi founder of the Grameen Bank spoke about what inspired him to launch microcredit in […]

Grants for Women-Owned Businesses

Check out this wonderful grant program from the Eileen Fisher Company: Start-ups or those needing a push to transition to the next level are often in need of cash. Retool […]

Social Mission Partner – Fig

ASSETS is proud to announce that we have been named one of Fig’s Social Mission Partners in 2012! Each year, Fig finds nonprofit organizations whose missions support the goal of […]

National Distinction!

ASSETS client Darcy Taylor was recently featured as the Entrepreneur of the Week by the Association for Enterprise Opportunity – the national organization of microenterprise development organizations like ASSETS. Congratulations […]

ASSETS mentioned on Huffington Post

Executive Director Jessica King was interviewed for a story about fair trade, specifically Ten Thousand Villages, also headquartered here in Lancaster County. Another good story about business being used for […]

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