Podcast - ASSETS

Eastern Mennonite University Alumni Help Build ASSETS

WITH HOLIDAY DEMAND ON THE UPSWING, The Stroopie Company went to two shifts in early November, allowing them to churn out up to 6,000 Dutch stroopwafels (cinnamon-y, carmel-y goodies best […]

Top 10 Milestones at ASSETS in 2016

First of all, THANK YOU to everyone who made 2016 a great year for ASSETS. We couldn’t have done this without you. We’d like you to help us celebrate some […]

Organization offers weightlifting, fitness as outlet for at-risk youth

ASSETS client and participant in the third annual Great Social Enterprise Pitch, Will Kiefer of the Bench Mark Program, is making news! When Will Kiefer took a study abroad trip to South […]

The Responsibility of Businesses in the Trump Economy

When young people move into adulthood and out of home for the first time, there is a predictable response to the lack of structure that had previously been provided by […]

Q&A: Luis Miranda is bringing fitness to southeast Lancaster

ASSETS client and participant in the third annual Great Social Enterprise Pitch, Luis Miranda of BootCamp900, is making news! If money was his only goal, Luis A. Miranda Jr. said, he wouldn’t […]

Lancaster poverty report: cut rate in half, move 3,000 to good jobs over 15 years

A special commission that has spent the past year studying ways to help the poor in Lancaster has issued an ambitious, 15-year plan to lift at least half out of poverty […]

Cultivate Lancaster returns!

Take your business idea to the next level. Do you have a business plan that could use some help getting fleshed out? Want an opportunity to network with peers and connect […]

ASSETS to participate in the 2016 ExtraOrdinary Give!

ASSETS is a non-profit organization focused on transforming our community through business. We provide training, 1-on-1 coaching and financing to entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their […]

Melisa Baez: Inspirando a mujeres con sus ideas empresariales

Boosting Women’s Entrepreneurship Melisa Baez’ focus is on helping other women find their passion in life.

In the Spotlight: Olayinka Credle plans beauty business now, politics later

ASSETS client and winner of the third annual Great Social Enterprise Pitch, Melanin Essentials, are making news! A few weeks ago, New York native Olayinka Credle and her longtime friend […]

Women’s Business Center Director Named One of 10 Young Women Changing the World

Please help us in congratulating our Women’s Business Center director, Melisa Baez, who has been awarded as one of MEDA’s 10 Young Women Changing the World! The award recipients exude […]

3 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 […]

Lancaster 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 business […]

Working 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 […]

ASSETS 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 […]

Melanin 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 […]

The 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!

Lessons 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 […]

Lancaster 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 […]

In the Spotlight: F&M professor Amanda Kemp mixes artistic expression with political activism

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 […]

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