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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]