Category: Stories of Impact

< Don’t you love a good progress story? Today, we’re thrilled to share an incredible update on Melanin Essentials, our 2016 Great Social Enterprise Pitch winner. They’ve made significant headway […]

ASSETS was recently honored with the 2018 B Economy Leadership Award from B Lab, a nonprofit that serves a global movement of people using business as a force for good, […]

The owners of The Stroopie Co. didn’t need a label to let customers know they wanted to make more than profits and cookies. But they decided to pursue one anyway. […]

Picture a group of 10 Lancaster entrepreneurs starting or growing their businesses. They are a more diverse group than you often see in Lancaster—4 are African American, 3 are white, […]

It’s Friday night and the Horse Inn is packed. There’s a wait for a table in the main dining room and the front bar is filled with pairs of diners […]

ASSETS client and participant in the 2015 Great Social Enterprise Pitch, NuLife, is making news! A couple of months ago, Schirlyn Kamara stopped by the Nimble Thimble sewing shop in downtown Lancaster. She […]

ASSETS client and participant in the 2015 Great Social Enterprise Pitch, The Stroopie Co., is making news! If you’ve ever heard of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, you’re probably aware that it’s home to […]

Chelsea Zawisa has always worked in the food industry. “At times I wondered if I should get a job outside of the food industry, but saw no reason to, I […]

Meredith has, by many journalists standards, had a successful career. After attending Ithaca College, Meredith would land a job with WGAL News 8 in 2003 and has been there ever […]

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 […]