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Opportunity for All Breakfast – August 4

We’re all better off when we’re all better off. We’ll be talking about inequality in Lancaster and what we can do about it to create opportunity for all on Tuesday, […]

Breakfast #3: Making Capital Work for Lancaster

July 7th’s Transforming Communities Through Business Breakfast Series kicked off yet again with Upohar’s wonderful breakfast stylings at the Southern Market Center. Local business owners, investors, and community members alike […]

Column: Paying higher wages is good business

ASSETS Executive Director, Jessica King, published a column with LNP discussing the benefits of paying higher wages. To view this post, in it’s original format, on LNP, click here. Many companies […]

Q&A: New lending manager at ASSETS Lancaster talks about making very small loans.

LNP did a Q&A with our new lending manager, Deb Flores, about her position with ASSETS, how her past work experience is shaping what she will do in her new position, […]

Column: Big ideas needed for small enterprises

ASSETS Executive Director, Jessica King, wrote a column for LNP discussing poverty alleviation and the creation of the Great Social Enterprise Pitch. To view the column, in it’s original format, […]

More than Money: Big benefits result from small business loans through ASSETS Lancaster

LNP featured an article about our micro-loan program. To view the original post, click here. A year ago this month, ASSETS Lancaster began a program that lent $13,200 to nine […]

Business-based solutions can address violence, poverty

ASSETS Program Director Jonathan Coleman recently published an article in the Lancaster Newspaper titled “Business-based solutions can address violence, poverty”. In this article Jonathan gives some advice on how he […]

B the Change In 2015: How to Become a B Corporation

On February 3rd at 1pm, ASSETS is hosting a public gathering to participate in the webinar, “B the Change In 2015: How to Become a B Corporation.” What is a […]

Using Cooperative Models to Meet Challenges of Poverty and Inequality

ASSETS Executive Director Jessica King recently published an op-ed in Lancaster Newspaper titled “Using Cooperative Models to Meet Challenges of Poverty and Inequality.” (link to LNP article) The organization I […]

ASSETS Program Director Wins Award

Jonathan Coleman, ASSETS Lancaster’s Program Director, was selected as one of the “20 under 35: Young Professionals Changing the World” winners by the Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA). For over […]

We can make a difference…

I was inspired by my 9-year-old daughter this week, who after participating in the People’s Climate March in NYC on Sunday, made lists of things her school and church can […]

South Lancaster City Business Research

In September 2013, ASSETS Lancaster moved to Southern Market Center from its long-time home on North Prince Street. As outreach to and interest from the south side of the city […]

ASSETS Lancaster surveys south city businesses

LNP highlights a survey conducted by ASSETS researching businesses on the south side of Lancaster City. To view the original post, with images and the map we created based on our findings, […]

Study looks at business in south Lancaster City

CPBJ highlights a study conducted by ASSETS discovering the poverty rate in the south part of Lancaster city. To view the original post, on CPBJ’s website, click here. The poverty rate in […]

Great Social Enterprise Pitch: The Common Wheel takes top prize

LNP wrote up a recap of our 2014 Great Social Enterprise Pitch. Click through to view the original post, with images from our 2014 event. In the end, The Common Wheel […]

The Great Social Enterprise Pitch is tonight, and we’re live-tweeting it

As originally posted on LNP. To view the original post, as well as live tweets from the event, click here. If you’re interested in organizations that combine a business focus […]

Live Pitch Guest Speaker: Reverend Julius Walls Jr.

Community Voting is done and The Great Social Enterprise Pitch is on to the next step: The Live Pitch. Five of the social enterprise ideas will move on and present idea […]

The Great Social Enterprise Pitch: Lancaster Transplants

Jocelyne Park and Diane Richard are the entrepreneurs behind the idea, Lancaster Transplant. Both Park and Richards are not originally from Lancaster, but came up with an idea to enhance […]

The Great Social Enterprise Pitch: Behind the Biking Lancaster Idea

Chris Caldwell is a long-time resident of Lancaster, PA, Chris has spent a lot of time using a bike to get around the city and he passionately sees bicycling as […]

The Great Social Enterprise Pitch: Behind the Record Eraser

Mark Walmer is an attorney with 25 years of practicing experience in the criminal justice system. He is extremely aware of the barriers of employment, housing, and education that are […]

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