Small Business

Karl Kraus is senior business consultant with the Small Business Development Center and manager of the SBDC location at Temple University’s Ambler Campus. In his work with the SBDC, he provides general business consulting and advising services to businesses in the Greater Philadelphia Region. His focus is on companies involved in manufacturing, new product and […]

Through the Institute for Business and Information Technology, students create digital services and e-commerce for Merchants Fund clients affected by COVID-19 PHILADELPHIA, April 9, 2021 — Eileen Teti was thinking 2020 was going to be her year. She was in the process of renovating Hair Way to Beauty, a Northeast Philadelphia salon she had purchased […]

Through the Institute for Business and Information Technology, students create free digital storefronts for small businesses and organizations affected by COVID-19 PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 17, 2020 — According to NBC News, small businesses who pivoted to e-commerce saw record sales during Black Friday weekend. Count Philadelphia’s Urban Princess Boutique among those businesses. A big reason for […]

On November 16th, Temple’s Small Business Development Center hosted a virtual workshop on using Facebook for business. The event was led by Jamie Shanker-Passero, associate director of Temple’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC). This workshop offers small businesses and entrepreneurs a chance to learn the basics of utilizing Facebook as part of their business strategy, […]

Fox School Assistant Professor of Marketing Sheri Lambert discusses how Black Friday, Cyber Monday and retailers’ sales tactics have changed in wake of pandemic PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 19, 2020 — The holiday shopping season is upon us, but it might look a bit different from previous years. With the world still in the midst of the […]

Center for Hospitality Resilience and Center of Digital Transformation for Small Business will offer statewide assistance to small businesses affected by the pandemic PHILADELPHIA, July 8, 2020 — In March, when the COVID-19 pandemic was still in its infancy, Maura Shenker, director of Temple University’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC), said that the role of […]

Temple outreach center continues to help businesses in wake of COVID-19 pandemic PHILADELPHIA, June 17, 2020 — For small business owners, the CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) can be intimidating, and that’s not just because it’s one of the largest U.S. stimulus programs in history. Its website is extensive. The application is exhaustive. Finding […]

Samuel Rosen’s research offers closer look at CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program PHILADELPHIA, May 11, 2020 — One of the key components of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a $349 billion fund designed to help keep workers employed thanks to forgivable business loans. An additional […]

Small businesses across the U.S. are dealing with the severe economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We checked in with four alumni small business owners to see how they’re managing the crisis. Partnering with charity Ivory Ella, co-founded by Richard Henne, BBA ’15, has a history of partnering with charitable organizations. The elephant-themed women’s clothing […]