Small Business Success

Marc Faletti is a vinyl lover who noticed something about shopping for records that he thought he could fix — that you have to know what you’re looking for. He wanted to make a place where anyone could walk in and find an old favorite, a new gem, or a perfect gift without having to […]

Benesafe Solutions came to be when Esther Salata and her family found themselves spending more time outdoors due to COVID-19 restrictions. As a result of being outside so much, she and her family, including their dog Benny, were constantly being bombarded with various pests! To address this issue, they began looking for a product in […]

Jen Tiberi has excellent taste. Her carefully curated Etsy shop, website, and Instagram page show image after image of gorgeous midcentury modern furniture and cushions in a variety of beautiful updated fabrics.  No matter how good your taste is, building a business off of it during a pandemic is no easy task. Tiberi had offered […]

Yashanda Bennett first came to the Temple SBDC in February 2020.  She had started her business, Prolific Designs 3, the year prior, becoming an official LLC in 2019. What began as a small event décor company has grown into a full-service lifestyle brand.  Bennett knew she wanted to grow her small décor company and came […]

When Nelson Warley and Ben Knepler founded True Places, a new brand of products and accessories for the modern outdoors, they anticipated a wide range of challenges involved with getting a consumer business off the ground. However, they didn’t build a global pandemic into their business plan. SBDC consultant John Ondik has helped True Places […]

Tianyi Chen and Tara Kao bonded over their mutual love of boba tea. So, when a boba tea shop went up for sale in November 2020, they decided to take the plunge and purchase the shop. Woosa Bubble Tea is a Philadelphia boba tea shop serving high-quality boba tea drinks and tasty snacks. Each cup […]

In the fall of 2015, James Latta was sitting on the train heading into Philadelphia. He had launched The Jasmine Effect, a platform designed to make the process of transitioning overseas a safer, easier, and more cost-effective proposition, the year prior. Latta was heading to the city to take a business class at the SBDC. […]

Mike Purcell founded All Canines, a full-service dog training and boarding business based in Roxborough, Philadelphia in 2020, after unexpected success with a small side gig occasionally walking neighborhood dogs. Purcell had no intentions of leaving his data analyst position with the Department of Defense to run a dog training business full-time. Local families and […]

In 2011, George (G) and Berla (B), two very experienced masons, began offering concrete and masonry services to homeowners and commercial property owners in Northeast Philadelphia, Bucks, and Montgomery counties. They quickly established a reputation for high quality work and customer service, and developed an impressive level of sales Unofficially, Andreea Ambrus was helping George […]

Juby George is an Indian food aficionado and self-taught chef with a passion for sharing his amazing cuisine with the community. He came to the Temple SBDC in April of 2021 looking for help starting up his business Smell the Curry. Smell the Curry is an authentic Indian caterer that specializes in regional South and […]

In 2016, Adam Jones was attacked by a stranger on the street. He was left in a coma for a month, and when he awoke, had no memory of the vicious attack. Jones had to learn to eat, talk, and walk again. A year later, at trial, the accused attacker was acquitted, even though he […]

Temple Small Business Development Center (SBDC) client Yoav Perry, owner and head cheesemaker of Perrystead Dairy, was recently featured in Food & Wine for his world-class cheeses. It would be no exaggeration to say the article was an absolute rave.  Perrystead Dairy is a Philadelphia creamery in South Kensington raising the bar on American original […]

Temple SBDC is proud to work with Sweft as they are recognized as Best in Show for innovative technology at Phorum 2021. Temple SBDC assisted Sweft with their SEO campaign so they could get the word out about their innovative company. Sweft LLC is a cloud-based, collaborative merchandising platform that organizes and automates the complex […]