Ujima Developers

Ujima Developers, LLC is a Black-owned, community-centered, holistic, equitable real estate development company.  Established by award-winning community-based-researcher, social entrepreneur and transformational leader, Dr. Leon D. Caldwell, Ujima Developers envisions developing thriving multigenerational neighborhoods sustained by real estate investments that promote economic mobility and health/wellness strategies. The company’s work has been featured in Bisnow, The Baltimore

LUHV Food

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LUHV Food LLC is a woman- and Hispanic-owned manufacturing company dedicated to producing 100% nutritional vegan foods. The company was started out of necessity as owners Daniel and Silvia Lucci were experiencing personal financial hardship and health issues. Both were initially heavy meat eaters and with Daniel having experience as a restaurant chef of many

Milligan Group

Milligan Group LLC provides a full range of electrical construction, voice, data, and fiber optics telecommunications infrastructure as well as video surveillance solutions so that businesses’ infrastructure needs are met for this ever-changing industry.  It is a certified MBE, WBE, and DBE firm and a signatory of the IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) local

Custom Arts Studio

Custom Arts Studio is an award-winning, woman-owned company in Philadelphia specializing in custom art and design. It has been featured in multiple media and shopping outlets, including CBS Philly, Philly Metro, 6abc, Wooder Ice, The Philadelphia Tribune, QVC, and the Home Shopping Network (HSN). Moreover, Custom Arts Studio was recently selected as artist-in-residence for the

Powel & SLA-MS

In December 2019, Drexel University and the School District of Philadelphia held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the new construction of a 2-story 90,000 square foot school building in the Powelton section of Philadelphia, a federally designated Promise Zone with a poverty rate of 48%. Fast-forward to 2021, and the construction project is now complete,

U3 Ventures Redevelops Historic Building

Real estate development firm, U3 Ventures, is a West Philadelphia-based company that focuses on redevelopment of ignored or unappreciated locations that nonetheless possess high potential for private and community value creation. In 2019, PIDC helped U3 Ventures refinance the acquisition and renovation of a soon-to-be vacant 3-story, 20,000 sq. ft. historic building at 40th and

SHG Immigration Law

As a descendant of Eastern European Jewish refugees and the husband of a Venezuelan native, Attorney Adam Solow and his entire team have either experienced the immigration system first hand or witnessed loved ones go through the system. In 2008, Adam co-founded Solow & Isbell, LLC, and later became the managing partner of Solow, Isbell

High Street Hospitality Group

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High Street Hospitality Group is responsible for some of Philadelphia’s award-winning restaurants such as Fork Restaurant, a.kitchen + bar, High Street Philly, High Street on Hudson, and High Street Provisions.  As a notable leader in the Philadelphia restaurant scene for more than two decades, the founder and co-owner of High Street Hospitality Group, Ellen Yin,

REC Philly

As the first of its kind, REC (Resources for Every Creator) Philly, serves as both a creative agency and a creative incubator with a mission to connect, empower and educate the creative community. Co-founders, Dave Silver and Will Toms, thought of the idea after they both finished college. The two had initially worked together through