How Fireball Printing Grew Its Business and Impact in Philadelphia

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If you’ve ever bought a perfect art print, been inspired by sharp signage, or flipped through a printed brochure, you know the power of high-quality printing. At Fireball Printing, it’s about more than just ink and paper—it’s about transforming ideas into lasting impressions. Started by Catherine Dentino and Paul Yavarone Jr. in 2008, Fireball Printing

Elevating Every Occasion—How Martha Santos Makes Events Shine

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M Santos Interiors LLC turns moments into memories. Founded in 2018 by Martha Santos, this interior design and event planning company specializes in cohesive and visually stunning events. What began as a teenage passion for decorating has blossomed into a successful business that’s redefining Greater Philadelphia’s events industry.   Santos has a background in interior design

How Queen & Rook Mastered the Game of Small Business Success

In the age of smartphones, streaming services, and video games, it’s easy to forget the charm of face-to-face interactions and the simple joy of sitting down to play a board game. But there’s a place in Philadelphia that is keeping the beauty of board games alive: Queen & Rook Game Cafe.  Queen & Rook opened

PIDC Client Spotlight: Silvia’s Bakery

PIDC client Silvia’s Bakery is a Hispanic-, immigrant-, woman-owned bakery that specializes in making Dominican cake, Hispanic desserts, custom cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and cake pops from scratch.  Owner Silvia Paulino grew up in a family of entrepreneurs. Her mother was a seamstress, and her father owned a grocery store in the Dominican Republic in which she often

Torrado Construction

PIDC client Torrado Construction is a Hispanic-owned general construction firm specializing in commercial construction, renovations and rehabilitations, concrete, removal services, and painting services. Luis E. Torrado, who established the company in 1995, has devoted his time to working on projects that bring positive change to underserved communities.

PIDC Commercial Mortgage Loan

The Commercial Mortgage Loan was developed out of a capital need that PIDC identified for small businesses and nonprofits to purchase their existing locations and benefit from investment in their growing neighborhoods and commercial corridors. By allowing businesses to gain ownership of their physical asset, the Commercial Mortgage Loan helps to build wealth for entrepreneurs

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

PIDC LAUNCHES BUSINESS BUILDER EN ESPAÑOL SERIES OF SPANISH LANGUAGE WORKSHOPS

This November, PIDC will kick off an eight month series of workshops on various topics for the Spanish speaking business community PHILADELPHIA (October 21, 2021) – This November, PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation, will kick off an eight month series of workshops in Spanish as part of its strategy to assist Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs, one

ARTÍCULO PARA DIARIO EN LÍNEA (BLOG) / COMUNICADO DE PRENSA

PIDC LANZA UNA SERIE DE TALLERES EN ESPAÑOL “BUSINESS BUILDER EN ESPAÑOL” FILADELFIA (21 de Octubre del 2021) – Este Noviembre, PIDC, la corporación de desarrollo económico pública-privada de Filadelfia, iniciará una serie de talleres de ocho meses en español como parte de su estrategia para ayudar a los empresarios de habla hispana, uno de

Support Hispanic and/or Latino-owned Businesses

This Hispanic Heritage Month, we are highlighting just a few of our Hispanic and/or Latino owned PIDC client businesses and PIDC clients that primarily focus on services for Hispanic and/or Latino communities. Food Boricua Restaurant An authentic, family-owned Puerto Rican food restaurant with locations in Northern Liberties and Port Richmond. Don Pedro Meats & Market