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Honoring Philadelphia's Small Business Women Leaders in Recognition of Women's History Month.
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WHEREAS, Small businesses are an economic engine for Philadelphia's local and regional economy; and
WHEREAS, In 2012, the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) reported that, "Small businesses continue to be incubators for innovation and employment growth in the Unites States". SBA also reported that small firms account for 63% of the net new jobs created between 1993 and mid-2013, which equals 14.3 million of the 22.9 million net new jobs. The impact of small business are indisputably far-reaching and vital to the United States economic well-being; and
WHEREAS, Morgan Berman, a graduate of Philadelphia University, is the co-founder and CEO of MilkCrate. MilkCrate is a company that helps organizations track social and environmental goals while giving users ideas for taking sustainable steps. Through her work with MilkCrate, Morgan was honored by the United Nations Foundation as one of the "Top Female Entrepreneurs to Watch", was selected by Forbes Magazine for the 30 Under 30 Pitch Summit, visited the White House to discuss clean energy policy, auditioned for the ABC hit show Shark Tank, and won the Rad Girl Product of the Year Award for her design of MilkCrate. Morgan became an entrepreneur at the age of 16 and has been featured extensively on local and national news outlets like WHYY, the Philadelphia Business Journal, Boston Metro, Philadelphia Inquirer, NBC10, Forbes, and Philadelphia Magazine's Be Well Blog; and
WHEREAS, Lucinda Duncalfe is the CEO of Monetate and graduate from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School by earning a MBA in Entrepreneurial Management. Lucinda is a seasoned entrepreneur, innovator, and has exceptional experience in building mature sales and developing product strategies that accelerate company growth. She has served on Monetate's Board of Directors for the past seven years, and helped Mon...
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