By: Lucy Zhou Ten weeks up at Mountaintop was over before I knew it. I honestly didn’t know what to expect going into the summer, but I knew this project would give me the opportunity to utilize and combine my skills and journalism and business backgrounds. When I first applied for the Inclusive Economies team, […]
Author: Lucy Zhou
July 17: To Inclusivity and Beyond Workshop
By: Lucy Zhou One of our main goals for this project is to increase people’s exposure to open conversations about inclusivity and to raise awareness of best practices that can be adopted for businesses and entrepreneurs. We wanted to achieve this goal through a workshop designed to get people from all different backgrounds with differing […]
July 9: Lehigh alumnus Norm Rumpf
By: Lucy Zhou We were fortunate enough to meet and talk with Norm Rumpf, who actually graduated Lehigh in 1959 with an engineering degree. He is interested in learning more about mountaintop projects, but he also wants to share his own thoughts and get us thinking about different paths we could take and different questions […]
June 20: Entrepreneur Networking and Business Expo
By: Lucy Zhou The Community Action Development Corporation of Bethlehem (CADCB) hosted a networking event at Northampton Community College Fowler SouthSide Center. We wanted to attend to talk to and learn more about more businesses started by entrepreneurs in the area. The expo would also give us an opportunity to introduce ourselves and our project […]
June 18: Domaci
By: Lucy Zhou Domaci is a furniture store owned by Warren Clark and his husband Derrick. We really wanted to get their perspective and experience starting their business in the South Side, especially as part of the LGBTQ+ community. We had talked to female entrepreneurs and business owners of color, but we were lacking representation […]
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Veronica Moore: Inspiring women to take action
By: Lucy Zhou Veronica Moore is a mother, wife, advocate, entrepreneur and business owner. Originally from Chicago, she moved to the Lehigh Valley in 2007 at a time when there weren’t as many resources for small businesses. She always had the entrepreneur spirit, but didn’t truly realize and take action on her calling until she […]
June 7: Roasted and Lit
By: Lucy Zhou We first visited Roasted for brunch because one of the three owners, Shelli Topping, is a female entrepreneur who represents the successful and strong sector of business owners that are women. After our meal, we were lucky enough to be able to talk with her and ask her about her journey owning […]