The Enterprise Center and its affiliates, The Enterprise Center Community Development Corporation and The Enterprise Center Capital Corporation, provide governance and guidance. Their work focuses on business, capital, and community.
In 1988, David Thornburgh, the Director of the Wharton Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and a Wharton SBDC consultant named Larry Bell were looking for a way to expand business management education and consulting expertise for entrepreneurs in Philadelphia.
The Enterprise Center has promoted racial and economic equity for more than three decades by supporting low- and moderate-income small and medium businesses and partnering with West Philadelphia communities on revitalization strategies.
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