Our mission is to help people, and recently it was a “Peoples”, in this case to Mr. Ben Peoples’ expanding business in North Braddock, PA…”Ben Peoples Industries”. (Yes that was a silly sentence, but this […] Continue Reading
The Progress Fund Stories
“To Infinity and Beyond!”
Riley’s Pour House takes us to the top We are numbers people, numbers enable us to measure results. So, $75,000,000 is a big important number to us. With our recent loan to Riley’s Pour House […] Continue Reading
147 years old and getting better everyday (especially yesterday) at their new visitors center
At 147 years old, Straub is the newest place to go. Yesterday, Straub Brewery opened its first ever tasting room and tap room. Until now, visitors to the Brewery could only sample the beloved beer […] Continue Reading
Always a hero
Many of us familiar with Pennsylvania’s outdoor recreation industry know Eric Martin and his company, Wilderness Voyageur Outfitters of Ohiopyle. What began as a typical June workday for Eric made him a “Hero”. Hearing emergency […] Continue Reading
Passing the baton
PART SIX – Our entrepreneurial summer series has taken us to B&Bs, distilleries, trails, docks, restaurants, climbing gyms and ice cream shops.
If you’re pumped to take on your own business, then we’re thrilled.
If, on the other hand, we’ve got you pondering retirement, we get that, too. Either way, our sixth and final episode has exactly what you’re looking for.
Doubling down can pay off big
PART FIVE – We’re at that point in our entrepreneurial summer when the days are so long and bright that you’d almost think they’ll never end. When a small business owner finds that the line of customers just doesn’t end, it may be time to open a second location. In week five of our series, we’ll find out that doubling down can pay off big – but the days are long, and not always in a perfect way.
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