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Who’s New on the A-Team: Meet Chris Wise, ASSETS’ Director of Finance and Administration

ASSETS is pleased to introduce you to a new member of the team. Chris Wise recently joined the A-Team as our Director of Finance and Administration. Why did you choose to […]

Who’s New on the A-Team: Meet Marrajae Bair, ASSETS’ Community Lending Loan Officer

ASSETS is pleased to introduce you to a new member of the team. Marrajae Bair recently joined the A-Team as our new Community Lending Loan Officer. Why did you choose to work […]

An Update on the 2022 Pitch

With support from our governing board, ASSETS has decided to cancel the 2022 Great Social Enterprise Pitch, slated for late September. We are deeply committed to this event and its […]

Embracing Identity: Opening Doors to Success by Empowering Young People

By Veronica Kirchner, ASSETS’ Blogger Meet Isaac Etter, an activist driving change to help open doors and create opportunities for young people. While Isaac’s activism initially began with a focus […]

Who’s New on the A-Team: Meet Kevin Nofziger, ASSETS’ Business Development Officer

ASSETS is pleased to introduce you to a new member of the team. Kevin Nofziger recently joined the A-Team as our new Business Development Officer. Why did you choose to […]

An Intentional Conversation During Black History Month: A Look Into the Benefits & Challenges of Supporting Black & Brown Businesses

Since relocating to Lancaster County in 2005, I have watched the number of Black and Brown-owned businesses in Lancaster City grow over the years. Because of organizations like ASSETS that […]

Who’s New on the A-Team: Meet Jesse Casler, ASSETS’ Interim CEO

ASSETS is pleased to introduce you to a new member of the team. Jesse Casler was voted in by the Board as ASSETS’ Interim CEO in early January 2022. He […]

Who’s New on the A-Team: Meet Mike Mason, ASSETS’ New Chief Program Officer

ASSETS is pleased to introduce you to a new member of the team. Mike Mason joined the ASSETS in mid-January 2022 as our new Chief Program Officer. He answered a […]

Positivity and a Pair of Clippers: Resiliency in the Midst of Change

By Veronica Kirchner, ASSETS’ Blogger Amit Corso, a trailblazing local leader in barbering, recently made big headlines when he helped change a Lancaster law about Scalp Micropigmentation. What’s that, you […]

An Experiment in Entrepreneurship: Building Confidence with Classes

By Veronica Kirchner, ASSETS’ Blogger Meet Beatrice Zorrilla. She’s a recent college graduate and aspiring entrepreneur. But just a little over a year ago, Beatrice didn’t think her dream of […]

The Heart of a Teacher: Giving Back through Knowledge

Fred Waller of Waller Tax & Financial Services describes himself first and foremost as a teacher. From an outside perspective, this may seem like an unusual job description for the […]

Sabbatical Report: Second Shot At a Sabbatical

Pictured above: Tina Campbell with her husband, Max Campbell, in Ohiopyle, PA ASSETS believes that well-rounded employees are better employees and that our passionate, innovative, committed team works their best […]

Community Over Competition: Building and Sharing Success

At the moment, PhotOlé Photography doesn’t have a physical place to call home. If it were just any business, that might be more a logistical issue than a loss. But […]

Making an Impact: Quality Products with a Global Purpose

Petros Pappalas’ path to entrepreneurship in the environmental market wasn’t borne out of a passion for the earth, but the desire to impress a girl. Three years later, having built […]

The New Southern Market: FAQs & ASSETS’ Vision for our Future Home

ASSETS’ Home Base—A Catalyst for Transformation For the past 8 years, the historic Southern Market has been home to ASSETS. Southern Market sits at the fulcrum between the thriving economy […]

Doing His Part: Transforming a Community by Empowering Refugees & Immigrants

When you see Amer Al Fayadh, you notice two things. First, he carries three cell phones, which is at least one more than some of the most connected people out […]

ASSETS welcomes new leadership model and says goodbye to a longtime staff member

After operating under a joint leadership model for the past three years, we’re transitioning our leadership structure as Tina Campbell, our former Co-CEO, shifts to lead ASSETS as the sole […]

Meeting Needs: New staff additions and how ASSETS is supporting the needs of clients

Meet Dalaiah Kusner, our Small Business Training Manager and one of the newest additions to the ASSETS team. A few months ago, as the seasons changed from Spring to Summer […]

Stay Strong and Patient: A Message from Chef Oliver Saye

Support. Amplify. Share. That’s what we want to do when we share about the work that our inspirational entrepreneurs do every day. Especially during these uncertain and unjust times, we […]

Op-Ed: Thoughts on dismantling systemic racism from a CEO at ASSETS

—Photo by Jenny Foster— Written by Tina Campbell, Co-CEO, ASSETS I am a white woman co-leading an organization designed specifically to provide support to disadvantaged entrepreneurs and to promote ethical […]