Bucks County Success Stories

After retiring from her career as a math teacher, Eilene Shaffer was intrigued by her daughter’s suggestion to start a cat café in the heart of Doylestown. The MeWow Cat Café... Read more

From cuts to color, highlights and more, Courtney McIntyre and Annie McIntosh know hairstyling. Running a business was a new venture that the hairstylists-turned-business partners... Read more

Since beginning her career as a speech language pathologist, Meg Max has worked in a variety of clinical settings, but always wanted to own her own practice. In 2019, the... Read more

Starting her own mental health counseling business was in the back of Megan Duerring’s mind for years. It took the COVID-19 pandemic and help from the Bucks County chapter of a... Read more

After spending 35 years working for the city of Philadelphia, Pat O’Donnell knows the ins and outs of the permitting process. So much so, that after retiring in January, O’Donnell... Read more

Becker credits Niche with helping to make his upstart a success. “The focus is on me and my company.  He wants to see me succeed,” Becker said of Niche. “He is compassionate,... Read more

            MaryBeth Karpel had been working in the water treatment industry for 20 years and was contemplating what her work would entail under new ownership. “I did not want the... Read more

Dahn worked with SCORE mentor Gene Murtha, who helped her develop and refine her product. Murtha also helped Dahn make important business connections. Dahn credits Murtha with... Read more

Gialias sought met SCORE mentor Gene Murtha at a SCORE event that Gialias hosted. At the time, Gialias was deep in multitasking -- he was simultaneously purchasing real estate,... Read more

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