Nurturing and Supporting both Main-Street and Home-based Businesses.
The Lancaster Avenue 21st Century Business Association, CDC (LA21) was founded in Philadelphia in 2008 and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that serves over 20 blocks along Lancaster Avenue in West Philadelphia, as well as being a city-wide business resource.
We are a CDC (Community Development Corporation) business association representing businesses and organizations along the Lancaster Avenue corridor, a rich cultural, historic, and business hub. We are also a Registered Community Organization (RCO) representing Lancaster Avenue. Serving as an RCO allows us to engage our community with all zoning, land use and community development on and around Lancaster Avenue.
Our mission is to provide the training, resources, and environment to help new and established small businesses address the difficulties of starting, maintaining, and navigating the necessary changes needed to foster successful business growth and economic betterment of the Lancaster Avenue corridor and the city of Philadelphia.
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Impact Report: LA21-CDC partners with Congressman Evans to help support veteran entrepreneurs.
On Thursday, November 2nd, 2023, LA21-CDC collaborated with Councilman Dwight Evans for the Veteran’s Day Entrepreneur Symposium at the CIC at 3675 Market Street. Veteran entrepreneurs networked and received resources from organizations including the Department of...
Impact Report: LA21-CDC Hosts Small Business Meetup with Verizon and Truist Bank
On Thursday, October 19th, 2023 LA21-CDC collaborated with Verizon Small Business Digital Ready (VSBDR) and Truist Bank to host a Small Business Meetup at Truist Bank at 3606 Lancaster Avenue. This event focused on business insurance, was the official launch event of...
Impact Report: LA21-CDC Hosts Youth Entrepreneurship YELP Program Pitch Competition
On Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 at 9:30am, LA21-CDC and Councilperson Curtis Jones of the 4th District of Philadelphia hosted the first inaugural Youth Entrepreneurship Leadership Program (YELP) Pitch Competition at the Community Education Center (CEC) at 3500 Lancaster...