The PBJ 2015 LGBT Awards: Top LGBT Business Advocates
The Philadelphia Business Journal is seeking nominations for the 2015 LGBT Awards: Top LGBT Business Advocates. They are looking for those individuals that act as a community advocate for local LGBT communities and businesses. Honorees do not have to be members of the LGBT community in order to be selected. Selected finalists/winners will be publicly…
IBA Receives $15,000 Matching Grant from the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund for Student Scholarship Fund
The Independence Business Alliance is pleased to announce its scholarship partner, The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund, has contributed $15,000 towards a matching grant, to create an endowment for its scholarship fund. The scholarship is awarded annually to a local, LGBTQA undergraduate student currently enrolled in a business-related discipline. The 2015 Scholarship of $2,500 was awarded…
IBA Celebrates the LGBT Business Community at Sold Out Event!
Over 225 members & guests attended this year’s Business Leaders Luncheon.
2015 PNC Bank LGBT Business Award Winner Announced
First woman-owned business wins $10,000 cash grant!
IBA WiBs Commemorate Women’s History Month
A unique conversation with some Women Leaders of Philadelphia.
IBA Signs Amicus Curiae Brief in Fight for Marriage Equality
The brief makes a business case for legalizing same-sex marriage across the country.
Historic Partnership between NGLCC and the U.S. Small Business Administration
On Thursday, February 5th, the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) entered a historic and strategic partnership intended to strengthen and support the LGBT business community. SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet and NGLCC co-founder and President Justin Nelson signed the agreement, dubbed the LGBT Business Builder, at NGLCC headquarters…
The IBA Welcomes its Newest Corporate Partner: Independence Blue Cross
The IBA is pleased to welcome Independence Blue Cross (Independence) as its newest Corporate Partner. Independence is the leading health insurance organization in southeastern Pennsylvania. With its affiliates, Independence serves 9.6 million people nationwide, including 2.5 million in the region. For more than 75 years, Independence has been enhancing the health and wellness of the…
IBA Launches First Ever Legal Seminar Series
Legally Speaking: A Legal Education Series for IBA Members” is a 3-part series