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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…

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…