Author: Alisa Ghura

Jonathan Williams (right) and Dante Franklin (left) at a cleaning job at Uncle Bobbie’s in Germantown. In light of the recent protests sparked by the unjustified deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others, young entrepreneur Jonathan Williams’ commitment to supporting his community has come into stark relief. Jonathan Williams, 23, first started his business Chestnut Hill Cleaning at the age of 16. He was having a hard time finding a job and decided...

Shaniya first heard about Rebel Ventures from her school counselor in 9th grade and started working at Rebel the summer before 10th grade through Work Ready’s Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN). Almost three years later, Shaniya is still on the Rebel team and has recently graduated from West Philadelphia High School. She will be attending Indiana University of Pennsylvania in the fall. In her time at Rebel, Shaniya has worked on the sales, communications, cinematography, and...