PIDC Celebrates Employee Anniversary Milestones

“The most rewarding part of my job has been the opportunity to work with business owners who span the width of industries, revenue sizes, and personalities and are willing to stretch themselves to unforeseen grow in unforeseen ways.  My guiding principle has been realizing every business owner needs not just financial support, but emotional support which may come in unexpected ways – business education, an advisor/business coach, peer, or in our case, the lender.  My job is to be an effective listener and foster trust that allows us to gently guide our clients to identify challenges and successfully overcome obstacles.”

I love the many challenges that the Navy Yard throws our way every day!  Just when you think you’ve got everything moving in the right direction, another curveball comes flying your way.  It’s really inspiring to see the creativity, flexibility, and commitment to finding solutions that’s a hallmark of our Navy Yard team, our colleagues across PIDC, and our partners at the City. Having the opportunity to work with such capable, dedicated, and fun colleagues every day is definitely the most rewarding part of my job!

Serving Philadelphia’s small business community at PIDC has been a dream come true. I get to learn about our clients’ life stories which, in turn, help me advocate for their projects. Their professional and personal backgrounds all weave beautifully into our underwriting and analysis of their financing request. Although many people think of small business finance being all about the numbers, what I love about PIDC’s approach is the strong relationships, educational approach, and level of trust that is encouraged to help someone get over the finish line for accessing capital for their business. There is no greater satisfaction than being able to serve as a steppingstone for our clients as they achieve their lifelong goals!