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A Philadelphia Homeless Man's Path to Entrepreneurship


”[Mr.] Mercado’s circuitous path to Philadelphia and business ownership isn’t a tale of entrepreneurship’s power to overcome homelessness, as tempting as that might be. Rather, it’s a testament to Mercado’s fortitude and Philadelphia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, which he took advantage of at every opportunity to lift himself up the ladder of redemption.”

The Free Library of Philadelphia’s Business Science and Industry Department is part of this crucial entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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