ABOUT ALLHOLD
Where purpose, place, and prosperity take hold
We enable neighborhood businesses to become permanent, worker-benefiting community assets that generate shared prosperity.
Founder and CEO
Maura Shenker
LinkedInMaura Shenker spent close to twenty years in Philadelphia's small business ecosystem before starting AllHold, including leading Temple University's Small Business Development Center and working inside a CDFI and the U.S. Small Business Administration. She has also run her own small business, so she has sat on the other side of the table.
She founded AllHold after seeing too many neighborhood businesses close or sell to outside buyers — not because owners wanted to leave, but because they didn't know another path existed.
Where we stand
June 2026
Joined Steward Market.
August 2026
Ecosystem partnerships active across real estate financing and PACDC's train-the-trainer program, training corridor managers and small business advisors.
What comes next
Fundraising: continue building our capital base.
Pipeline: keep expanding corridor-level deal sourcing across Philadelphia's low- to moderate-income neighborhoods.
Education: bring business succession planning to owners through citywide partners.
Begin the technical assistance journey with real businesses.