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Jul 15, 2021

Business for Good: Local Entrepreneurs Present a Model for Philanthropy

SARATOGA TODAY — It is a place where local businesses thrive and share their prosperity with the community. It is where full-time employees receive free healthcare benefits and competitive salaries, and where entrepreneurs are provided tools to help them succeed and flourish.

Jul 13, 2021

Business for Good helping local restaurants

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Hattie’s in Saratoga has been a staple in the community for over 80 years. After surviving the pandemic, the restaurant is now partnering with a new foundation called Business for Good.

Jul 8, 2021

A New Bottom Line

ALBANY BUSINESS REVIEW – Ed Mitzen started three companies over the past 25 years, creating more than 800 jobs with a combined annual revenue exceeding $800 million.

Jul 8, 2021

Foundation poised to buy Hattie’s

TIMES UNION – Entrepreneurs Lisa and Ed Mitzen and their new foundation, Business For Good, are closing in on a deal to purchase Hattie’s Restaurant in Saratoga Springs and Hattie’s Chicken Shack in Wilton from Beth and Jasper Alexander.