How This CEO Sold A Company For Over $200 Million To Fuel Black Businesses

FORBES - Ed Mitzen, the founder of Business For Good Foundation, joins Jabari Young on The Enterprise Zone at the Nasdaq MarketSite for a Black Business Month discussion. In the interview, Mitzen provides updates about the nonprofit organization, which aims to support Black entrepreneurs in upstate New York. Mitzen also shares his experience launching and later selling a pharmaceutical marketing company.

The power of a phone call

FAST COMPANY - How leaders can address the wealth gap with a simple introduction.

ForbesBLK Returns To ATL: Morehouse Hosts Powerhouse Summit With Robert Smith, Kandi Burruss & More

FORBES - The 2025 ForbesBLK Summit is proud to partner with the Office of Mayor Andre Dickens and the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority (AFCRA). The Business For Good Foundation is a Partner Sponsor for the event.

Business for Good: Ed Mitzen’s Approach to Hands-On Philanthropy

INSIDE PHILANTHROPY - … while the foundation initially focused on local giving in and around Albany, these days, Mitzen has his sights set well beyond the region he calls home. As he told me, the next chapter involves taking the hands-on lessons he’s learned and applying them nationally, while enlisting other wealthy individuals to follow suit.

We can’t rely on the government to solve our problems

FAST COMPANY – Nonprofit and private-sector leaders need to come together to drive economic mobility.

Capital Region philanthropic business organization expands nationwide

WNYT - Business For Good is expanding its philanthropy to the national level. The organization, founded by Ed and Lisa Mitzen, has also been rebranded the Business for Good Foundation.

Business for Good Expands Mission And Plans National Roll-Out

PRNEWSWIRE - Business for Good, a non-profit philanthropy committed to bridging the wealth gap in America, today announced plans to expand its mission and community work beyond the Albany/New York Capital region.

It Can’t Be Just About Making Money

ADAM MENDLER / LEADERSHIP TODAY - My conversation with Ed Mitzen, founder and CEO of Fingerpaint and co-founder of Business for Good

Step in and act where the government won't

FAST COMPANY - Courage is contagious and there is work to be done.

Don’t wait for the state

FAST COMPANY – How stepping in and offering a hand-up can drive more impactful change in a community.

Can $400 Million Rescue New York’s Run-Down Capital City?

NEW YORK TIMES – Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed to earmark $400 million to revitalize the capital of New York, where poverty rates are high and the downtown is moribund.

Hochul proposes massive state investment in downtown Albany, State Museum

TIMES UNION – Tuesday’s State of the State address will include plan for $400M on projects designed to remake New York’s capital city.

Albany stadium backers talking to other sports leagues

ALBANY BUSINESS REVIEW – The proposed downtown Albany soccer stadium is part of what’s being described as a planned $400 million development.

It’s time to recommit to the fight against inequality

FAST COMPANY – Acknowledge the election loss, listen to the issues that affected voters, and get to work.