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Entrepreneurship centers help student startups get running
When Virginia Commonwealth University closed its buildings in spring 2020, then-student Julien Reininger wasn’t deterred from his entrepreneurial pursuits. In the kitchen of his parents’ Springfield home, Reininger ran a
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‘Inferiority complex’ no more
Fairfax County becomes major tech hub
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As recently as 30 years ago, few people would have imagined that Fairfax County would grow to contain one of the most robust technology ecosystems in the nation, with thousands
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MBA programs focus on shorter, customized degrees
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Christina Fleming embarked upon a career in marketing with the goal of getting an executive MBA degree, but other commitments kept getting in the way. She got married, had two
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Virginia Society of CPAs’ 2023 Interviews
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SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA Tara E. Adams, CPA Partner | Adams & Delp PC | Wytheville What are the benefits of living and working in Southwest Virginia? I love the mountain scenery,
StartVirginia: Hopewell businesses get boost from pitch contest
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Jonathan Montiel and his business partners, Phillip and Lexi Hughes, bought a building in downtown Hopewell and asked community members what they needed. Their answer: more restaurants. That’s how City
No myth
Virginia companies share their journeys from startups to unicorns
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Last year, Lori Stacy found herself leading a unicorn. The CEO of Norfolk-based Trader Interactive, an online marketplace for boats, recreational vehicles, motorcycles and other niche vehicles, Stacy helped shepherd
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Startups and entrepreneurship news for September 2022
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Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. has formed a $100 million corporate venture capital arm, the McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consultancy announced in mid-July. Named Booz Allen Ventures LLC, the arm
Virginia companies weigh office returns
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Many companies in Virginia are taking a flexible approach on whether employees must return to work in offices or continue working remotely or via hybrid models. For instance, Capital One
Guardians of the treasury
Finance execs face array of timely challenges
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How’s this for an anxiety recipe? Serious supply-chain woes. A worsening labor shortage. Historic inflation. Rising lending rates. Soaring fuel and energy costs. An exceptionally volatile stock market. Growing cybersecurity
‘Just when I thought I was out’
Museum CFO is finally retired — maybe
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Virginia Business’ 2022 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits. Large nonprofit | Hossein Sadid, CFO and deputy director for