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StartVirginia: Hopewell businesses get boost from pitch contest
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
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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
STARTVIRGINIA: HEARD AROUND VIRGINIA
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
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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
Future shock
HR execs ponder post-COVID work world
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As companies across Virginia continue to adjust to workplace changes created by the COVID-19 pandemic, many human resources managers say one thing is clear: The way people work has changed
Lead on
Leadership programs enhance résumés, build community
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Not long after D’Ivonne Holman became director of development for Northern Virginia family services nonprofit Britepaths in 2018, she signed up to participate in Leadership Fairfax, a leadership development organization
Cyberwar zone
Biden, experts warn businesses attacks are coming
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Earlier this year, Kwabena Konadu received a call from one of the small businesses he advises on IT and cybersecurity. The company’s chief financial officer had received an email from
DEI openers
Hiring of diversity and equity chiefs is on upswing
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Every movement has its moment. And now appears to be the moment for diversity, equity and inclusion officers in C-suites, academia and government. Black Lives Matters protests sparked by the