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Richmond wellness space gets shot from Jack Daniel’s
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On his 33rd birthday, Brelan Hillman learned that BareSOUL Yoga and Wellness was selected as one of six finalists to compete for $10,000 in a pitch contest for Black-owned businesses
StartVirginia: Nov. 2022 Heard around Virginia
November startups news from around the state
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Virginia Tech’s Apex Center for Entrepreneurs has received a $500,000 donation from Apex Systems co-founder Win Sheridan. A 1994 Tech graduate, Sheridan made the donation to help the Apex Center
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Fighting back
Small businesses get creative battling inflation
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Inflation and supply chain problems have pushed up the price of citric acid by 200%. That’s a problem for Crystal Wellman because citric acid is a primary ingredient in bath
Hopewell businesses get boost after pitch competiton
Downtown Hopewell Partnership awards funds to local startups
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Jonathan Montiel and his business partners Phillip and Lexi Hughes bought a building in downtown Hopewell and then asked community members what they needed. Their answer: more restaurants. That’s how
Small Business Growth workshop
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Join us on Wednesday, July 20th, from 12:00-1:00 pm, for our NEW Small Business Growth interactive workshop series in partnership with Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development Center (SDCD) via zoom.
Bio-plastic startup wins Lighthouse Labs pitch contest
Ourobio was shark favorite from accelerator's spring 2022 cohort
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While pitching to the sharks, entrepreneur Alec Brewer told them, “I do have white powder in my pocket,” before quickly clarifying that it wasn’t an illicit substance: “It’s PHB! It’s
Meet SBA’s Va. small biz person of year
IntellecTechs CEO Jeri Prophet honored
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Jeri Prophet joined the Navy on a whim. She had been attending Arizona State University, saw a recruiter sign, and headed for the office. “Some people buy new shoes. I
Four Va. businesses to receive flood solutions funding
RISE challenge winners could receive up to $300,000 each
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Four Virginia-based small businesses focused on coastal resiliency and flooding will receive funding to develop their products, Norfolk-based nonprofit RISE Resilience Innovations announced Thursday. Divided between rural and urban projects,
Va. CEOs expect increased sales despite shortages
In Q1 survey, 70% expect sales to increase in next six months
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About 70% of CEOs expect sales to increase in the next six months, despite supply chain and labor shortages, according to the first quarter CEO Economic Outlook survey conducted by
South Hill grant aims to boost business district
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South Hill merchants figured out ways to keep business going during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, introducing Facebook Live videos from downtown stores that helped people shop from home,