RISE Collaborative Announces 2023 Business Pitch Competition Winners

Apr 4, 2023 | Access to Capital, Blog, Events, News

RISE Collaborative Announces 2023 Business Pitch Competition Winners $18,500 in prize funds awarded to Southern Virginia entrepreneurs and business owners RISE Collaborative hosted its inaugural regional Business Pitch Competition on March 28, 2023, from 4:00 pm to...

RISE Business Pitch Competition set for March 28 in South Boston

Mar 24, 2023 | Access to Capital, Blog, Events

On Tuesday, March 28, from 4-8 p.m. at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center Innovation Center, RISE Collaborative will host the RISE Business Pitch Competition (BPC), Southern Virginia’s first region-wide business pitch competition. The event is open to the...

Todd Waldo on Human-Centered Solutions and Technology to Help Entrepreneurs Scale

Mar 16, 2023 | Ecosystem Building, Podcast

Todd Waldo on Human-Centered Solutions and Technology to Help Entrepreneurs Scale Throughout the pandemic and subsequent years, we saw a shift in the way businesses approached diversity and equity but it is clear that if we want to continue improving our ecosystems,...

Anand Macherla on How to Build a Resilient Startup Ecosystem

Mar 2, 2023 | Ecosystem Building, Podcast

Anand Macherla on How to Build a Resilient Startup Ecosystem To create an ecosystem that is thriving, it’s important that ecosystem builders work together with the local community. Everyone impacted should have a voice and be made aware of the shifts happening in...

Beth Zimmer on Reducing the Barriers to Entry for Rural Startups

Feb 22, 2023 | Ecosystem Building, Podcast

Beth Zimmer on Reducing the Barriers to Entry for Rural Startups ​Serendipity in ecosystem building is a huge underlying and immeasurable resource. It’s important to have communities the support of amazing things coming together in a harmonious way. This episode of...