News & Stories for Entrepreneurs

Meet the Winter 2024 RISE Business Bootcamp Cohort!

Meet the Winter 2024 RISE Business Bootcamp Cohort!

These entrepreneurs are digging in, learning, and hustling to start or grow their businesses in Southern Virginia! We're excited to introduce you to them! Introducing the RISE Collaborative Winter 2024 CO.STARTERS Business Bootcamp cohort! Congratulations to the 30...

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Project will develop potential business owners

Project will develop potential business owners

This article originally appeared in The Charlotte Gazette on November 17, 2023. To view the article as it originally appeared, click here.Project will develop potential business owners Published 8:00 am Friday, November 17, 2023 By Jeff Moore Charlotte County’s...

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Chamber Awards $77,000 in 2023 Rev Up Danville Pittsylvania

Chamber Awards $77,000 in 2023 Rev Up Danville Pittsylvania

This press release originated from the Danville-Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce. View it on their website here. NEWS RELEASE                                                                     For Immediate Release June 1, 2023 For more information, contact:         ...

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June 2023 Events for Southern Virginia Entrepreneurs

June 2023 Events for Southern Virginia Entrepreneurs

Check out the list of events happening in June for entrepreneurs and small business owners in Southern Virginia. In-person events are noted with * before the date. All other events are online/virtual.Updated 5/24/23 June 1 Virginia SBDC Starting a New Business June 1...

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Meet the RISE Winter 2023 Business Bootcamp Cohort

Meet the RISE Winter 2023 Business Bootcamp Cohort

These entrepreneurs are digging in, learning, and hustling to start or grow their businesses in Southern Virginia! We're excited to introduce you to them!Introducing the RISE Collaborative Winter 2023 CO.STARTERS Business Bootcamp cohort! We are SO proud of these...

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Learn Canva design to grow your business

Learn Canva design to grow your business

RISE Collaborative is offering two Canva workshops on Saturday, March 11, 2023 with award-winning YouTuber and tech educator LaShonda Brown.  This Canva training is FREE for entrepreneurs in Southern and Southern Central Virginia.Canva for Business Workshops on...

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Celebrate Black History Month: Support Black Businesses

Celebrate Black History Month: Support Black Businesses

February is Black History Month In honor of Black History Month, RISE Collaborative presents, "The Vibrary," a virtual library of business resources, Black Business facts, and a treasure hunt celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit of Southern Virginia (GO Virginia...

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Farmville SEED hub seeks to grow innovation

Farmville SEED hub seeks to grow innovation

This article was originally posted by Virginia Business. To view the article on the Virginia Business website, click here. PUBLISHED JANUARY 30, 2023     BY SARAH KING Sheri McGuire, executive director of Longwood University’s Small Business Development Center Photo...

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RISE Collaborative serves entrepreneurs in the following 15 localities in Virginia:

Patrick, Henry, Martinsville, Danville, Pittsylvania, Halifax, Mecklenburg, Brunswick, Charlotte, Lunenburg, Prince Edward, Buckingham, Amelia, Nottoway, and Cumberland. Questions? Contact our team at hello@sovarise.com.