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June 2025 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

June 2025 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

June brings a variety of opportunities for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and innovators throughout Southern Virginia.1-on-1 Consulting on Government ContractingWednesday, June 11, 2025 | SOVA Innovation HubSouthern Virginia businesses interested in government...

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May 2025 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

May 2025 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

May brings a variety of exciting opportunities for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and innovators throughout Southern Virginia.1-on-1 Consulting on Government ContractingWednesday, May 14, 2025 | SOVA Innovation HubSouthern Virginia businesses interested in...

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April 2025 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

April 2025 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

April brings a variety of exciting opportunities for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and innovators throughout Southern Virginia.1-on-1 Consulting on Government ContractingWednesday, April 9, 2025 | SOVA Innovation HubSouthern Virginia businesses interested in...

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March 2025 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

March 2025 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

March is filled with exciting opportunities for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and innovators across Southern Virginia.1-on-1 Consulting on Government ContractingWednesday, March 12, 2025 | SOVA Innovation HubSouthern Virginia businesses interested in...

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February 2025 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

February 2025 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

February is packed with exciting events for entrepreneurs, small business owners and innovators in Southern Virginia.1-on-1 Consulting on Government ContractingWednesday, February 12, 2025 | SOVA Innovation HubSouthern Virginia businesses interested in government...

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January 2025 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

January 2025 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

January is packed with exciting events for entrepreneurs, small business owners and innovators in Southern Virginia.1-on-1 Consulting on Government ContractingWednesday, January 8, 2025 | SOVA Innovation HubSouthern Virginia businesses interested in government...

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What is BOI Reporting and Why Should You Care?

What is BOI Reporting and Why Should You Care?

If you’re a business owner, you’ve probably heard the term BOI Reporting buzzing around lately. But what exactly is it, and why does it matter? Let’s break it down.What is BOI Reporting? BOI stands for Beneficial Ownership Information, a new reporting requirement...

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December 2024 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

December 2024 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

December is full of exciting events for entrepreneurs, small business owners and innovators in Southern Virginia.PUMP: Pull Up Mentoring ProgramTuesday, December 10, 2024 | 12pm - 4:00pm | SOVA Innovation Hub Wednesday, December 18, 2024 | 9am - 1:00pm | P&HCC...

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Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024 Recap

Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024 Recap

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a celebration of innovation, resilience, and collaboration, bringing together entrepreneurs, small business owners, and ecosystem builders from across the globe. At the SOVA Innovation Hub, we marked this exciting week with a...

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November 2024 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

November 2024 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

November is packed with exciting events for entrepreneurs, small business owners and innovators in Southern Virginia.Creating a Capability Statement to Make Your Business Stand Out!Monday, November 4   |   12:00-1:30 PM   |   SOVA Innovation Hub You have 6 seconds to...

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RISE Regional Innovation Summit: Meet the Speakers

RISE Regional Innovation Summit: Meet the Speakers

At RISE Collaborative, we recognize that knowledge and community are the driving forces behind entrepreneurial success. That's why we're excited to host the RISE Regional Innovation Summit for Entrepreneurs on October 19, 2024, in Danville, Virginia. Themed "Meet the...

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Meet Fritz Amspacher, RISE Business Navigator

Meet Fritz Amspacher, RISE Business Navigator

Fritz Amspacher recently joined the RISE Collaborative team as a RISE Business Navigator through a partnership with Community Investment Collaborative. We asked Fritz about his new role and its significance for him, the entrepreneurs he will be working with, and the...

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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.