News & Stories for Entrepreneurs

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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Eric Weissmann on The Value of Variety in Ecosystem Building

Eric Weissmann on The Value of Variety in Ecosystem Building

Eric Weissmann on the Value of Variety in Ecosystem BuildingWhen you look at ecosystems in nature, like the rainforest, for example, it’s not all tall trees but a variety of different species that come together to create a bigger landscape. The same goes for our...

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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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Brian Deurloo // FrogCreek Partners

Brian Deurloo // FrogCreek Partners

Entrepreneur Interview with Brian Deurloo, President & Founder of FrogCreek PartnersWhen it comes to your startup, if you don’t have the passion behind what you’re selling, you’re not going to make it as far as you think. This week, season 2 episode 2 of...

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Anika Horn on Putting People First in Ecosystem Building

Anika Horn on Putting People First in Ecosystem Building

Anika Horn on Putting People First in Ecosystem BuildingWe often fall into this trap of only looking at the professional facet of a person rather than the people themselves. When you take the time to understand the person, what it is they want, and how you can support...

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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.