Sep 11, 2025 | Access to Capital, All, Blog, Business Resources, Ecosystem Building, Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition, Events, News, RISE Summit for Entrepreneurs, Training
RISE Summit Returns to Danville in 2025, Bringing Inspiration and Resources for Southern Virginia’s Entrepreneurs September 11, 2025 – South Boston, VA – After a successful debut year in 2024, the RISE Regional Innovation Summit for Entrepreneurs (RISE Summit) will...
Aug 7, 2024 | Access to Capital, Blog, Business Resources, Ecosystem Building, News
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...
Jun 12, 2024 | Access to Capital, Blog, Business Resources, Ecosystem Building, News
Laura Coleman recently joined the RISE Collaborative team as the RISE Navigator Program Manager through a partnership with CIC (Community Investment Collaborative). Headquartered in Charlottsville, CIC is actively expanding to serve entrepreneurs in Southern Virginia...
Apr 26, 2024 | Access to Capital, Blog, Business Resources, Ecosystem Building
The RISE Collaborative SOVA Female Founders Fund for Women-Owned Businesses is seeking donations to increase the prize funds available to eligible entrepreneurs. Donations to this fund are tax-deductible donations to the SOVA Innovation Hub, a 501(c)3 non-profit...
Jan 25, 2024 | Blog, Business Resources, Ecosystem Building, Grant Projects, News
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...
Oct 26, 2023 | Blog, Ecosystem Building, News, SVHEC CTA Eship Track
SOUTH BOSTON, VA – October 26, 2023 – Southern Virginia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem – the synergistic combination of people, organizations, and culture that interacts and cultivates business creation and growth – is poised for extraordinary growth,...
