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 Community Investment Collaborative. We asked Laura 10 questions about her new role and its significance for her, the entrepreneurs she will be...
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, 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
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,...
Apr 26, 2023 | Ecosystem building, Podcast
Bethann West James and Hope Harris-Gayles on Creating Inclusive Entrepreneurial Support Networks By working together and bringing entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders together with an interest in supporting Black and Brown-owned businesses and entrepreneurs, we can...
Apr 6, 2023 | Ecosystem building, Podcast
Brandon Hennessey on Leveraging Data to Support Entrepreneurs It is important not just to look at data for what it is but to craft a narrative with the data and allow it to lead us toward innovation and growth. This week, season 2 episode 10 of Entrepreneurship on the...