Oct 25, 2023 | Access to Capital, Blog, Business Resources, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Events, Grapevine Meetup Recap, RISE Meetups
The RISE Grapevine Virtual Meetup was hosted on Thursday, October 16, 2023, 12pm-1pm on Zoom. To recap, during this virtual meetup, we discussed recent events and upcoming opportunities for entrepreneurs who are starting or growing businesses in Southern Virginia. The...
Dec 13, 2022 | Blog, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Nottoway County VA, Town of Blackstone VA
Entrepreneurial Energy: Revisiting the Inaugural CO.STARTERS Cohort in Blackstone, Virginia Historic Southern Virginia Town Reaping Benefits of Entrepreneurship Training Program In April 2021, an entrepreneurial movement started in Blackstone, Virginia. That spring,...
Dec 6, 2022 | Blog, Brunswick VA, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Lawrenceville VA
Businesses in Brunswick County are gaining momentum. Over the past several years, partnerships with RISE Collaborative, the SOVA Innovation Hub and the Longwood Small Business Development Center (SBDC) have spurred entrepreneurship and development in a county that had...
Sep 21, 2022 | Blog, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Nottoway County VA
Entrepreneur Spotlight: Ally Barfield From Artist to Entrepreneur “It only takes one percent of action to start turning a dream into a reality,” Ally Barfield, the owner of RV Mom in Pink, explains as she reflects on her own growth over the last year. The...
Sep 16, 2022 | Blog, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Nottoway County VA
Entrepreneur Spotlight: Jan Daniel Turning a Lifelong Passion into a Full-Fledged Business If experience is the best teacher, Jan Daniel is well-schooled. The self-made entrepreneur and owner of Taa Daa the Bakery in Blackstone, Va., spent decades treating her passion...
Sep 3, 2022 | Blog, Brunswick VA, Charlotte County VA, Danville VA, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Farmville VA, Halifax VA, Lawrenceville VA, Martinsville VA, Patrick County VA, Prince Edward VA
This article by Monique Holland was originally published on the Martinsville Bulletin here. MARTINSVILLE, VA – Natalie Hodge’s second season of “Hometown Hustle” is double what last year’s first season was, both in length of episodes and numbers of participants. The...
