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Brian Deurloo // FrogCreek Partners

Brian Deurloo // FrogCreek Partners

Jan 26, 2023 | Blog, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Halifax VA, Mecklenburg VA, Podcast

Entrepreneur Interview with Brian Deurloo, President & Founder of FrogCreek Partners When 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...
Entrepreneurial Energy: Revisiting the Inaugural CO.STARTERS Cohort in Blackstone, Virginia

Entrepreneurial Energy: Revisiting the Inaugural CO.STARTERS Cohort in Blackstone, Virginia

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,...
A New Era of Entrepreneurship Emerges in Brunswick County, Virginia

A New Era of Entrepreneurship Emerges in Brunswick County, Virginia

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...
Entrepreneur Spotlight: Ally Barfield (RV Mom in Pink)

Entrepreneur Spotlight: Ally Barfield (RV Mom in Pink)

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...
Entrepreneur Spotlight: Jan Daniel (Taa Daa the Bakery)

Entrepreneur Spotlight: Jan Daniel (Taa Daa the Bakery)

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...
Hometown Hustle returns

Hometown Hustle returns

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...
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