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...
Aug 30, 2022 | Ecosystem building, Farmville VA, Podcast
Ecosystem Builder Interview with Sheri McGuire of Longwood University You can’t control an entrepreneurial ecosystem. It has its own form, its own life. It’s the magic that happens when certain things and people come together. On episode 10 of the ...
Aug 25, 2022 | Blog, Ecosystem building, Farmville VA
Original article published August 24, 2022 by Longwood University at https://www.longwood.edu/news/2022/new-innovation-hub/ In the coming years, these scenes will become typical in Farmville: college students from Longwood, Hampden-Sydney and Southside Virginia...
Aug 16, 2022 | Blog, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Farmville VA, Podcast
Interview with Warren Reid, Owner of The Reid Executive Group Not everyone has the privilege to travel the world so it is even more important for the ones that can to bring some of that knowledge and perspective back to their small towns for the greater...
May 17, 2022 | Blog, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Farmville VA, Prince Edward VA, RISE Meetups
Michelle Walters, CEO of Island Glow, LLC, epitomizes the dynamic nature of entrepreneurship and innovation. Hers is the story of an entrepreneur who says yes, persisting and pivoting to scale her business incrementally. Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs,...
Feb 1, 2022 | Blog, Farmville VA, Prince Edward VA, RISE Meetups
From his first bulk mailing business in junior high to founding DEALTEK, Ltd. in 1999, Rhett Weiss has always been an entrepreneur. In fact, his journey has literally taken him around the globe. Now a seasoned executive and consultant, Weiss attributes much of his...
