The Richmond Cycling Corps Story
Nonprofit organizations are essentially non-sustainable business models. The outreach/charitable cause is often approached and delivered as a commodity instead of a product. And most nonprofit organizations continue to operate in a disempowered manner—meaning they completely rely on the generosity of others (donations) to fulfill their missions. When I launched Richmond Cycling Corps as a nonprofit, […]
To All our Richmond Working Moms
As working moms, we shoulder a variety of pressures from different sources. And these pressures sometimes result in conflicting emotions that bring awareness to the logistical and emotional trials these roles can bring. It can be a hard road to go down, that is why working moms need to find something every day that can […]
Growing Entrepreneurship
When Claire Collins launched OtherWise Home, a full-service real estate solutions firm in RVA, she turned to Greater Richmond GATE for a boost. While Collins has an impressive track record in business, she knew that a refresher would give her startup the best chance of success in a competitive real estate investment market. Greater Richmond […]
Gather Here
“You can’t print at a coffee shop,” jokes Duke Dodson, one of the five owners of Gather, the new co-working space at 4th and Main Streets. “That’s what we’re hanging our hat on.” The 23,000-square-foot complex at 409 E. Main St., teeming on the edge of full-blown business incubator, opened this spring, and since then […]
The Region’s Best StartUps
To understand the significance of Tenant Turner being named the Region’s Next Best Start-Up at the i.e.* Start-Up Competition finale, you must first take yourself back to the 2008 housing crisis. Many homes were bought at the height of their value and quickly toppled alongside the housing bubble. To make up for lost ground, many […]
The Quest for the Cannonball
The coveted Cannonball in RVA has become a symbol of exceptional work to those in the advertising space. Each year the Richmond Ad Club doles out this local advertising award to agencies and individuals who are creative, inspiring, and passionate. And most of all, those who get results. Each year, the Richmond Ad Club uses the […]
RVA Creativity Awards
It was a Tuesday night and a gaggle of C3 board members were beginning to gather for their monthly meeting. Some arrived fresh from the office, others fresh from their latest creative pursuit. Carl Johnson arrived with an idea. Shortly into the meeting he pitched it. The concept was simple, but the impact was lasting. Richmonders have […]
Think Like a Startup
Think like a startup. This is your moment to challenge conventional wisdom, RVA. In recent years, Richmond has become more and more focused on what could be, rather than what is. This mindset, brimming with courage to create something that never existed, powers its way through RVA the way the James River cuts its path […]
The Nectar Story
By Dylan Roukous, co-owner of Nectar Nectar is in the business of enjoying life. It all started with a pair of shades in college. I was at Radford University and simply set up a table outside and began selling low-end, neon sunglasses with our college name emblazoned on the sides. It was clear from the […]
The Lumiary Story
By Carrington Williams In the past 30 years, independent retail has lost $1 trillion of market share to mass merchants. The first decade of eCommerce made it look like the story wouldn’t be much different online, as behemoths like Amazon have maintained a dominant position. But in a recent article about the future of eCommerce, […]