SPRINT! Lighthouse Labs Says It’s Time for Big Ideas
For those with big ideas, it’s time to Sprint! Founders in Richmond, and beyond, are inherently problem solvers. They look for ways to create solutions and are willing to push themselves to the limits to find a new and better way. Lighthouse Labs, a nationally recognized top 25 seed-stage accelerator based in Richmond, says that it’s this […]
Circle S Launches In-Kind Support for Nonprofits
Circle S studio, a Richmond-based consulting, branding and digital agency, has launched SPUR, an initiative that provides $20,000 of professional services to help a soon to-be-selected Central Virginia non-profit organization enhance their brand and marketing efforts. “When you look at the number of companies and organizations impacted by the coronavirus, we knew there was no […]
Dominion Payroll Creates Free Resources to Help Businesses Navigate COVID-19
In response to the constantly evolving nature of COVID-19 legislation, Dominion Payroll has created a free resource to support the business community with twice daily webinars to help owners and operators understand this new environment. In these unprecedented and challenging times, Dominion Payroll recognizes that many business owners are struggling to keep their operations running […]
School Food Pantries Receive a Boost from Kroger
Kroger Mid-Atlantic, Communities in Schools, and Richmond Public Schools have joined forces to open a school food pantry at Chimborazo Elementary and stock sixteen other school pantries across the district. After seeing a call for food assistance in October 2019, Kroger connected with local non-profit, Communities In Schools of Richmond, to offer its support. Communities […]
Meet Richmond’s Next Generation of Serial Entrepreneurs
There are often two types of entrepreneurs you’ll meet at networking events around the River City. Those with a self-serving sales pitch (easily spotted with business cards bulging out of their pockets) and those simply looking to make meaningful connections while helping the community grow. Gabe Hill and Bryce Robertson fall into this second category. […]
Amazon Creates STEAM Labs in Petersburg Schools
Amazon surprised students and teachers at Walnut Hill Elementary School in Petersburg, Va. with a new STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) lab this week. Over the summer, Amazon collaborated with Petersburg City Public Schools to renovate four labs at Walnut Hill, Cool Spring, Lakemont and Pleasants Lane elementary schools to give students increased […]
RVATECH, Innovators Awards Gala
The Richmond Technology Council (RVATECH), central Virginia’s catalyst for technology, hosted its 24th Annual Technology Awards Gala last night in honor of the region’s innovators, collaborators, and changemakers. Over 700 of the area’s business, education, and legislative leaders attended the celebration of Virginia’s technology-based economy, which is known as the “Academy Awards” of technology. Hosted […]
CarLotz, Finalists for Entrepreneur of The Year Award
The co-founders of CarLotz, a used vehicle consignment business launched in Richmond in 2011, have been selected as finalists for a second time for the EY Entrepreneur of The Year 2019 Mid-Atlantic award. Widely considered one of the most prestigious business awards in the U.S., the EY program recognizes leaders of high-growth companies each year […]
Strangers Connect
At the center of Monroe Park sits an opportunity to meet strangers. To connect. And to learn from a person you’ve never met located somewhere else on Earth. This is the Richmond Portal, part of a global public art initiative designed to spark meaningful dialogue between communities that wouldn’t otherwise find an opportunity to interact. […]
Naborforce Reimagines Care in Richmond
Paige Wilson wants all of Richmond to become “Nabors.” And her innovative startup, appropriately named Naborforce, couldn’t have come at a better time to make this happen. An aging baby boomer population means that for the first time in U.S. history older adults will outnumber children. Family members caring for aging adults are often at […]