SeedRVA: A Community of Contributions
Those of us who keep a close eye on the business press see a lot of headlines about millions of dollars pouring into chosen startup companies, locally and around the country. And that’s great. But we also know that for every growing company that needs a million-dollar boost, there are probably 25 scrappy founders and their teams who could get a lot done with $25,000.
Doing Well By Doing Good: Defining Community
It’s Friday afternoon in RVA. Inside the New Venture Richmond office a small crowd is gathering to discuss the upcoming TedxRVA in March. Taking their seats at a round table, I crack open a beer and begin.
A Passion For Great Design: The Mobelux Story
I wanted to build interfaces for the iPhone as soon as I’d tapped the glass on the original model. I wasn’t alone. Plenty of other interface designers saw the future in multitouch and started mocking up apps. I’d recently signed up for Tumblr and wanted to post from my iPhone so my first iOS design was meticulous views of what that app might look like. Unfortunately, Apple wasn’t allowing third party development on iPhone OS at that time so my interface was relegated to nothing more than a mobile design exercise.
Simplifying RVA
Ranee Kamens may not be from Richmond, but in a very short time, she has become the quintessential Richmond girl-a Ram and a Spider, who is creative, passionate, and driven to help people become the best version of themselves.
Miles Finch Innovation: Inspiring Corporate Creativity
In today’s corporate jungle, it’s all about survival of the most innovative. Miles Finch Innovation, a Midlothian firm with meeting space in Manchester’s Corrugated Box Building, skillfully guides corporations toward a more innovative approach to business solutions.
All Natural, Spearmint-Infused Success
With the many offbeat ideas that could be hatched in a bar, Susan Martinson landed on a really good one.
Richmond BizSense: Your City, Your Business
The beginning of my journalism career coincided with a serious slump in the industry. In 2008, thousands of journalists lost their jobs. Scores–perhaps hundreds–of news outlets closed. I decided to start a media company.
Making RVA a Beer Town: The Hardywood Story
After a decade-long quest, Patrick Murtaugh and I launched Hardywood Park Craft Brewery on Ownby Lane in Richmond in October 2011. The dream, which began with our first taste of handcrafted beer at an Australian farm bearing the name Hardywood Park, was driven by our desire to enlighten others about real craft beer. While our first months of business were an exhilarating adventure, 2012 was really a landmark year for Greater Richmond’s beer scene.
Rhythm Of The Street
Richmond neighborhood Jackson Ward was once the center of a musical revival so impactful that it earned the nickname, the “Harlem of the South.” Entertainers came from miles around to set their stages on the streets of Richmond and inspire crowds of onlookers.
SMILE: Caught You Doing Something Good
For Love of Molly Foundation is dedicated to promoting arteriovenous malformation (AVM) awareness and raising funds to help support AVM research and technology. AVM is a congenital condition in which connections between veins and arteries in the brain are tangled and prone to bleeding. For Love of Molly Chili Cook-Off raised funds to help with this life-altering condition.