How do you switch industries, move to another state and open a coffee shop in the midst of a pandemic? Former Houston Exxon executive can tell you — he did just that. To get his business off the ground, Josh wisely made the Martinsville office of the Longwood SBDC one of his first stops.…
The Longwood Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is pleased to announce Vandy Jones has been named director of its Eastern Region. He will be based in Petersburg at the Crater SBDC of Longwood University office which operates under a cooperative agreement with the Crater Planning District Commission.…
Dalton Rudd has always loved woodworking and hoped to build a business around that passion someday. Assisted by two regional offices of the SBDC, his vision is now a viable business. WorkbenchRVA, a membership-based public woodworking facility, opened its doors in Richmond last November.…
Catherine Carter turned the page on a new career when she started a book club to help coworkers deal with the pandemic. Now, with help from the Longwood SBDC and Danville’s Dream Launch program, she has her own bookstore, The Dog-Eared Page.…
A Longwood SBDC internship was a perfect fit for Lindsey Hottinger. She’s a big supporter of small businesses.
“My parents own a garden center,” she says.
When an internship at SBDC became available, Lindsey didn’t hesitate.
“Finding an internship during COVID was really hard,” she relates.…
Josh Fordyce came to Longwood University to play soccer. As an intern at the Longwood SBDC, he joined another team, one with a winning strategy designed to help small business owners.
Josh, a senior from McLean, is majoring in business management with a minor in communications.…
Tiffany Musselman knows that beauty, like running a business, doesn’t just happen. That’s why she consulted the Longwood SBDC before launching Flawless Aesthetics and Wellness in South Hill in August 2021.
Tiffany’s interest in skin care and beauty started in high school.…
In December 2021 Gov. Ralph Northam announced a $3.6 million Growth and Opportunity Virginia (GO Virginia) grant that includes $674,304 for an innovation hub at Midtown Square in Farmville. Innovation hubs, like the SOVA Innovation Hub in South Boston established in 2020, provide space for community members of all ages to work, learn, innovate, create and connect to entrepreneurship resources.…
Amy Venable-Turner, owner of the Genesis Learning Center, believes learning never stops. She’s built a thriving day care business focused on that approach.
“I started working for Genesis, a church-operated day care, when I was 21,” she says. Amy completed a degree in early childhood education and then decided to take a job on the West Coast.…
In-Depth Productions owner Carl Bassfield recently opened for business on Main Street in Blackstone. Partnering with the Longwood Small Business Development Center, he’s turned a passion for photography into a profitable business.
In-Depth Productions, a full-fledged media company, now offers photography and cinematography as well as music engineering and production services.…