Michael Scales, business analyst for the Longwood Small Business Development Center Western Region, knows business from the ground up. The Martinsville native owned and operated a family construction business for over 30 years.
Scales, who will base his operations in the Patrick Henry Community College (PHCC) Dalton IDEA Center located at 26 Fayette Street, Uptown Martinsville, is looking forward to building relationships with SBDC clients.…
SBDC Business Analyst Brandon Hennessey sees every new business as a work in progress. It’s not just a figure of speech for Hennessey — he started his career as an art teacher.
Hennessey, who has a degree in visual art, painting and drawing with a concentration in education, later received a Master of Business Administration degree from Longwood University.…
Ellen Templeton, new director of the Crater Small Business Development Center of Longwood University, believes her job is all about being positive.
“When you work with small businesses, you have to smile,” she said. “Their enthusiasm is contagious.”
Working as an economic developer for ten years in Hampton, Templeton often countered negative comments like, “There’s too much traffic here,” with her own take.…
SBDC Associate Director Sherri Moore knows finance. Part of her job at the Farmville office is to manage the budget for SBDC offices in Danville, Martinsville, South Boston, Petersburg and Farmville.
A native of Farmville, Moore went to Longwood University where she received a degree in business with a concentration in finance.…
Longwood SBDC Executive Director Sheri McGuire gets excited every time a new client walks through the door.
“So many different ideas come to SBDC,” she says. “To me that’s exciting.”
With SBDC since 1990, McGuire started as an intern while at Longwood University and decided to stay.…
Are you a Longwood SBDC client? Then chances are you’ve met SBDC Operations Manager Jennifer Baldwin.
At SBDC since 2010, Baldwin greets clients at the front desk in the Farmville office. In between she attends to countless other details.
“I manage inventory and take care of ordering supplies for all five offices,” Baldwin said.…
Lin Hite is a man who enjoys his work.
“I haven’t had a bad day,” Hite said of the last year and a half he’s served as South Boston’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) director. “At SBDC we look out for our clients — everyone pitches in to help with special problems or concerns.”
Hite, who grew up in a family business, understands those concerns.…