Chris Lassiter
Coushatta’s Creations: Adding to the family recipe
Photo by Chris Lassiter It’s a taste of Texas just like Mama used to make. Otis Hawkins and Coushatta Hawkins moved from Houston, TX, to...
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Chris Lassiter
Aug 12
Carlton Melton: Making a pivot
Once Carlton pictured a new vision for his business, he picked up a camera. The founder of Take One Imaging – a company that caters to...
Chris Lassiter
Jul 29
Kyle Alston and Sunqueet Pepper: A serendipitous partnership
Photo by Chris Lassiter Kyle Alston and Sunqueet Pepper made good on their fresh idea. Now they’ve got the juice. The friends and...
Chris Lassiter
Jul 22
Taylor Redmond and Whitney Vaughn: Running the numbers
They had a fresh idea to squeeze out more income. Now the husband-and-wife tandem, co-owners of Nolia’s Lemonade, are reaping the fruits...
Chris Lassiter
Jul 15
Eric Vasson: Cooking up an idea
Photo by Chris Lassiter Eric Vasson just wants to be the second-best cook in his family. The number one position isn’t up for debate. The...
Chris Lassiter
Jul 8
Simone McKelvey: Building a homemade business
Photo by Chris Lassiter Simone McKelvey went from gifting soaps to becoming a gifted soap maker. The founder of Simone & Tuesday LLC,...
Chris Lassiter
Jun 27
The Goodmans: From passion to paycheck
Photo by Chris Lassiter Ray Goodman told his wife Charlotte to turn her passion into a paycheck — the result: Charlotte’s Kitchenette....
Chris Lassiter
Jun 13
Nadia Ware: All-natural entrepreneur
Photo by Chris Lassiter It started as making a strawberry mask for her niece. Now Nadia Ware, founder of Honey Sweet Face and Body LLC,...
Chris Lassiter
Jun 6
Tony Davenport: Turning a skill into a business
Photo by Chris Lassiter Tony Davenport found a silver lining during the pandemic. He also found a black turntable. A huge music fan – who...
Anika Horn
Aug 29, 2023
Vocal About What Matters
“When I first explored my creative side, I bought a silhouette cutter (device for printing on apparel) and immediately hated it. What had...
Ashley Wenger
Jul 30, 2023
Building a strong foundation
Last summer, we met Daniel Kelly II, the founder of M.E. Opus, a music and entertainment venture in the Northern Valley. M.E. Opus is the...
Ashley Wenger
Jan 8, 2023
Pink Ambition Pole Fitness
What do you do when your business partnership starts to go south? For many entrepreneurs, having a business partner is a huge weight off...
Anika Horn
Nov 28, 2022
The Walker Program: A renaissance of Black business in the Southern Valley
Once an important destination in the Motorist Green Book, Black-owned businesses dwindled for a half-century in Lexington, VA, until the...
Ashley Wenger
Nov 21, 2022
Axe Warehouse
Starting a business is time-consuming enough as it is. Starting a business while you’re a student in school is even busier still. But...
Ashley Wenger
Nov 15, 2022
Simply Clean
When Mallory Douglas moved her cleaning business, Simply Clean, from Virginia Beach to Lexington, she had 40 dollars and the...
Ashley Wenger
Sep 26, 2022
C&C Country Cooking
Two weeks ago, entrepreneurs from around the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia traveled to Staunton to attend the very first Shenandoah...
Ashley Wenger
Aug 29, 2022
M.E. Opus
In Winchester, Virginia, there’s music in the air. Though jazz music originated hundreds of miles away in New Orleans, Louisiana, the...
Ashley Wenger
Aug 22, 2022
McCutcheon and Jones Funeral Home and Cremation Services
When was the last time that you spotted a funeral home on your local list of “Top 10 favorite small businesses”? While some of us don't...
Nick Koger
Aug 19, 2022
Remix Studio
Remix Studio is bringing affordable dance classes to Harrisonburg, Virginia. Nick Koger, Community Outreach at SCCF, spoke with Amethyst...
Ashley Wenger
Aug 10, 2022
Retail VR
Imagine you could show customers your business without them ever leaving their house. You could show them every product on your shelves,...
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