Chris Lassiter
Staunton Black Business Collective
A group of community stakeholders has organized to help grow Black business in Staunton. The Staunton Black Business Collective was...
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SCCF Blog
Anika Horn
May 16
SCN Summit Recap
What happens when 120+ ecosystem builders descend on the Shenandoah Valley In April 2024, SCCF excitedly welcomed a national, grassroots...
Anika Horn
Apr 9
Utilizing word of mouth for small businesses: Field notes from the ecosystem
What the Ecosystem team has been up to In March, the Ecosystem team participated in the following activities: Co-hosted the first Women...
Anika Horn
Apr 9
The Shenandoah Valley Ecosystem: Addressing key issues to entrepreneurial success
Four insights from the first Regional Coalition work session of 2024 Twice a year, the SCCF Ecosystem team convenes the Regional...
Anika Horn
Mar 19
It Takes a Valley
What to expect at the upcoming Startup Champions Network Summit I (Anika Horn) have been attending Startup Champions Network (SCN)...
Anika Horn
Mar 11
Creating serendipity: Field notes from the ecosystem
What the Ecosystem team has been up to Have you ever felt like you were in the right place at the right time? Have you run into someone...
Anika Horn
Feb 12
The importance of landlords for local businesses: Field notes from the ecosystem
What the Ecosystem team has been up to Snow days may have made for a slower start to the year than we had wished but it didn’t stop our...
Anika Horn
Jan 15
Building the ecosystem for underserved entrepreneurs in the Valley
Reviewing two years of the Community Navigator Pilot Program From December 2021 to November 2023, a consortium of six entrepreneurial...
Nick Koger
Dec 12, 2023
A need for mentors and guidance: Field notes from the ecosystem
What the Ecosystem team has been up to For the month of November Anika and Nick were busy gathering entrepreneurs and attending...
Anika Horn
Nov 13, 2023
Beyond networking: Engaging the Shenandoah Valley ecosystem
The Shenandoah Valley is not short of networking events for business owners. Thanks to a robust network of Chambers of Commerce and...
Katie Overfield-Zook
Nov 6, 2023
Why Entrepreneurship Summit?
The value of convening entrepreneurs The second annual Shenandoah Valley Entrepreneurship Summit was a dynamic gathering of business...
Anika Horn
Oct 13, 2023
Suggesting solutions: Field notes from the ecosystem
What the Ecosystem team has been up to Now that summer is over our Ecosystem team - Nick and Anika - have been zipping across the Valley...
Anika Horn
Sep 11, 2023
Continuing conversations: Field notes from the ecosystem
As summer came to a close, the Ecosystem team continued their conversations around access to capital in the Shenandoah Valley and caught...
Anika Horn
Aug 14, 2023
Simplifying the landscape: Field notes from the ecosystem
Amidst the warmth of July, our Ecosystem Team remained relentless in their pursuit of finding funding avenues for entrepreneurs, while...
Anika Horn
Jul 13, 2023
Finding funding: Field notes from the ecosystem
Throughout June, the SCCF ecosystem builders connected with the Shenandoah Valley entrepreneurial ecosystem in different ways: SCCF...
Anika Horn
Jun 13, 2023
Listening and learning: Field notes from the ecosystem
In May, here’s what our Ecosystem Team got up to: 9 meetings with ecosystem accomplices 10 conversations with entrepreneurs 2 trainings...
Anika Horn
May 10, 2023
Creating community for entrepreneurs: Field notes from the ecosystem
During the month of April, the Ecosystem Team toured the Valley to find out what’s happening for entrepreneurs in some of the Valley’s...
Anika Horn
Apr 13, 2023
Keeping an ear to the ground: Field notes from the ecosystem
Over the course of March 2023, the Ecosystem team was out and about: We like to keep our ear to the ground so we know at all times what...
Anika Horn
Feb 6, 2023
B-Cubed: Black and Brown-owned Business Growth Program
When COVID-19 broke out in March 2020, small businesses struggled to remain open during lockdowns and the subsequent economic standstill....
Anika Horn
Jan 31, 2023
Building an Ecosystem for Black Business Support: Year 1 of Community Navigator Pilot Program
“In order for there to be a great America, there must be a great Black America. In order for there to be a great Black America, we need...
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