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Curated
Nestled in the heart of downtown Lexington is an eclectic shop, Curated Interiors. Full of colorful home decor, vintage pieces, and...

Ashley Wenger
Nov 7, 2022


Dryad Cookery
Manufacturing can often be a game of trial and error. For one entrepreneur, two years into his business venture, he’s still going through...

Ashley Wenger
Oct 24, 2022


withSimplicity
Something is cooking in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it’s not food… it’s beauty products! Irina Dovganetskiy is the owner and founder of...

Ashley Wenger
Oct 17, 2022


The Power of the Side Hustle
The “side hustle” has always been an integral part of any entrepreneurial ecosystem. Whether it’s a skill you use just to supplement your...

Ashley Wenger
Oct 3, 2022


Southern Living: This Mother-Daughter Team Is On A Mission To Bring Back Heirloom Mums
On a farm tucked in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, a family floral business is making life brighter with heirloom varieties. Many of us...
Anna Mitchael
Sep 30, 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
Sep 26, 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 29, 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...

Ashley Wenger
Aug 22, 2022


Remix Studio
Remix Studio is bringing affordable dance classes to Harrisonburg, Virginia. Nick Koger, Community Outreach at SCCF, spoke with Amethyst...

Nick Koger
Aug 19, 2022


New Creation, Creating Designs for Justice
New Creation is a faith-based nonprofit creatively counteracting sex trafficking with a local heart and global approach. They offer...

Nick Koger
Aug 16, 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,...

Ashley Wenger
Aug 10, 2022


Shenandoah Art Therapy, Building Hope in Waynesboro
Shenandoah Art Therapy is a group art therapy practice providing individual and group art therapy and trauma-informed care to clients of...

Nick Koger
Aug 1, 2022


Aristocat Cafe Coming to Harrisonburg
Amanda Atwell, Owner of Aristocat Cafe, is building Harrisonburg’s first cat cafe. Her idea has been five years in the making, and with a...

Nick Koger
Jul 18, 2022


Harmony Harvest Farms Featured on FedEx
Harmony Harvest (S2V Cohort 3), the mother-daughter duo was featured in a FedEx Mother’s Day campaign.

Ashley Wenger
Jul 18, 2022


SCCF Celebrates International Women's Day
March is the month for celebrating women! Not only is it Women’s History Month, but March 8th is International Women’s Day, a day...

Ashley Wenger
Jul 18, 2022


Fathers&Sons
Tarrod Dobbins is the proud owner of Fathers&Sons Barbershop that can be found on 115 Greenville Ave, Staunton, VA 24401. He has been...

Debbie Irwin
Jul 15, 2022


HVNGRY
To Jamal Carter, a HVNGRY person is someone who does not stop working until their aspirations come to life. This is exactly what Carter...

Debbie Irwin
Jul 15, 2022


BeCardless
Nick Koger created a mobile networking application that allows users to create and share their business cards. Users can customize video...

Debbie Irwin
Jul 15, 2022
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