A group of community stakeholders has organized to help grow Black business in Staunton. The Staunton Black Business Collective was...

With ever-changing trends and AI technology coming onto the scene, it’s increasingly more difficult for business owners to learn...

Reviewing two years of the Community Navigator Pilot Program From December 2021 to November 2023, a consortium of six entrepreneurial...

The Shenandoah Valley is not short of networking events for business owners. Thanks to a robust network of Chambers of Commerce and...

This past summer, SCCF partnered with the NAACP and People Inc. to facilitate our Business Bootcamp entrepreneurship program for Black...

Introducing SCCF’s newest program: Capacitor. The Capacitor Incubator Program is a hybrid incubation model for entrepreneurs with...

In the entrepreneur world, you hear a lot of buzzwords thrown around. Words like "scalable, high-growth, venture capital, accelerator,...

Sometimes the best partnerships come from completely random interactions. Last fall, after registering for SCCF’s Business Bootcamp, one...

Happy PRIDE Month! In June of 1969, New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club in Greenwich Village, NYC. The brutal raid...

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...

When you first visit RISE Organization in Waynesboro, you don’t simply walk into an office. Upon entering, Founders Sharon Fitz and...

When COVID-19 broke out in March 2020, small businesses struggled to remain open during lockdowns and the subsequent economic standstill....

“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...

January is National Mentoring Month! Mentors are a critical aspect of any thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem. They support and guide...

Once an important destination in the Motorist Green Book, Black-owned businesses dwindled for a half-century in Lexington, VA, until the...

Small Business Saturday is just around the corner, and the gift-giving festivities will be here before you know it! This holiday season,...

Learn how to think, work, and build like a startup in 54 thrilling hours. Startup Weekend is an exciting and immersive foray into the...

What do automotive, food, and life sciences have in common? At first glance, not much, but if you dig a little deeper into the industries...

Last but not least, meet the SCCF Marketing Team! This creative duo is responsible for getting the word out about our programs, events,...

The Shenandoah Community Capital Fund (SCCF), based in Staunton, Virginia, is on a mission to expand access to entrepreneurial support...