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Staunton’s Community Created a Unique Solution To Recycling, Repurposing Plastics to a Circular Econ
As an impressionable design student, Scott Tiernan was traveling in Scandinavia when he had an eye-opening discovery: a sheet of...
Vernon Mays
Mar 23, 2023


Valley of the entrepreneurs
The Shenandoah Community Capital Fund was recognized in Virginia Business as one of many organizations helping to boost Shenandoah...
M.J. McAteer
Dec 1, 2022


A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: An Ecosystem Approach to Supporting Black Businesses in the SV
The Shenandoah Community Capital Fund (SCCF), based in Staunton, Virginia, is on a mission to expand access to entrepreneurial support...
Department of Housing and Community Development
Sep 28, 2022


Regional biz mentorship program jump-starts startups
Ruth Rau started her business as a hobby. Now, seven years later, her Winchester-based toy company — Mouse Loves Pig — is on track to...
Carol Hazard
Aug 30, 2022


SCCF's S2V Program gives boost to region's entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship is alive and well in the Northern Shenandoah Valley. That’s the message that local business startups are willing to...
Matt Welch
Jul 18, 2022
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