Varlina Jackson went from helping mom to hairstylist.  The owner of V Braids in Terry Court, Jackson never envisioned braiding to be more...

Photo by Chris Lassiter Simone McKelvey went from gifting soaps to becoming a gifted soap maker. The founder of Simone & Tuesday LLC,...

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,...

“When I first explored my creative side, I bought a silhouette cutter (device for printing on apparel) and immediately hated it. What had...

The Shenandoah Valley is home to a flourishing environment of imaginative entrepreneurs, from painters and photographers to florists and...

Jenna Cauchi is the founder of Asdelia Mae Boutique, a children’s boutique clothing store coming to Harrisonburg, VA. Jenna's role as a...

Megan Burrows is a daughter, sister, wife, mom, friend, creative, yogi, and plant lover, and within the past year has added entrepreneur...

What do you do when your business partnership starts to go south? For many entrepreneurs, having a business partner is a huge weight off...

When Mallory Douglas moved her cleaning business, Simply Clean, from Virginia Beach to Lexington, she had 40 dollars and the...

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

Last week, our Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Builder, Katie Overfield-Zook, celebrated Women’s Entrepreneurship Week by traveling across the...

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

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

On a farm tucked in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, a family floral business is making life brighter with heirloom varieties. Many of us...

Ruth Rau started her business as a hobby. Now, seven years later, her Winchester-based toy company — Mouse Loves Pig — is on track to...

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

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

As an entrepreneur, which do you fear more…Success or Failure? If entrepreneurs were asked to pick one, instinctively, many would say...

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

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...