Archives
University of Virginia - Tayloe Murphy Resilience Awards Competition
March 4, 2010 | Filed under Business Awards, Entrepreneurial, Small Business
The University of Virginia’s Tayloe Murphy Center at the Darden School
announces the Tayloe Murphy Resilience Awards Competition
Call for Entries
Successful entrepreneurs in:
- manufacturing;
- retail;
- service
- wholesale.
Qualifying applicants must demonstrate:
- 5 years of sustained growth across a number of metrics;
- Evidence of economic uplift in their local community;
- That they are operating in the most economically challenged [...]
Private Equity Funding Help for SMB FedGov Contractors
February 22, 2010 | Filed under Blog
FedCap Partners, LLC (”FedCap”), a private equity fund focused on the Federal contracting industry, had its initial closing on February 5th, 2010. The Managing Member of FedCap Partners is FedCap Advisors, LLC, whose managers and owners are Rick Knop and Leslee Belluchie. Husband-and-wife team of Rick Knop, co-founder and former principal of the Windsor Group, [...]
Virginia Technology Alliance - VTA
January 31, 2010 | Filed under Business Operations, Entrepreneurial, Technology, VA Technology
Ten regional technology councils formed the Virginia Technology Alliance (VTA) in 1998. The VTA mission is straight forward: Champion the Success of Virginia’s Technology Sector.
The VTA will employ several strategies to accomplish its mission.
• Coordinate and enhance the efforts of the regional technology councils in promoting Virginia’s technology economy.
• Advocate for issues [...]
Center for Innovative Technology - CIT
January 9, 2010 | Filed under Entrepreneurial, Small Business, Technology, VA Technology, Virginia Business News
Since 1984, CIT has been a leader in the efforts to create a globally competitive innovation economy in Virginia. CIT has worked with public and private stakeholders to boost entrepreneurial endeavors, support research and create seed-stage funding for start-ups and intellectual property – the essential ingredients for the creation of the next generation of technology [...]
2010 Business and Industry Awards Calendar
December 13, 2009 | Filed under Business Awards, Small Business, Startups, Technology, US Business News, Virginia Business News
CHECK LINKS for CURRENT DEADLINE SUBMISSION for 2010!
America’s Small Business of the Year Award
America’s Small Business of the Year Award is open to both members and nonmembers of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Virginia’s Fantastic 50
The Virginia Fantastic 50 recognizes the companies with the highest growth rates in five categories. To be eligible, companies were required [...]
The Greater Richmond Partnership, Inc. (GRP)
December 2, 2009 | Filed under Business Operations, Small Business, Virginia Business News
The Greater Richmond Partnership, Inc. is an economic development team representing the counties of Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, and the City of Richmond, Virginia.
The Partnership offers site location assistance and other services to domestic and foreign companies planning new or expanded facilities. It is a single point of contact to the network of private sector and [...]
Southwest Virginia’s Energy Economy
November 19, 2009 | Filed under Technology, Virginia Business News
Virginia’s e-Region is a perfect U.S. alternative to off-shoring
Virginia’s e-Region is located in southwestern Virginia and is an emerging East Coast center for key areas for modern business - electronic information technology, energy, education and emerging technologies.
A trendsetter in broadband access in rural America, Virginia’s e-Region has the workforce, low costs, tailored training and way [...]
The Hampton Roads Technology Incubator System (HRTIS)
October 19, 2009 | Filed under Startups, Technology, Venture Capital, Virginia Business News
About HRTIS
The mission of the Hampton Roads Technology Incubator System (HRTIS) is to increase the technology business base in Hampton Roads by helping entrepreneurs build successful companies.
Target companies:
• Computers & electronics
• Engineering & technology services
• Internet applications
• Software
• Environmental technology
• Health and medical technology
• Manufacturing
• New media
• Optical technology
• Gaming
• Energy
HRTIS is a structured environment [...]
NewVa Corridor Technology Council - NCTC
October 2, 2009 | Filed under Startups, Technology, Virginia Business News
The NCTC is a non-profit member-driven association of businesses and organizations in the greater NewVa Region (encompassing Roanoke and Blacksburg, VA), working together to promote the growth and success of the region’s technology sector. Membership includes more than 200 organizations from emerging technology firms to some of the largest employers in the region. The NCTC is [...]
Don’t Loose Your Data Because of Neglect - Back IT Up Now!
August 27, 2009 | Filed under Business Operations, Small Business, Startups
“Back IT UP!”
Small Company 404(b) Compliance
August 19, 2009 | Filed under Compliance, Small Business, Startups
Small companies with a market cap of less than $75 million and a fiscal year that ends in December must perform their first external auditor attestation of internal financial reporting controls.
Since 2007, smaller companies have been required to comply only with the 404(a). AS5 has made things easier and clearer, but 404(b) is not [...]
Virginia Business Incentives
August 6, 2009 | Filed under Startups, Virginia Business News
Investing in Each Other
Virginia works enthusiastically with new and expanding Virginia employers that create a higher standard of living for Virginians, enhance the local and state economies, and increase revenues to state and local governments. Incentives are Virginia’s investment in its economic future and a business decision for both the Commonwealth and the company. As [...]
Virginia’s Fastest Growing Companies…
July 26, 2009 | Filed under Startups, Technology, Virginia Business News
Name by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce
http://www.vachamber.com/index.asp
Fantastic 50 Winners!
http://fan50winners.ning.com/
The Fan50winners site is for Virginia’s top entrepreneurs to network and share ideas.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
July 1, 2009 | Filed under Startups, Technology, Venture Capital
NVTC Announces Hot Ticket Award Finalists and Winners
According to Forbes Magazine the State of Virginia ranked #1 as top state for business!
June 9, 2009 | Filed under Politics, Startups, Venture Capital
Virginia has done it again. For the second year in a row, the Commonwealth led the nation in Forbes.com’s “Best State for Business” ranking. And that’s not all. In the same week, CNBC, the leading financial news cable channel that reaches influential business and financial leaders around the world, designated Virginia its “Top State for [...]
Welcome to the Virginia Startup Blog
June 2, 2009 | Filed under Personal
SpringStage is a network of people interested in promoting entrepreneurship and startups. We call these people catalysts. Once part of the SpringStage team, these catalysts will attempt to promote a sense of community around entrepreneurship in their local communities. You don’t need to move to San Francisco to live a startup lifestyle, you can become [...]