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Monthly Archives: April 2017

Launch an Entrepreneur Competition

On April 12, 2016, My SWVA Opportunity partners hosted a seminar instructing community stakeholders on how to successfully launch an entrepreneur business plan competition. The free workshop provided insight on successful regional competitions, the benefits of competitions from the challengers’ perspective, best practices and steps to organize a competition, and […]

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Virginia Velocity Tour

Virginia Velocity is recruiting early-stage entrepreneurs for the Virginia Velocity Tour. The Virginia Velocity Tour is part of Governor McAuliffe’s Virginia Velocity business plan competition, which launched last year to spur entrepreneurship in the Commonwealth. From September 19-23, the tour bus will travel to five regions across Virginia (Roanoke, Richmond, […]

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My SWVA Opportunity Cup Celebrates Challengers

The competition graduates 15 businesses and awards $35,000 to top performers The My Southwest Virginia Opportunity Cup, led by the collaborative My Southwest Virginia Opportunity effort, came to a close on Nov. 4, 2015 with an awards ceremony and announcement of winners in the regional business competition. Entrepreneurs and citizens […]

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The Top 5 Keys to Entrepreneurial Success

Written by My SWVA Opportunity Intern, Hannah McNew Many people value success as an array of different things. For most, obtaining success is not just making sure that the job is done correctly. There is much more to it than that! The means of achieving success varies from person to […]

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Challenger Spotlight: Toni Warren, Warren Cleaning and Restoration

Toni Warren is the owner operator of Warren Cleaning and Restoration, which is a family-owned business located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. At Warren Cleaning and Restoration, they have qualified professionals who can provide carpet cleaning as well as disaster restoration services for fire, water, smoke, and wind damage. According […]

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Challenger Spotlight: Katherine Hayton, Sweet Works

Sweet Works is a gourmet cake and cupcake business in Chilhowie, Virginia that prides itself in using original recipes to make 100% made from scratch goodies. This local business began as a home-based business and is unique to the area because the recipes cannot be found anywhere else. Attention to […]

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Challenger Spotlight: Marla Edwards, Crooked Road General Store

The Crooked Road General Store is located in Bristol, Virginia. It is a nearly 100 year old building that has been restored to a vintage, old-fashioned style general store. Their products reflect the store’s appearance. They offer glass bottled drinks, candies, snacks, and memorabilia from days gone by. Business owner […]

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