SWVA Opportunity
Twenty small business owners and potential entrepreneurs have begun the six month process of developing and refining business plans in an effort to compete for more than $30,000 in awards. “Acceptance into the program was very competitive–and that’s just the beginning of the competition,” said mySWVAopportunity Steering Committee member Shannon […]
BUSINESS CHALLENGE PLANNED FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY, VA A competitive challenge with more than $25,000 in prizes ABINGDON, VA: The Virginia Highlands Small Business Incubator, Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity, The Washington County Chamber of Commerce, People Incorporated, and The Small Business Development Centers have partnered with Washington […]
On May 16, 2015 at the Tazewell Spring Expo, People Incorporated of Virginia announced the winners of the My SWVA Opportunity, Russell & Tazewell County Business Challenge. The grand prize of $5000 was awarded to Vincent & Betsy Gilmer with Melody Acres Melody Acres’ Pitch The second prize […]
Participants in the mySWVAopportunity Business Challenge conducted by People, Inc. Financial Services pitched their business plans to a panel of business and banking experts on April 30, 2015. “They worked hard on their plans,” said trainer Natasha Snydor, “and the pitch added another dimension. Not only do they have to have […]
“We have to take risks in life, but the biggest risk of all is not taking one.”- Don Green Don ‘Husky’ Green, CEO of the Napoleon Hill Foundation, knows what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur. Green has 38 years of experience in banking, half that time as bank […]
Tammy Crandell of Coal Canyon Outfitters competed in the mySWVAopportunity Business Challenge. The Dickenson County based business was awarded a second place, $500 award to help continue business planning efforts. Crandell was judged on both the development of a business plan and a presentation of that plan in a culminating […]
In November, six Buchanan and Dickenson County entrepreneurs pitched their business development plans to a panel of local business and banking experts. The presentations were the culmination of two months of work with People, Incorporated’s business training program coordinated by Cindy Green. “We had a great response to the training, and […]
Jill Branham, co-owner of Haysi’s Main Street Pizzeria and Grill, was awarded the top prize in Buchanan and Dickenson county’s fall 2014 mySWVAopportunity Business Challenge. Branham participated with nine other emerging and existing businesses in a two-month training that resulted in refined or new business plans for each business. “While everyone […]
“Entrepreneurs must learn their strengths and weaknesses, they must think things through”- Suzanne Lawson MountainRose Vineyard Inc., the first vineyard in Wise County Virginia, is a family owned and operated business. Deeper than the satisfying tastes of its wine lies the secrets of MountainRose Vineyard’s soil. Suzanne and David Lawson, […]
Applications are still being accepted for the Washington County Businsess Challenge. The series begins Feburary 3 and applications are accepted through Friday, January 16th. Sign up and possibly earn $10,000 toward your Washington County based business!