SWVA Opportunity
NOW SEEKING six energetic change makers to advance Southwest Virginia’s recreation based downtown revitalization efforts. Opportunity SWVA is partnering with The Advancement Foundation and the Virginia Office of Volunteerism and Community Services to provide six AmeriCorps positions to advance Southwest Virginia’s creative economy. “Since 2012 Southwest Virginia has been organizing to better support emerging […]
Opportunity SWVA invites applicants to apply for AmeriCorps paid positions in the City of Norton, towns of Dungannon, Haysi, and St. Paul, Friends of Southwest Virginia (Abingdon), and the University of Virginia’s College at Wise Office of Economic Development & Engagement. *Pending Approval from the Corporation of National and Community […]
The town of Narrows is the first community in the New River Valley to participate in the new Rally Southwest Virginia mini-grant program, facilitated by Opportunity SWVA. The program provides a $3,000 award to implement a community development project through a team structure. The Narrows team is comprised of citizens, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
In case you missed it, be sure to check out the 2015 My SWVA Opportunity Newsletters. The links to each newsletter can be found below: July 2015 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 January 2016
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 […]
J&N Tool and Supply opened in May 2013. J&N Tool and Supply sells and delivers products (power tools, fasteners, safety equipment, epoxies) to commercial construction job sites. In addition, J&N Tool and Supply picks up broken tools, repairs them, and delivers them back to the job site. J&N Tool and […]