The list of start-up businesses inside Selden Market is growing again. The Downtown Norfolk Council announced three new tenants in the retail incubator at 208 E. Main St.: Slide Thru #FAM, KOR Vintage and Pure Lagos. All three had some experience at Selden as pop-ups…. [Read More]
Spotify’s The Opening Act HBCU Conference is Coming to Hampton University Oct. 1st & 2nd
For the past 2 years, Spotify has produced The Opening Act HBCU Conference, a two-day experience in New York City that welcomed eager and talented undergraduates attending U.S. Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs), with an interest in the music, technology and media industries. This year however, Spotify is taking The Opening Act on the road and launching their efforts at Hampton University…. [Read More]
Hampton Roads Solveathon Teams Win the MIT Solve Coastal Communities Challenge!
We are thrilled to announce that on Sept 23, two Hampton Roads Solveathon teams, Green Stream Technologies and GROW Oyster Reefs, were among eight MIT Solve Challenge winners selected from 130 submissions from 30+ countries…. [Read More]
$45,000 Up for Grabs As Suffolk Launches New Business Competition
Recently, Governor Northam announced $180,000 in awards for Virginia’s Community Business Launch (CBL) grant funding program. We are pleased to announce that the City of Suffolk was awarded $45,000 to help prospective small business owners to set up shop in its downtown corridor…. [Read More]
World’s Biggest Hackathon Comes to Eastern Shore, Wallops Island: NASA Space Apps Challenge 2018
The NASA International Space Apps Challenge is the world’s biggest hackathon, and it’s coming to the Eastern Shore of Virginia. It’s a mass collaboration focused on Space and Earth exploration, taking place over 48-hours in more than 170 cities and 6 continents around the world…. [Read More]
Who Won 757Pitch? (Sept. 2018)
All available seats were filled at the Launchpad Greater Williamsburg Business Incubator on Tuesday, September 18th, as 757Pitch’s eighth edition got underway. We heard from five energetic entrepreneurs about the big ideas they’re working on. Check out their pitches—videos herein!… [Read More]