The fourth annual Home-Based Business Resource Fair & Conference is on Friday, April 12 from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Peninsula Workforce Development Center. Businesses without a fixed, definite place of business (that is no storefront, office or industrial space) are, per the Code of Virginia, considered a home-based business. These businesses can be home-based franchises, traditional home-based businesses, direct sales and network marketing businesses…. [Read More]
Ice-T to Deliver Keynote Speech at Music Conference in Norfolk
Rapper and actor Ice-T will deliver a keynote address at the East Coast Music Conference in Norfolk on May 11. The conference runs May 9-12. Ice-T will appear with music executive Seymour Stein at the TCC Roper Performing Arts Center…. [Read More]
Local Tech Company MAXX Potential Scaling Up, Hosting IT Career Lab Feb. 9-10
Once a Richmond-based startup, MAXX Potential decided to expand geographically by opening their second office right here in Hampton Roads office—specifically in Norfolk’s ODU Innovation Center—in 2017. While still headquartered in Richmond, the company graduated from the “startup” phase into the “scale up” phase. MAXX Potential has grown consistently in the local market, delivering IT consulting, development, and implementation services to a broad range of clients. Co-founder Kim Mahan has become a huge contributor to the local tech and startup scene, including advising several 757 Accelerate startups…. [Read More]
LäraBar Founder to Keynote Women in Venture Event, Feb. 21st
The Women in Venture networks will come together at the College of William & Mary for a 1/2 day conference, dubbed RAISE. Attendees will dive deeper into topics related to venture capital and the importance of a strong entrepreneurial journey in breakout sessions and a keynote from Lara Merriken, founder of national brand LäraBar…. [Read More]
Coffee House Coming to Former HIP Space in Port Warwick
Canvas Coffee House is planning to open in the coming weeks in the Port Warwick space formerly occupied by HIP Innovative Studio Boutique, the partners said. Canvas co-owners Daniel Haskett and Rahat Hossain met as customers of Jolly Roasters within the HIP space. Haskett, a 24-year-old commercial and residential Realtor, and Hossain, a 30-year-old real estate investor, immediately cliqued over coffee and had even envisioned opening a coffee shop…. [Read More]
Commercial Production of Redesigned Faucet Starting Soon
Five years after he came up with a concept to reinvent the bathroom faucet, Steve Waddell is beyond excited to see it finally coming to fruition. The inspiration for the product came to Waddell out of frustration with traditional bathroom faucets. Like many inventors and entrepreneurs, he took a problem and came up with a solution…. [Read More]