757Pitch is a bi-monthly, open-to-the-public pitch competition for new, scalable, high-growth business ideas. Five competitors each have seven minutes to deliver their pitch, followed by five minutes of Q&A. The winner is awarded $757 cash, access to the resources of the ODU Institute for Innovation & Entrerpeneurship, and a one-year membership to BizConnect…. [Read More]
Portsmouth Welcomes Its First Co-Working Space and Entrepreneurship Center
Portsmouth’s first co-working space and Entrepreneurship Center will open its doors mid-June. This community-driven partnership will bring together business owners looking to connect alongside like-minded entrepreneurs…. [Read More]
Accelerate Your Startup with 757 Accelerate, Applications Open
757 Accelerate is a selective startup accelerator program providing founders with capital, connections, and customers…. [Read More]
Richmond, Hampton Roads Business Leaders Still Talking Megaregion
The RVA-Hampton Roads Collaborative kicked off in August last year and now has charged committees of leaders from both regions with advancing identified priorities, Richmond co-chairman Ted Chandler said May 22 at the College of William & Mary business school during the group’s meeting…. [Read More]
Innovative Solutions to Region’s Flooding
In the not-so-distant future, communities in Hampton Roads will look vastly different. Some of that will be by choice, as new buildings and developments reflect the evolving aesthetic aspirations of the age, but plenty will be by necessity thanks to the effects of a warming planet, rising seas and subsidence—the settling of the land—throughout the area…. [Read More]
Launchpad Moving to William and Mary’s Tribe Square This Fall
Local startups and student entrepreneurs will be closer than ever when the Launchpad regional business incubator and a second student entrepreneurship center open in the College of William and Mary’s Tribe Square this fall…. [Read More]
Awards Season is Here! How to Earn Free Publicity and Accolades for Your Business
Have you ever wondered why some businesses or people win awards and some don’t? Or when and how you can even apply for awards? We have the answers…. [Read More]
Learn the Benefits of Apprenticeship with the Denbigh-Warwick Business Association
Attracting and keeping talent is a challenge most businesses face. One way to find employees who meet the specific needs of your business is through apprenticeships…. [Read More]
Making Connections to Grow Hampton Roads’ Regional Economy | Reinvent Hampton Roads Column
Each month, Inside Business publishes a column describing one of the many regional initiatives undertaken by Reinvent Hampton Roads, the GO Virginia Region 5 Regional Council, and their many collaborating partners…. [Read More]
757 Accelerate Now Accepting Applications for 2019 Cohort
If accepted into 757 Accelerate, companies will receive $20,000 in startup capital and connections with customized mentors, investors, support services, working space and a lean startup education…. [Read More]
Gather Opening Second Hampton Roads Location in Newport News Tech Center Research Park in August 2019
Gather chose Newport News as its second Hampton Roads location due to the area’s strong local demand for Class A shared office space, proximity to Richmond, and their partnership with Tech Center Research Park and its affiliation with Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center in Blacksburg…. [Read More]
ICAP Offers Two Additional “Lean Start Up Programs” in Hampton Roads
Due to overwhelming interest from entrepreneurs, the “Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program” (ICAP) will be offered two more times in Hampton Roads this year… [Read More]