The Vinetta Project is on a mission to spur startup growth and investment in female founders across North America. This year, all of their Showcase events will run as a Venture Challenge. Three pitch events will take place throughout the year and they will culminate in a final founders’ Showcase. Finalists who make it on to the final Showcase will compete for $20,000 in cash…. [Read More]
Who Won 757Pitch: January 2019 Edition
We had a crowd of 75 gather at ODU Strome Entrepreneurial Center on Tuesday, January 29th, for 757Pitch’s 10th edition. We heard from five energetic startup teams about the big ideas they’re working on. 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… [Read More]
$10,000 Up for Grabs at IdeaFest 2019, Open to Hampton Roads Startups
IdeaFest is a pitch competition where 20 finalists will pitch their startup business idea to a panel of judges and a live audience. A total of $10,000 will be awarded to the top 3 competitors…. [Read More]
Pause Your Netflix, Its Time for Another Startup Night!
If Fyre Festival had first presented at Startup Night, two provocative documentaries might not be throwing so much shade…… [Read More]
Two-Day Digital Marketing Workshop & Conference Coming to Hampton Roads in April 2019
Press Release from Hampton Roads-based EasySocialMediaUS.com A panel of ten social media and digital marketing experts are pleased to announce an upcoming event for business owners and entrepreneurs. The two-day workshop, Social Media Marketing Made Easy, aims to empower small businesses seeking to enhance their social media and digital marketing strategies. Digital marketing topics will… [Read More]
Home-Based Business Conference on April 12
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]