So it’s the holiday season – joy, excitement, love, and peace fill the air. Well, maybe not entirely. For many of us, the holidays bring a sense of stress and common seasonal depression. Some pent-up anger and resentment might surface this time of year. Whatever your frustration, Kari and Kelly…
Grow Waynesboro is pleased to announce the final grant awards for four local businesses, helping them to create jobs and build a culture of entrepreneurship in Waynesboro. This marks the third year of the Grow Waynesboro initiative and the first year the program was funded through local sponsorship with funding…
This September, the City of Waynesboro’s Small Business Development initiative, Grow Waynesboro, will award $20,000 in grants for start-up businesses in Waynesboro. The awards will be announced at a celebration and presentation symposium, dubbed Pitch Night, on September 6, 2018 at 6:00pm at Shenandoah Valley Art Center’s 416 Gallery…
Downtown Waynesboro is popping with questions, conversation, and new business ideas. Perhaps you’ve seen the storefronts — downtown buildings ask boldly and clearly What Could You Grow Here? Read how Grow Waynesboro has teamed up with property owners to make your search for the perfect downtown location easy and fast.
Downtown Waynesboro has many amenities for new and emerging entrepreneurs, but in the spring of 2017 it celebrated a new milestone: a free co-working space with Wi-Fi, shared printing equipment, a reservable conference room for meetings, and more. Co-working, heralded in major cities across the United States as the latest…
It is always satisfying to reflect on the amazing growth of our 2016 start-up businesses. They are reporting new jobs, significant buildouts, and a growing impact on the local economy. We are proud to release updates on the progress and accomplishments of our 2016 entrepreneurs. Ula Tortilla, Make Waynesboro, and…
The first resource of many to be provided to local entrepreneurs in 2017 WAYNESBORO – As Grow Waynesboro’s search to find and fund the best new businesses of 2017 intensifies, this local economy initiative is announcing a new attraction for local entrepreneurs: free coworking space in downtown Waynesboro. Heralded in…
Award Part of Governor McAuliffe’s Virginia Community Business Launch Grants WAYNESBORO – Community Business Launch (CBL) awards were announced this week by Governor McAuliffe, totaling $300,000 for five projects in the Commonwealth. The City of Waynesboro secured $60,000 in funding for its Grow Waynesboro program, which will provide resources to…
Several participants in the 2016 Grow Waynesboro Start-Up Competition took advantage of an eight-week business planning class through the Staunton Creative Community Fund. The class takes small business owners through topics such as Legal Structure, Market Research, and Marketing Plans with experts in the field. Attendees work through Pricing and…