Don’t miss our next Chamber U. – May 21st!
We all know that networking is way more than just mixing and mingling at events, but how do you network effectively to increase sales in your business? Building your network is hugely important to building your business. At this session, you’ll learn from expert networkers on how they maximize opportunities when introduced to new people… Read more
talk20 is a Smashing Success!
Many thanks to our 8 local creatives who shared their stories at talk20 on Tuesday night, May 7, 2013! Our audience of over 100 attendees sat with rapt attention (and slight morbid curiosity) as we listened to local taxidermist, Robert Olsen, share details of his craft, and were thrilled to watch local hoop artist, Stacy.. Read more
Speakeasy is named region’s next best start-up!
Speakeasy was named the Region’s Next Best Start-Up by a panel of judges at the i.e.* Start-Up Competition finale on April 16. Speakeasy was awarded $10,000 to invest in its idea of inviting customers to use their phones to share problems directly with businesses. The start-up invites customers to use a mobile application to share.. Read more
And the finalists are…
We are pleased to announce the 14 finalists that will compete in the 2013 Start-Up Competition (in alphabetical order)! Boho Cycle Studio Cyclestay Dragon Grips Hourwise LiveSeed Love This Richmond Autism Connection Richmond Food Cooperative RVA Farms Sir Bentley Art Speakeasy The Storytellers Channel Success Without Limitations Inc. Tumbleweed READ.. Read more
INARAY wins the Envision This Challenge
Residential lighting design company INARAY won the Envision This Challenge last week, out of a pool of 25 contestants all hoping to help connect RVA’s Shockoe District by addressing dead zones in the neighborhood. For its comprehensive lighting plan for Shockoe, INARAY took home a $1,500 prize and also was the audience favorite, winning the.. Read more
Welcome the cyclists; Join the Société
So you’ve heard that the 2015 World Cycling Championships are coming to RVA. Now what? You join the Société! Get regular updates, download some promo materials and learn how your small business can help welcome this major cycling event to town. The cyclists are coming! Get on board. Learn more.
Want to win $10,000 for your Start-Up?
Enter our 2013 Start-Up Competition today and you could very well walk away with $10,000 for your start-up company, thanks to our friends at Cherry Bekaert LLC. We’ll also be awarding $2,500 to a People’s Choice Winner, to be selected by a live audience at the grand finale event on April 16th, courtesy of First.. Read more
Envision This Challenge
The Shockoe Design District, Venture Richmond, i.e.* and the City of Richmond invite creative minds, graphic artists, sculptors, painters, landscapers, lighting specialists, architects, etc. to participate in the Shockoe Design District’s Envision This challenge. This competition is meant to explore creative concepts to connect, beautify, and transform six specific areas of the Shockoe District of Richmond.. Read more
The Trilogy Returns!
The Entrepreneurial Trilogy returns in 2013 with a brighter and better series of events for RVA’s superstar entrepreneurs. Bring your ideas, get some advice, talk to some potential partners, be inspired, get equipped and ultimately apply to compete in a Start-Up Competition on April 16, 2013. Once again we’re offering a $10,000 prize to the.. Read more
Richmond’s Riverfront is Location for Visionary TEDxRVA
Richmond, Virginia – January 9, 2013 – TEDxRVA, an independently organized TEDx event, will take place on March 22, 2013. With the theme “Create,” TEDxRVA will feature provocative presenters, videos and interactive opportunities that will invigorate small group discussions and inspire dynamic creative connections among the participants. This innovative, day-long event will take place in.. Read more
Connectivity in Shockoe – Let’s Envision a Solution!
ENVISION THIS! The i.e.* initiative and the Shockoe Design District are teaming up to challenge RVA’s amazing creative community to envision a solution to Shockoe’s connectivity issue. On December 26, 2102, The Atlantic published an article addressing this very issue. Once again, RVA is getting national exposure for its terrific arts scene, and the next.. Read more
KEEP THE COMPETITION COMING
by Jacob Geiger for Work It, Richmond It may be a few years before RVA has its version of MassChallenge, the $1 million global startup competition in Boston. But for now, the more competitions, the merrier. i.e.*, the Greater Richmond Chamber initiative to boost entrepreneurship, kicked off the competition craze in the spring with an.. Read more
HIPSTER WIN FOR RVA!
Hipster Honors: RVA’s Blue Ribbon in PBR Drinking by Ned Oliver @nedoliver for Style Weekly @StyleWeekly Thirsty hipsters have accomplished something we all can be at least ironically proud of: They’ve helped make Richmond a nationwide leader in consumption of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. Especially popular with tattooed creative types and college students, Pabst long.. Read more
TECH CHALLENGE HANOVER
Inspired by startup competitions like i.e.* Tech Challenge Hanover is a startup competition for technology- and knowledge-based companies in Virginia – not just Hanover County. Power your idea through Tech Challenge Hanover, a startup competition for emerging and second-stage Central Virginia technology companies Tech Challenge Hanover runs from October 1 – November 1, 2012. Winners.. Read more
Chamber U. for Small Businesses
You asked, and we listened. Chamber U. is an exciting new program for small businesses that helps owners and entrepreneurs make smart business decisions. Programs will feature local, successful entrepreneurs and small business experts speaking on a variety of topics to help budding entrepreneurs and small business owners grow and navigate. A cocktail event will.. Read more
RVA Voted Best River Town in America!
That’s right. Outside magazine has named RVA the Best River Town in America! Read the details here : http://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/best-towns/Best-Towns-Richmond-Virginia.html
Shop Classes are Back!
Join a dynamic group of creatives for the second annual SHOP CLASS series, a four-session mashup of innovative thinkers, innovative doers and curious bystanders. SHOP CLASS is designed to showcase Richmond’s creative best and push new thinking by blurring the lines between creator and creative minded. Organized and hosted by some of the i.e.* intiative’s favorite people.. Read more
Billboards suspended; Posters now even hotter commodity!
The Greater Richmond Chamber has decided to suspend its digital billboard that asked motorists to get off the interstate and explore Richmond’s amenities. The artwork, which was designed locally by Stephanie O’Dell of J H I as part of a project affiliated with the Chamber’s i.e.* initiative, was intended to enliven the drive through Richmond.. Read more
inLieu named Region’s Next Best Start-Up!
We are pleased to announce that local start-up inLieu was named the Region’s “Next Best Start-Up” by a panel of judges at the i.e.* Start-Up Competition finale last night at Richmond CenterStage. inLieu’s founders Kailey Raymond and Geoff Weathersby won $10,000 in prize money to invest in their online service for socially conscious gift giving… Read more
i.e.* t-shirts are here
We are pleased to offer t-shirts featuring the coolest, most creative thing we’ve seen happen in RVA this year. Yes, you guessed it: the RVA Street Art Festival! Our t-shirts showcase the gorgeous images painted on the floowwall in downtown RVA. Pick up a shirt at the i.e.* Start-Up Competition for just $14.29 + tax. Doors.. Read more
