Anika Horn
Beyond networking: Engaging the Shenandoah Valley ecosystem
The Shenandoah Valley is not short of networking events for business owners. Thanks to a robust network of Chambers of Commerce and...
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SCCF Blog
Katie Overfield-Zook
- Nov 6
Why Entrepreneurship Summit?
The value of convening entrepreneurs The second annual Shenandoah Valley Entrepreneurship Summit was a dynamic gathering of business...
Anika Horn
- Oct 13
Suggesting solutions: Field notes from the ecosystem
What the Ecosystem team has been up to Now that summer is over our Ecosystem team - Nick and Anika - have been zipping across the Valley...
Anika Horn
- Sep 11
Continuing conversations: Field notes from the ecosystem
As summer came to a close, the Ecosystem team continued their conversations around access to capital in the Shenandoah Valley and caught...
Anika Horn
- Aug 14
Simplifying the landscape: Field notes from the ecosystem
Amidst the warmth of July, our Ecosystem Team remained relentless in their pursuit of finding funding avenues for entrepreneurs, while...
Anika Horn
- Jul 13
Finding funding: Field notes from the ecosystem
Throughout June, the SCCF ecosystem builders connected with the Shenandoah Valley entrepreneurial ecosystem in different ways: SCCF...
Anika Horn
- Jun 13
Listening and learning: Field notes from the ecosystem
In May, here’s what our Ecosystem Team got up to: 9 meetings with ecosystem accomplices 10 conversations with entrepreneurs 2 trainings...
Anika Horn
- May 10
Creating community for entrepreneurs: Field notes from the ecosystem
During the month of April, the Ecosystem Team toured the Valley to find out what’s happening for entrepreneurs in some of the Valley’s...
Anika Horn
- Apr 13
Keeping an ear to the ground: Field notes from the ecosystem
Over the course of March 2023, the Ecosystem team was out and about: We like to keep our ear to the ground so we know at all times what...
Anika Horn
- Feb 6
B-Cubed: Black and Brown-owned Business Growth Program
When COVID-19 broke out in March 2020, small businesses struggled to remain open during lockdowns and the subsequent economic standstill....
Anika Horn
- Jan 31
Building an Ecosystem for Black Business Support: Year 1 of Community Navigator Pilot Program
“In order for there to be a great America, there must be a great Black America. In order for there to be a great Black America, we need...
M.J. McAteer
- Dec 1, 2022
Valley of the entrepreneurs
The Shenandoah Community Capital Fund was recognized in Virginia Business as one of many organizations helping to boost Shenandoah...
Anika Horn
- Nov 28, 2022
The Walker Program: A renaissance of Black business in the Southern Valley
Once an important destination in the Motorist Green Book, Black-owned businesses dwindled for a half-century in Lexington, VA, until the...
Department of Housing and Community Development
- Sep 28, 2022
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: An Ecosystem Approach to Supporting Black Businesses in the SV
The Shenandoah Community Capital Fund (SCCF), based in Staunton, Virginia, is on a mission to expand access to entrepreneurial support...
Katie Overfield-Zook
- Sep 19, 2022
The Valley's First Entrepreneurship Summit
Empowering. Inspiring. Safe space. Refreshing. Educational. Community. On September 12th, seasoned and burgeoning entrepreneurs alike...
Ashley Wenger
- Sep 7, 2022
Meet the Programs Team
Meet the SCCF Programs Team! This team of entrepreneur supporters is responsible for all of SCCF’s programs, events, and workshops....
Anika Horn
- Jul 18, 2022
Ecosystem Evolution: What's next for the doers, dreamers and makers in the Shenandoah Valley?
On April 28, 2022, 20 champions, advocates and supporters of entrepreneurs from across the Valley streamed into a conference room at...
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