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“When I first explored my creative side, I bought a silhouette cutter (device for printing on apparel) and immediately hated it. What had...
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Ashley Wenger
- Jul 30
Building a strong foundation
Last summer, we met Daniel Kelly II, the founder of M.E. Opus, a music and entertainment venture in the Northern Valley. M.E. Opus is the...
Ashley Wenger
- Jun 2
Deep Structure Productions
Great stories bring people together, spark conversations, push ideas, and grow our minds. Deep Structure Productions, in Staunton, VA, is...
Ashley Wenger
- May 1
POP Plastic
What do charcuterie boards, earrings, and side tables all have in common? They’re all made from recycled plastic in Staunton, Virginia!...
Ashley Wenger
- Apr 17
Virginia Creative Collective
The Shenandoah Valley is home to a flourishing environment of imaginative entrepreneurs, from painters and photographers to florists and...
Ashley Wenger
- Apr 2
Asdelia Mae Boutique
Jenna Cauchi is the founder of Asdelia Mae Boutique, a children’s boutique clothing store coming to Harrisonburg, VA. Jenna's role as a...
Ashley Wenger
- Mar 4
Burrow and Vine
Megan Burrows is a daughter, sister, wife, mom, friend, creative, yogi, and plant lover, and within the past year has added entrepreneur...
Ashley Wenger
- Jan 26
JuiceWorks 3D
As a young boy, relentless ideator, and tinkerer, Andrei Dacko often found himself in trouble at school because his teachers and...
Ashley Wenger
- Jan 8
Pink Ambition Pole Fitness
What do you do when your business partnership starts to go south? For many entrepreneurs, having a business partner is a huge weight off...
Ashley Wenger
- Dec 12, 2022
Sage Bird Ciderworks
How does a front porch cider-making hobby turn into a full-scale cidery? Just ask Zach and Amberlee Carlson, owners of Sage Bird...
Ashley Wenger
- Nov 21, 2022
Axe Warehouse
Starting a business is time-consuming enough as it is. Starting a business while you’re a student in school is even busier still. But...
Ashley Wenger
- Nov 15, 2022
Simply Clean
When Mallory Douglas moved her cleaning business, Simply Clean, from Virginia Beach to Lexington, she had 40 dollars and the...
Ashley Wenger
- Nov 7, 2022
Curated
Nestled in the heart of downtown Lexington is an eclectic shop, Curated Interiors. Full of colorful home decor, vintage pieces, and...
Ashley Wenger
- Oct 24, 2022
Dryad Cookery
Manufacturing can often be a game of trial and error. For one entrepreneur, two years into his business venture, he’s still going through...
Ashley Wenger
- Oct 17, 2022
withSimplicity
Something is cooking in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it’s not food… it’s beauty products! Irina Dovganetskiy is the owner and founder of...
Ashley Wenger
- Oct 2, 2022
The Power of the Side Hustle
The “side hustle” has always been an integral part of any entrepreneurial ecosystem. Whether it’s a skill you use just to supplement your...
Anna Mitchael
- Sep 30, 2022
Southern Living: This Mother-Daughter Team Is On A Mission To Bring Back Heirloom Mums
On a farm tucked in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, a family floral business is making life brighter with heirloom varieties. Many of us...
Ashley Wenger
- Sep 26, 2022
C&C Country Cooking
Two weeks ago, entrepreneurs from around the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia traveled to Staunton to attend the very first Shenandoah...
Ashley Wenger
- Aug 29, 2022
M.E. Opus
In Winchester, Virginia, there’s music in the air. Though jazz music originated hundreds of miles away in New Orleans, Louisiana, the...
Ashley Wenger
- Aug 22, 2022
McCutcheon and Jones Funeral Home and Cremation Services
When was the last time that you spotted a funeral home on your local list of “Top 10 favorite small businesses”? While some of us don't...
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