Ashley Wenger
JuiceWorks 3D
As a young boy, relentless ideator, and tinkerer, Andrei Dacko often found himself in trouble at school because his teachers and...
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SCCF Blog
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...
Nick Koger
- Aug 19, 2022
Remix Studio
Remix Studio is bringing affordable dance classes to Harrisonburg, Virginia. Nick Koger, Community Outreach at SCCF, spoke with Amethyst...
Nick Koger
- Aug 16, 2022
New Creation, Creating Designs for Justice
New Creation is a faith-based nonprofit creatively counteracting sex trafficking with a local heart and global approach. They offer...
Ashley Wenger
- Aug 10, 2022
Retail VR
Imagine you could show customers your business without them ever leaving their house. You could show them every product on your shelves,...
Nick Koger
- Aug 1, 2022
Shenandoah Art Therapy, Building Hope in Waynesboro
Shenandoah Art Therapy is a group art therapy practice providing individual and group art therapy and trauma-informed care to clients of...
Nick Koger
- Jul 18, 2022
Aristocat Cafe Coming to Harrisonburg
Amanda Atwell, Owner of Aristocat Cafe, is building Harrisonburg’s first cat cafe. Her idea has been five years in the making, and with a...
Ashley Wenger
- Jul 18, 2022
Harmony Harvest Farms Featured on FedEx
Harmony Harvest (S2V Cohort 3), the mother-daughter duo was featured in a FedEx Mother’s Day campaign.
Ashley Wenger
- Jul 18, 2022
SCCF Celebrates International Women's Day
March is the month for celebrating women! Not only is it Women’s History Month, but March 8th is International Women’s Day, a day...
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