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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Nick Koger
- Nov 13
Marketing, farms, and AI, oh my! Field notes from the ecosystem
What the Ecosystem team has been up to During the month of October Anika and Nick were busy gathering entrepreneurs and attending...
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
- 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 21
RISE
When you first visit RISE Organization in Waynesboro, you don’t simply walk into an office. Upon entering, Founders Sharon Fitz and...
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...
Ashley Wenger
- Sep 27, 2022
Meet the Ecosystem Team
Meet the SCCF Ecosystem Team, or really we should say, meet Anika Horn! Anika is one woman with two hats, she is our Director of...
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....
Ashley Wenger
- Jul 19, 2022
What to expect at the first annual Shenandoah Valley Entrepreneurship Summit
The first annual Shenandoah Valley Entrepreneurship Summit is around the corner! This September, the Shenandoah Community Capital Fund is...
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...
Debbie Irwin
- Jul 15, 2022
RISE
Rise Foundation is an organization that recognizes the unique struggles of the black community and works to meet those needs in very...
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