Ashley Wenger
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...
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SCCF Blog
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 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 31, 2022
What is an entrepreneur in the Shenandoah Valley?
National Entrepreneurship Month November is National Entrepreneurship Month and we here at SCCF want to celebrate the dreamers, doers,...
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...
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