His father’s side hustle became his profession.  Charles Johnson, Jr., grew up watching his dad tinker with automobiles. It wasn’t long...

Varlina Jackson went from helping mom to hairstylist.  The owner of V Braids in Terry Court, Jackson never envisioned braiding to be more...

Photo by Chris Lassiter It’s a taste of Texas just like Mama used to make. Otis Hawkins and Coushatta Hawkins moved from Houston, TX, to...

Once Carlton pictured a new vision for his business, he picked up a camera.  The founder of Take One Imaging – a company that caters to...

Photo by Chris Lassiter Kyle Alston and Sunqueet Pepper made good on their fresh idea. Now they’ve got the juice. The friends and...

They had a fresh idea to squeeze out more income. Now the husband-and-wife tandem, co-owners of Nolia’s Lemonade, are reaping the fruits...

Photo by Chris Lassiter Eric Vasson just wants to be the second-best cook in his family. The number one position isn’t up for debate. The...

Photo by Chris Lassiter Simone McKelvey went from gifting soaps to becoming a gifted soap maker. The founder of Simone & Tuesday LLC,...

Photo by Chris Lassiter Ray Goodman told his wife Charlotte to turn her passion into a paycheck — the result: Charlotte’s Kitchenette....

A group of community stakeholders has organized to help grow Black business in Staunton. The Staunton Black Business Collective was...

Photo by Chris Lassiter It started as making a strawberry mask for her niece. Now Nadia Ware, founder of Honey Sweet Face and Body LLC,...

Photo by Chris Lassiter Tony Davenport found a silver lining during the pandemic. He also found a black turntable. A huge music fan – who...

Reviewing two years of the Community Navigator Pilot Program From December 2021 to November 2023, a consortium of six entrepreneurial...

This past summer, SCCF partnered with the NAACP and People Inc. to facilitate our Business Bootcamp entrepreneurship program for Black...

“When I first explored my creative side, I bought a silhouette cutter (device for printing on apparel) and immediately hated it. What had...

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...

When you first visit RISE Organization in Waynesboro, you don’t simply walk into an office. Upon entering, Founders Sharon Fitz and...

When COVID-19 broke out in March 2020, small businesses struggled to remain open during lockdowns and the subsequent economic standstill....

“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...

Once an important destination in the Motorist Green Book, Black-owned businesses dwindled for a half-century in Lexington, VA, until the...