Bill O’Malley is a Workgroup Leader in CIC current Entrepreneur Workshop and has been a steadfast volunteer in all aspects of CIC including mentorship, office hours, and as a Discussion Leader. Bill’s career started in 1977 in a large warehouse where he started in an...
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Vinegar Hill Magazine’s Best in Black Awards
Congratulations to our winners and runner-ups for the Vinegar Hill Magazine's Best in Black Awards: Beyond Fitness with Sabrina, Pearl Island Catering, Natre'al Hair Design, Yolonda Jones, and Yas Washington! To read the article, visit the online Vinegar Hill...
Jennifer J. McCune- Volunteer Profile
Jennifer has a PhD in Spanish from the University of Virginia, and has worked in education, training, fundraising, writing, editing, strategic thinking and planning. She also has public speaking experience in conferences, networking groups, podcasts, and inspirational...
Karen Moulis & Cary Oliva; ABCville —Entrepreneur Profile
Karen Moulis and Cary Oliva, both CIC entrepreneurs, have known each other for years and as they were talking over coffee one day, Cary mentioned she had participated in the CIC entrepreneur workshop for her business, ByCary. Karen, a former Montessori teacher, had...
CIC to be New Host for Central Virginia Small Business Development Center
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — The Community Investment Collaborative (CIC) will be the new fiscal sponsor and host for the Central Virginia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) on January 1, 2020. The SBDC will be based at CIC’s office on Preston Avenue in Charlottesville...
Fernando Dizon ENTREPRENEUR PROFILE
“I come from a culture that loves food and loves to share food experiences with others”, says Fernando Dizon, owner of the food truck, Little Manila, and CIC graduate. He opened the Little Manila food truck after having a super successful season selling as a vendor at...
Fun Movies Entrepreneurs Should Watch!
"Whatever stage you are at in your business venture, there's a lot you can learn from these money-minded flicks". Click here to see the SLIDESHOW of movies.
Investing in People as Our Most Valuable Assets
"Kauffman Director of Education Sherman Whites proposes a shift in how we perceive philanthropy to confront the question, 'How do we answer to call to care for each other?'" Click here to read!
A Huge THANK YOU, to YOU!
We wanted to say Thank You! To all of you who volunteer, mentor, support us financially and support our network through your time, expertise and community-focused work. We appreciate all you do. Special thank you for #Giving on #givingtuesday, and for coming to...
Workplace Environment, Culture & the Polyvagal Theory: Polyvagal Podcast
"We already know that the environments we spend time in are filled with cues of danger and safety. The workplace is no different. But what about how our coworkers, the work culture and work hierarchies? Justin & Mercedes take a look at a couple new aspects to...
