Entrepreneur Spotlights
by CIC Interns | May 27, 2021 | Entrepreneur Spotlights, Uncategorized
An entrepreneur story, written by Betsy O'Brien: When the world came to a screeching halt in March 2020 it created a lot of space for many of us to reflect on the things in life that really matter. For me that was relationships, experiences, and self-love. Having been...
by CIC Interns | Mar 5, 2021 | Entrepreneur Spotlights
"The Forward Fluvanna program is aimed at increasing the number of and success of minority-owned businesses in Fluvanna County. The Economic Development Authority of Fluvanna County (EDA) received a grant under the Community Recovery and Catalyst Grants Program from...
by CIC Interns | Jan 18, 2021 | Entrepreneur Spotlights
Prior to COVID-19, Beyond Fitness with Sabrina, owned by CIC entrepreneur Sabrina Feggans, primarily offered a variety of in-person exercise programs. During COVID-19 Sabrina pivoted to continuing serving her client's fitness and wellness...
by CIC Interns | Dec 1, 2020 | Entrepreneur Spotlights
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by CIC Interns | Sep 4, 2020 | Entrepreneur Spotlights
Tim Eddith, a recent CIC graduate and owner of Nighthawk Construction, came to the construction industry because of his father. “My father was a house painter so I grew up in the trade, it was something I went back to once I got out of corporate work. I wanted to be...
by CIC Interns | Mar 3, 2020 | Entrepreneur Spotlights
“Go into your workshop with a willingness to be flexible with your ideas: You may find yourself learning something about your customer that warrants a change in the plan, and that’s okay!” Holly Kennedy and Ellen Jones both share a very similar story of what led...
by CIC Interns | Jan 28, 2020 | Entrepreneur Spotlights
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...
by CIC Interns | Jan 2, 2020 | Entrepreneur Spotlights
“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...
by CIC Interns | Aug 12, 2019 | Entrepreneur Spotlights
Robert Gray is the founder of Dreamin’ Diamonds and the Conscious Capitalist Group Foundation Inc. (CCG), and previously, an educator. His company, Dreamin’ Diamonds, founded in 2016, is a luxury streetwear brand that promotes the idea of transforming thought energy...
by CIC Interns | Aug 7, 2019 | Entrepreneur Spotlights
2021 Update on Andrew and Susan: Late 2019 and 2020 brought on exciting changes at Althea Bread. Andrew and Susan took a country-wide road trip to find inspiration and do bread and business research, and lucky for us, ended up back in Charlottesville. You can find...