New year, new thoughts from our new Operations Coordinator, Hannah Deal Dear CIC Family, In the midst of the snow and the downtime after the power outages, you may have seen my bio on the website already, but I am so excited to join the amazing team here at CIC! My...

Fall season thoughts from Program Coordinator, Juana Dent Working at CIC for the past eight (8) months has really opened my eyes to working back in an office setting, with a team that cares about and supports one another and the community. (I worked from home for...

Mark your calendars... The Charlottesville-Albemarle Black Business Expo is back! Saturday, October 16IX Art Park, 522 2nd St SE BUSINESS EVENTS:1:30 - 7 pm: Business Vendor Booths3 - 6 pm: Panel discussions6 pm: Business Pitch Contest ENTERTAINMENT:2 - 6 pm: Live DJs...

Orange County Economic Development 109 West Main Street, Orange, Virginia 22960For Immediate Release For more information contact:September 16, 2021 Rose DealEconomic Development Directorrdeal@orangecountyva.gov(540) 672-1238 ORANGE COUNTY LAUNCHES FIRST EVER...

We're thrilled to announce that Carolina Medina, our current Operations Coordinator, will now be CIC's first Director of Lending and Operations. Carolina has been a team member since 2018 and is a major part of our recent loan growth. You're used to seeing her at the...

"The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce Minority Business Alliance has selected Community Investment Collaborative (CIC) as the recipient of the 2021 John F. Bell Sr. Vanguard Award. MBA leaders presented the award to CIC staff on Monday,...

Take a look at our last year in review! Meet some of our amazing entrepreneurs. Read their stories. Learn about their businesses. See how they were able to use the challenges of an unyielding pandemic to rediscover, rebuild, and renew the power of their...

Dear Friends of CIC, CIC / CV SBDC are committed to the safety of clients and visitors to our space. After over a year and a half of virtual learning, mentoring, counseling, and the like, our team took July 2021 to transition to working back in our offices. As of...

A Reflection of CIC during the Pandemic by Shannon D. Beach, Director of Programs This time last year we embarked on a major pivot for our signature 16 Week Entrepreneur Workshop – we successfully completed our first Zoom-related workshop for the Spring 2020 session....

We are excited to announce the addition of Teira E. Farley to the CIC Team! Teira E. Farley, Director of Communications and Engagement Teira recently joined the CIC team to serve as its Director of Communications & Engagement. A dual, magna cum laude graduate of...