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In your ear: Biz podcasts help listeners level up

In your ear: Biz podcasts help listeners level up

C-BIZ | Jennifer Pullinger | COMMENTS

There is a podcast for just about any aspect of business life you can imagine–#entrepreneurlife, #bossbabelife, #contentmarketerlife–you name it. So. Many. Choices. But you have to start somewhere, and so we did. If you are looking for inspiration to help you grow as an entrepreneur, tips to introduce more work-life balance into your world, or […]

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Customized landscaping that creates welcoming outdoor spaces can elevate a business's brand and leave a positive impression on the customer or employee. / Photo: Courtesy of J.W. Townsend

Curb appeal: Differentiate your business–and the “user experience”–with landscaping

C-BIZ | Jennifer Pullinger | COMMENTS

As a business, you don’t have to limit your branding to the design of your website, or the packaging of your product, or the logo on your delivery van. After you’ve enticed a customer with a benefit-promising commercial or meticulously curated Instagram aesthetic, and it’s time for them to actually pay a visit to your […]

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Stayin’ alive: Scarpa models small business ‘thrive-ival’

Stayin’ alive: Scarpa models small business ‘thrive-ival’

C-BIZ | Carol Diggs | COMMENTS

In retail, 25 years is more than a lifetime–and Amy Gardner, owner and founder of Scarpa, knows this as well as anyone. The women’s shoe shop she opened in North Barracks Road in 1994 has evolved into one of the area’s premier women’s apparel stores. Gardner’s adventure in retail was spurred by her passion for […]

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New CATEC director Stephanie Carter aims to help the larger community understand the value of technical learning and trade skills in the job market. / Photo: Amy and Jackson Smith

Expanding technical education horizons: New director Stephanie Carter frames the future of CATEC

By Lisa Martin | COMMENTS

Each time Stephanie Carter searches for a skilled tradesperson to repair or rebuild something in her home, she’s reminded of why CATEC is important. “We know there’s a nationwide trend that shows trade skills on the decline,” she says, “even as there’s so much work that needs those skills.” In her new role as director […]

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Dairy Market is poised to join the food hall trend when it opens in early 2020, while adding to C'ville's growing reputation as a food and drink destination. / Photo: Courtesy of Dairy Market

Destination gourmand: The food hall revolution arrives in C’ville

By Jennifer Pullinger | COMMENTS

From long-standing icons like Union Market in Washington, D.C. and Chelsea Market in New York City to relative newcomers like Workshop Charleston, food halls are a mainstay in urban districts across the nation. And Charlottes­ville will be getting one of its own in spring 2020 with the Dairy Market on Grady and Preston avenues, part […]

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"People have grown tired of the single-use mindset," says Corry Blanc, founder of Blanc Creatives. "And they are buying our story." / Photo: Tristan Williams

Made to last: Blanc Creatives cookware bridges new and old, form and function

By Carol Diggs | COMMENTS

While some locals lament the passing of small-town Charlottesville, tucked away in the Belmont neighborhood is a blacksmith shop called Blanc Creatives, where local artisans forge hand-crafted culinary tools they call “modern heirlooms made for daily use.” Corry Blanc–blacksmith, designer, and founder of Blanc Creatives–is a north Georgia native who learned pottery in high school, […]

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Photo: Courtesy of Steve Trumbull / www.cvilleimages.com

Five-and-dime nostalgia

By Jennifer Pullinger | COMMENTS

THEN: Woolworth’s, opened in 1965 (originally 1924); closed in 1997 / NOW: Caspari, opened in 2005 “Your Money’s Worth More at a Woolworth’s Store” was one of the ad slogans of the beloved discount department store, a downtown C’ville fixture for 73 years. Woolworth’s first opened downtown in 1924 on Main Street, and in 1965 […]

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Kelli Palmer heads global diversity & equity for the CFA Institute, which has published a diversity and inclusion guide for the investment management industry. Photo: Amy and Jackson Smith

Making space: Using diversity and inclusion programs to build a better workplace

By Jennifer Pullinger | COMMENTS

As the U.S. population grows less homogeneous, organizations are increasingly seizing on opportunities to incorporate diversity and inclusion programs and policies—or in abbreviated corporate parlance, “D&I”—into their workplace cultures. Diversity covers the spectrum of human differences, including age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexuality, language, national origin, and socio-economic status. Inclusion refers to a culture […]

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Lime and Bird dockless electric scooters are now available 
in the city, and are designed to be eco-friendly, easy-to-use, and get you where you are going faster than by foot or by car in high traffic. Photo: Eze Amos

Scoot Over: New mobility hits the road

By Lisa Martin | COMMENTS

Smart-tech companies Lime and Bird introduced dockless electric scooters to Charlottesville late last year, as new “micromobility” options have swept in to urban areas nationwide. Forty-six percent of vehicle trips in the U.S. are under three miles, and scooters are fast, green alternatives to climbing into the car. Smaller cities with university populations like Charlottesville […]

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Nathan West co-founded Mad Hatter hot sauce “right on the cusp of the 
local food movement.” Photo: Amy and Jackson Smith

Small batch sustainability: Local makers think macro while staying micro

By Lisa Martin | COMMENTS

Producers of handmade or uniquely sourced goods often start with an idea, a shoestring budget, and word-of-mouth buzz to launch their dream. Whether scaling up or staying small, here are three who have made it work. Stephanie Williams started La Vache Microcreamery, her gourmet caramel enterprise, after the ‘08 downturn temporarily dried up her architecture […]

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Slow Money CVA co-founder Michael Reilly says the organization gives supporters a way to invest in the local food movement. Photo: Eze Amos

Locally grown: Fertilizing small-scale farming

By Carol Diggs | COMMENTS

Most small farmers could use a little green. That’s the idea behind Slow Money Central Virginia, a micro-finance nonprofit that helps local small farmers grow. The venture is affiliated with the Slow Money Institute based in Boulder, Colorado. Named in tribute to the slow food movement, the Institute provides what it calls “nurture capital” to […]

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JAUNT CEO Brad Sheffield is leading the paratransit organization into the 21st century, exploring new fixed-route services and 
other innovations. Photo: Amy and Jackson Smith

Steering the bus: JAUNT’s Brad Sheffield looks to the future

By Erika Howsare | COMMENTS

From its origins in 1975 as a public service corporation transporting elderly and disabled customers, JAUNT (that’s Jefferson Area United Transportation) has grown to cover a six-county, 2,600-square-mile service area while welcoming the general public onto its 85 vehicles. Recently, the organization has been expanding into commuter routes for areas underserved by public transit. JAUNT’s […]

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HackCville director Chip Ransler (center) helps students develop the skills to spark innovation and future startups. Photo: Eze Amos

Start me up: HackCville nurtures tomorrow’s entrepreneurs

By Carol Diggs | COMMENTS

Are entrepreneurs born or made? Doesn’t matter to Chip Ransler, executive director of HackCville—he’ll take someone who has an idea, or wants to make a difference, and fan that spark to flame. Although HackCville may sound like a cyber threat, Ransler says “to us, ‘hacking’ is a positive—finding quick, efficient, low-cost ways to solve problems.” […]

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James Barton of Studio IX and Vault Virginia says coworking spaces help fulfill the needs of the modern worker. Photo: Stephen Barling

The future of work: Shared spaces abound in C’ville

By Jennifer Pullinger | COMMENTS

Throughout modern history, certain movements have changed how we work—the Industrial Revolution, the birth of the personal computer, and more recently, the arrival of social media. These transformations have also changed where we work (and even when we want to work). Are you an anti-9-to-5-er who likes working for yourself? An entrepreneur who isn’t ready […]

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Book it: What local biz leaders are reading

Book it: What local biz leaders are reading

By Jennifer Pullinger | COMMENTS

Need insight to spark new thinking about your company, help you reach the next level of success, or give you a boost in creativity? We can all use a little inspo sometimes, and more often than not, we turn to books for answers. Whether you favor the feel-good vibes of Jen Sincero’s You Are a […]

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Aqua Cville Hand Car Wash owner Jeff Kamrath is a former UVA baseball player who see his business as way to be an active participant in the community. Photo: Amy and Jackson Smith

Squeaky clean: Car wash business expands, but keeps it local

By Erika Howsare | COMMENTS

Last April, Jeff Kamrath opened Aqua Cville Hand Car Wash on Emmet Street, and the weather promptly turned against him. In his first year in business, he says, “It rained 41 percent of the days we could have been open.” That was far from ideal, but Aqua Cville made it to its first anniversary anyway. […]

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Sigora Solar, which installed 121 solar panels on the roof of the Smith Aquatic and Fitness Center, says its been preparing for the 30 percent tariff on imported solar panels since 2017. Photo: Skyclad Aerial

Tariff tampdown: Charlottesville business owners sound off on last year’s imported goods taxes

By Shea Gibbs | COMMENTS

Much of the local uproar about the import tariffs levied by the Trump Administration last year appears to have died down, though concerns remain. The U.S. government placed a duty of 30 percent on imported solar panels in January 2018, and several months later added a 25 percent tax on steel and a 10 percent […]

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Jessica Norby, Destinee Wright, and Ahmad Hawkins.

Follow and engage: Charlottesville’s social media business influencers

By Jennifer Pullinger | COMMENTS

The world of social media marketing—particularly Instagram—is increasingly dominated by influencers, individuals who have amassed a sizable social media following, who’ve gained their audience’s trust, and who can sway consumers’ purchases—or even what they think. Yet many businesses today—and the strategists behind them—are becoming influencers in their own right, with the power to move products, […]

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Charlottesville-born Champion Brewing opened a Richmond location in 2017. Photo: Ash Daniel

Cross-pollination: C’ville to RVA and back

By Jennifer Pullinger | COMMENTS

Is love in the air? It appears so–at least between the cities of Richmond and Charlottesville, as witnessed by the number of businesses that have decided to open locations in both cities. Charlottesville, with its beautiful setting and college town vibe, has long made lists of best places to live and work. And in the […]

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Photo: Amy Jackson Smith

Shirts to sweat in: Rhoback makes polos for a “young golfer” demographic

By Erika Howsare | COMMENTS

In 2014, when Matt Loftus was about to enter the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, he knew he wanted to start a business, but he didn’t realize how quickly it would happen. Loftus and a group of friends had partnered that summer with the clothing company Vineyard Vines in a marketing campaign that […]

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Skyclad Aerial

Firm forecasts: Local business experts look forward to what’s coming in 2019

By Shea Gibbs | COMMENTS

Could Charlottesville rectify its dearth of commercial and residential space in 2019? Put ’17’s political and social unrest behind us? Create more opportunities for minority-owned businesses? Charlottesville Office of Economic Development Director Chris Engel thinks prospects are promising. “I think 2018 was kind of a rebound year,” Engel says. “We are putting some time between […]

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Practitioner Brian Festa says Thai yoga massage is “beautifully synonymous with the needs of everyday working people.” Photo: Sanjay Suchak

Improve your #desklife: Thai yoga massage gives the modern worker a mind-body boost

By Jennifer Pullinger | COMMENTS

Humans were not designed to sit for eight hours a day, much less be hunched over a computer. A potential cure for this modern malady? Thai yoga massage. Licensed massage therapist Brian Festa believes this type of healing art is “beautifully synonymous with the needs of everyday working people.” Thai yoga massage is a therapeutic […]

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Backstory: Drugstore Golden Age

Backstory: Drugstore Golden Age

By Jennifer Pullinger | COMMENTS

In spring 1970, Charlottesville’s Main Street was an idyllic backdrop for the pomp of the Dogwood Parade. Pedestrians lined the street to watch the yearly community tradition in the month of April, while behind them, business carried on inside Wise Discount Center (pictured here, from the book Charlottesville Then & Now by Steve Trumbull).   […]

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