What can happen in 3 minutes?!? At the Crowdfunded Pitch Night, a LOT! We've partnered with the Tom Tom Foundation to bring this crowd favorite back to the stage at the Irving Theater (CODE Building) on April 16 at 7PM! If you're an entrepreneur or small business owner with a vision that you think will benefit our community, let's hear it! Learn more and apply to pitch by March 10 at https://lnkd.in/eDXDkMsK. You keep all of the funds you raise, and you could win a grand prize of $5k! For everyone else, we'll see you in April. Your votes = cash support to each entrepreneur, so put some ?? aside now ?? .
Community Investment Collaborative (CIC)
职业培训和指导
Charlottesville，VA 782 位关注者
Empowering Small Business for Big Change
关于我们
CIC is a Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) with a mission of strengthening our community by fueling the success of under-resourced entrepreneurs through education, mentoring, financing and networking. Based in Charlottesville, VA and serving central Virginia, our program is built on four pillars designed to help entrepreneurs start or expand their business: 1. An established and proven business-education program. 2. Extensive mentoring, peer discussions, and ongoing support 3. Startup financing or ongoing micro-lending to qualified graduates 4. Networking within and cross the community. CIC is host of the Central Virginia Small Business Devleopment Center.
- 网站
-
https://cicville.org
Community Investment Collaborative (CIC)的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 职业培训和指导
- 规模
- 11-50 人
- 总部
- Charlottesville，VA
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 2012
- 领域
- micro lending、entrepreneurial training、mentoring entrepreneurs、small business support、financial management program和business advising
地点
-
主要
获取路线
300 Preston Ave
Suite 206
US，VA，Charlottesville，22902
Community Investment Collaborative (CIC)员工
-
Esther Bobbin
Director of Operations @ Rho Impact | Driving Business Growth
-
Robin (White) Kaczka
Consultant & Coach | Economic Empowerment and Leadership Expert | Market Developer | Educator | Advocate
-
Teira E. Farley
Brand + Business Coach, COO, Consultant, Author
-
Jess Thompson
Owner at Paint It Orange
动态
-
??Calling all foodies! If you or someone you know own companies that produce and sell packaged food or non-alcoholic beverages, we need your help! Please see below and complete this quick (talking 2 mins or less) survey: https://tally.so/r/wb6qq1
Building Kamille to help makers manage their wholesale customers and meet revenue goals | Founder, Small Batch Empire | Founder, Hudson Henry Baking Co., 2022 exit |
Food friends! I am working on a project to explore the need for a food business accelerator in Central Virginia. I'd like to create a list of all the food/non-alcoholic beverage entrepreneurs in our area. See flyer below as well as a link to the form. Please share with your foodie friends!
-
-
It’s go time and grow time?? The Spring 2025 semester of our signature 16-week Entrepreneur Workshop is locked, loaded, and off to a great start. Thanks for leading the way in Culpeper-Orange, Christine!
The Community Investment Collaborative (CIC) is at it again! A little snow couldn't keep us from welcoming our Spring 2025 Culpeper-Orange Entrepreneur Workshop participants! We pivoted to a virtual classroom today, but I could not go without the first-day-of-workshop photo. I'm so excited to introduce our new COW Crew: 13 entrepreneurs (representing 11 businesses) and 2 FABULOUS Workgroup Leaders. Looking forward to a great workshop! ??
-
-
Looking to free up some closet space?? Have some gently used business attire that no longer matches your vibe, career or entrepreneurial journey??? Pay it forward and consider donating?? Details ??
As part of our latest reentry effort, Pathways to Success, UVA Pipelines & Pathways will be hosting a Career Clothing Drive from February 13th to March 21st. If you've been wanting to free up some closet space, please consider donating your gently used professional clothing for this wonderful cause - helping justice involved community members make a great first impression when they meet area employers! Clothing will be given to participants in the Pathways to Success program, as well as to individuals who attend our Pathways to Success Community Resource Fair in March. Donations can be dropped off at the Jefferson School City Center - Suite 131, Monday through Friday, from 9:00am to 5:00pm. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact us at [email protected] A big thank you to our partners... Kimberly Sheffield Victoria Maxey Martize Tolbert Fountain Fund Robert Gray
-
-
Congratulations Jefferson Technology??! Thank you for sharing your expertise with our community.
Jefferson Technology hosted a party and ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate 10 successful years providing exceptional IT support to local companies. The Charlottesville IT company offers a full range of services that are expertly delivered with one goal in mind – to keep your business IT operating smoothly, efficiently, and safely. To get started, call 434.202.4883 or visit https://lnkd.in/gt_6Rvqk. Congratulations to Libbie Harrison, Nathan M. Harrison and the whole team! #stressfreeit?#charlottesville?#cville?#albemarlecountyva?#ribboncutting??
-
Community Investment Collaborative (CIC)转发了
Join in on a free hands-on marketing workshop that focuses on how to best market YOUR business. ? Understand your business and target audience ? Select marketing channels ? Overview of marketing tools Wednesday, February 12th Economic Development Center – 803 S. Main Street, Culpeper VA 11 am-12:30 pm #CVSBDC #BeACulpeperLocal #CulpeperVA #smallbusiness
-
-
Are you subscribed to our monthly newsletter??! If you’re looking to learn more about what’s going on in our small business community and how we are working to create educational & support opportunities and increase access to capital for entrepreneurs and small business owners in central and southern Virginia, you should be! Signing up is easy. Just follow these steps: ? Visit our website at https://cicville.org ? Scroll allllllllllllll the way to the bottom ? Insert your email address ? Click submit And ta-da! You’re in there?? We can’t wait to connect with you???
-
-
You don’t have to build your business alone! Small Business Circles are a great opportunity for entrepreneurs and small business owners to engage with one another and gain support, knowledge, and resources for and from the communities they serve. We’re expanding the program into more areas, so if you’re interested visit https://lnkd.in/euJujkZn to learn more and apply!
I am so excited to share that Community Investment Collaborative (CIC) is expanding our epic programs to more areas in Central Virginia once again!! Small Business Circles host facilitated discussions about small business goal setting, networking opportunities, and offer support and support resources for entrepreneurs and small business owners! reach out to Terry Woodworth for more details!
-
-
What happens when Eboni Bugg (Charlottesville Area Community Foundation), Yolunda (Armstrong) Harrell (New Hill Development Corporation), Chris Engel (Charlottesville Office of Economic Development), Nina Weissberg (Weissberg Foundation) and CIC's President, Stephen Davis, unite?! An amazing conversation about a collaborative investment that will drive food system change in central Virginia, aka, #magic ?. Want to see it all unfold?! Connect in person or virtually on Thursday, January 16 at 2:30 PM. Register/RSVP (It's FREE!) ?? https://lnkd.in/gVhQR4CW More info about the keynote with Clare Fox at 2 PM and other event details??
Join us Thursday, January 16, at 2 pm ET for an engaging discussion that will unpack key takeaways from a recent collaborative investment that will drive food system change in central Virginia. Attend virtually or in person at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. During the keynote, SAFSF Executive Director Clare Fox will share her expertise in building collaborative networks and driving positive change through philanthropy and impact investment. Attendees can dialogue with other participants to consider their roles in courageous financing. #foodsystems #foodaccess #foodsystemchange #philanthropy #impactinvestment ?? RSVP today!
此处无法显示此内容
在领英 APP 中访问此内容等
-
Rumor has it some of you needed a bit more time ? to apply, so let's get to it! We're giving a few more entrepreneurs a few more days to take the next step towards starting or growing their businesses. Classes begin in February! If you or someone you know is in or around counties like Culpeper, Orange, Buckingham, Prince George, Fauquier, Halifax, and Brunswick, and wants to be a business owner, get those Entrepreneur Workshop applications in before Friday, January 10! https://cicville.org
-