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Kesi StriblingSeptember 19th, 2024

Community Business Academy Instructor Tim Armstrong

Founder and CEO of Portsmouth, VA based company, Omnicruit, Tim Armstrong has had decades of experience in all aspects of Human Resources and has worked with several companies to recruit, hire, and retain talent. Whether working in the United States or abroad in the United Kingdom, Kuwait, and the Philippines, Tim enjoys supporting companies and employees to help them implement best practices and standards. A Virginia native, Tim returned to Portsmouth a

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Kesi StriblingAugust 29th, 2024

Opportunity DeKalb, a community where all are welcome and encouraged to get where they want to be in life

Opportunity DeKalb is a community where all are welcome and encouraged to get where they want to be in life. An integral part of the Annie Glidden North Revitalization Plan, which seeks to invigorate northwest DeKalb, Opportunity DeKalb is carrying that mantle through its four focus areas: advocating for inclusive action, developing the future, furthering asset-based community building, and communicating progress. Chad Glover, Executive Director of Opportunity DeKalb, says that the entrepreneur

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Kesi StriblingApril 11th, 2024

Black BRAND Breathes New Life Into Local Chamber of Commerce with Innovative Entrepreneurial Programming

Blair Durham is a woman on a mission. Influenced by her days as a student activist at Virginia Tech and driven by her passion for advocacy, she decided to revive the local Black Chamber of Commerce, which had ceased operations several years ago. With the support of her husband, Bashiri, Durham started the third iteration of the Hampton Roads Black Chamber of Commerce in the Commonwealth of Virginia. “We had a similar

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adminDecember 14th, 2023

ASPIRE Community Capital Prepares Charlotte’s Entrepreneurs for Long-Term Success

With a mission of radically transforming lives through entrepreneurship, Manuel Campbell founded ASPIRE Community Capital ten years ago in Charlotte, North Carolina. Witnessing his parents operating their own businesses and drawing from his experience as an investment banker, Campbell established the organization “to help support entrepreneurs develop the foundation to run sound small businesses.” Campbell notes Charlotte’s emerging emphasis on entrepreneurship and the impact it has on ASPIRE’s strategic approach to serving

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adminOctober 25th, 2023

Spreading Entrepreneurial Spirit and Opportunity in Minnesota

Minnesota may be known as the land of 10,000 lakes, but it is also home to a growing number of entrepreneurs in Kandiyohi County, and Elevate is doing its part to make sure they’re prepared to start and grow their businesses. Operated by Kandiyohi County and the City of Willmar Economic Development Commission, Elevate launched its first Community Business Academy cohort in spring 2021 with five students. The current cohort has seventeen

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