Startups

Nonprofit steers startups with funding

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Four fledgling Richmond companies and one in Northern Virginia will receive $20,000 each as part of a local nonprofit’s efforts to help startups succeed.

CarLotz fuels up with $5M capital raise

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A local used car consignment startup is driving a high-speed expansion forward, planning to open 10 more locations in the next two years.

When Church Hill gives you lemons, move to Carytown

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After a sour experience in Church Hill, a retailer has set up shop in on Cary Street, where another new business is hoping to squeeze into the local health and fitness market.

Noodle shop graces Shockoe Bottom

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A husband/wife couple that made sushi at a VCU cafeteria are bringing their knowledge of Japanese noodle-making to Shockoe Bottom.

The bottle shop debut

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Glen Allen’s newest beer shop is open, its shelves stocked with hundreds of different beers as well as wines and ciders.

Sugar Shack owner hopes to spread sweetness to Manchester

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Entrepreneur Ian Kelley’s doughnut business has big plans: He’s taking a chance on restoring a rundown Manchester diner vacant since the late 1960s and eyeing an expansion in Northern Virginia.