BioRide, a local taxi service that runs its fleet on biodiesel, will no longer have to stop by dozens of restaurants to pick up used cooking oil.
Taxi service cuts its drive-thru route
Startups
Zero to startup in 54 hours
An event that gives budding entrepreneurs one weekend to develop a business plan is making its way to Richmond.
A second splash of orange
After barely a year in business, CarLotz has a new location up and running.
Richmond’s other tubing scene
A local company is making high-end bags and purses from some unusual fabric.
The self-cleaning countertop
Richmond-based Cupron has more than just germ fighting socks up its sleeve.
Team spirit for the sippy-cup set
A local entrepreneur wants to make sure your child doesn’t grow up to root for the wrong team.
Contest seeks to cultivate the East End
Bon Secours and the Virginia Local Initiatives Support Coalition are planting a second round of seeds for business growth in Richmond’s East End.
More fur, less financing
Valerie Paul, 26, is turning her lifelong love of dogs into a 3,600-square-foot brick-and-mortar business — without taking a penny from the banks.
When trees fall down, business picks up
Recent storms have brought down plenty of timber in the Richmond area, but one local entrepreneur isn’t complaining.
A beefed-up business plan
CrossFit enthusiast Haluk Ural is flexing on his entrepreneurial muscles.