Startups

Entrepreneurs turn out to be rainmakers

RainRaps Matt Lauer

With no staff and no money spent on advertising, a local business has grown as a result of a few key TV appearances and a chance encounter. Now they’re tackling the football fan market.

Student hopes to scribble a success story

Skribs

After winning a local business competition this year, a VCU student is hoping his extracurricular activities will pay off again.

Meteoric growth lands firm atop RVA 25

SCL founders

When the plant where they used to work was slated for closure, Geoff Baldwin, William Berry and Rick Ganzert decided to get the band back together. Three years later, their plan has turned into one of the fastest-growing businesses in Richmond.