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Mayor focuses on schools, East End development during Chamber talk

Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones gave his annual presentation to the Greater Richmond Chamber at St. John's Episcopal Church on Thursday. Work It, Richmond
The city is also working to draw more retailers, and especially a grocery store, to the East End.

Chesterfield's latest business licenses

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A home health care company has received a business license in Chesterfield. Check the full list to see who else is opening.

SportsQuest headed to auction block

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Chesterfield County officials don't expect any changes to the deal that lets them use the SportsQuest fields.

The man with 900,000 promotional items

Logo Dynamics From the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Sure, Matt Davidson can offer you the basic branded pen or coffee mug. But before you go that route, shouldn't you check out some of the 899,998 other items in his database of promotional products?

Ditch reality TV and think local

From Entrepreneur
Local startup competitions are giving some businesses bigger boosts than appearances on national TV.

Entrepreneurs, meet your mentors

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One of the hardest things for new entrepreneurs is connecting with folks who can offer counsel and advice. An event this week attempted to make the process simple.

Henrico's latest business licenses

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The latest licenses from Henrico include two retail-focused companies.

Should your product be on QVC?

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch
The competition to get products on QVC and HSN is fierce. But before you apply, you need to do some important prep work.

New Fralin frames at design center

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch
John Fralin, who has owned a frame shop in Shockoe Bottom for 22 years, has opened a second location in Carytown.

The costs of bad hiring

From The New York Times
Bad hires, especially at the manager level, can set your business back. And constantly replacing people is expensive. Here's how one small factory solved its problem.

How to beat the competition

From Fast Company
Lots of great startups succeed by making a previous company or product seem obsolete or inferior. One entrepreneur explains how the process works.

McDonnell touts export efforts before Virginia Asian Chmaber

Gov. Bob McDonnell touted the state's overseas trade offices in his speech Tuesday. From the Richmond Times-Dispatch
International economic development isn't just for big businesses, the governor said Thursday. He said the state wants to help entrepreneurs at all levels build business overseas.

Richmond's latest business licenses

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A pair of cleaning services have received business licenses in Richmond recently. Don't miss the full list of new licenses.

VCU ditching CAA for A-10

vcu-butler From the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia Commonwealth University is leaving the Colonial Athletic Association for the Atlantic 10 Conference. What's that sports news got to do with small business? The CAA tournament -- which brings about $6 million to the area each year -- would be unlikely to continue in Richmond without the Rams.

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