Group of student entrepreneurs begin semester-long business startup program: StartUpUMW
Every semester, the UMW Center for Economic Development works with entrepreneurial undergraduate students from UMW and Germanna Community College to …
Dr. Edward DeVilliers, Recipient of the 2018 Veteran Owned Business Owner of the Year
Fredericksburg, VA: On Wednesday, November 14th, Dr. Edward DeVilliers received the 2018 Veteran Owned Business of the Year Award at …
Small Business Roundtable Discusses Video Marketing
Small business roundtables are cohorts of entrepreneurs and business owners that come together to share and learn from one another. …
Blogging Expert Shares How to Achieve an Online Presence
Fredericksburg, VA: The University of Mary Washington Small Business Development Center hosted its first blogging seminar on Tuesday, July 30 …
New Businesses at 821 Caroline Street
On Friday, July 19, 2019 the Fredericksburg Main Street welcomed two new businesses, X-Quizit Coffee Roasters and Abner Butterfield Ice …
Grand Opening for Hiner’s Diesel and Auto LLC
Hank Hiner and his family spent most of their lives working in the automotive industry. This month, they found a …
Veteran Business Boot Camp Deemed Success
Fredericksburg, VA: The UMW Center for Economic Development partnered with the Stafford County Economic Development and Tourism Office and the …
StartUpUMW Graduates Largest Cohort of Entrepreneurs
Fredericksburg, VA: StartUpUMW, a student entrepreneurial program of the University of Mary Washington Center for Economic Development, graduated 15 students …
Eagle Innovation Competition at UMW Awards $3,500 to Student Entrepreneurs
Fredericksburg, VA: On April 20, the Fredericksburg small business community, local economic development offices, and banks came together in a …
Cyber Company CRISP LLC Moves to Commercialize New Tech
Kevin O’Connor, Shine Systems and Technologies, Dr. Terry Woodsworth, Chief Scientist, Shine Systems and Technologies, Dr. Ernest McDuffie, The McDuffie …