Waynesboro at Work

Unexpected Beginnings The information technology field is full of unexpected beginnings, from Bill Gates dropping out of college to launch Microsoft, to Mark Zuckerberg inventing Facebook while living in the…

Freda’s Skin Studio talks wellness, entrepreneurship, and the local economy in Waynesboro Barely minutes into a conversation about entrepreneurship, Freda Jackson’s passion for people-centered economics shines through. “I wanted to…

It is always satisfying to reflect on the amazing growth of our 2016 start-up businesses. They are reporting new jobs, significant buildouts, and a growing impact on the local economy….

Difference Made Obvious New Country Organics has a fast-track approach for sharing their business mission. In my one hand, they place a bag of a competitor’s organic, animal feed product….

  The Art of Preserving the Useful Over the years, many folks have told Dave Young, owner and cobbler at Graham’s Shoe Service in Waynesboro, a small business self-proclaimed as…

The first resource of many to be provided to local entrepreneurs in 2017  WAYNESBORO – As Grow Waynesboro’s search to find and fund the best new businesses of 2017 intensifies,…

Award Part of Governor McAuliffe’s Virginia Community Business Launch Grants WAYNESBORO – Community Business Launch (CBL) awards were announced this week by Governor McAuliffe, totaling $300,000 for five projects in…

  South River Fly Shop is the kind of store where you smile when you cross the threshold; the love and passion of its owners, Kevin Little and Tommy Lawhorn,…

Several participants in the 2016 Grow Waynesboro Start-Up Competition took advantage of an eight-week business planning class through the Staunton Creative Community Fund. The class takes small business owners through…