Innovate Hampton Roads

If your business is located in Norfolk’s Enterprise Zone, don’t miss out on your opportunity to learn what it takes to qualify for potential state and local financial benefits and tax reductions. Join us for an upcoming workshop session where we will break it down for you step by step. 📅 Tuesday, January 14th at 10 am at Vessel Craft Coffee 📅 Thursday, January 28th at 10 am at Coalescence Coffee Company Not sure if you are in Norfolk’s Enterprise Zone? No worries! Give us a call at 757-664-4338 or visit https://lnkd.in/e-i7DNmS for more information.

Great first meeting, “meet and greet” with the HR Chamber Communications Committee! Thanks Lauren Roberts Carter and Hampton Roads Chamber for including me in this fabulous group of local marketing professionals.

So excited to be a part of the current 757 Startup Studios cohort! I'll be sharing more about my journey but just know that orientation today was incredible! Here's to big things in 2025.

We are ecstatic to be kicking off the inaugural class of LEAD Higher - an Advanced Leadership Program - Powered by the Virginia Peninsula Chamber, in partnership with Christopher Newport University Please help us in congratulating the following twenty-seven individuals for being selected to be a part of the Class of 2025: Davon Barton, Christopher Newport University Cami Castleberry, Christopher Newport University Ben Chambley, 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union Kinsey Couch, Adaptive Aerospace Group, Inc. Chad Cowger, Clancy & Theys Construction Company Emily Dugan, Christopher Newport University Brooke Dunkum, Riverside Health KyShaé Gaines, Langley Federal Credit Union Sonia Gopal, Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding Dawn Hassan, GuernseyTingle Melissa Hazelwood, Ferguson Shelby Hernandez, An Achievable Dream Casey Jenkins, City of Newport News Parks and Recreation Jessica Johnson, Mary Immaculate Hospital Amber Kirby, Drucker + Falk Emily MacCartney, Virginia Natural Gas Erik Mills, W.M. Jordan Company, Inc. Chris Morello, City of Newport News - Department of Development John Morgan, Dominion Energy Dr. Jennifer Oliver, Hampton City Schools Lindsay Pennington, Garrett Realty Partners Lynda Phillips, Old Point National Bank Devin Powell, Canon Virginia Inc. Nicole Stephens, New Horizons Regional Education Centers Vanessa Wong, Langley Federal Credit Union Ryan Yonkers, Department of Defense Craig Zuidema, BayPort Credit Union

'“This is an incredible opportunity for City of Portsmouth, Virginia to reimagine the High Street corridor,” said Max Greenhood, Board Chair of the Portsmouth Partnership Inc.'

Again, thanks Tim Ryan, James Doe and the team at Innovate Hampton Roads! What an experience we had at the Startup World Cup, it was awesome!

Charlie O'Brien, founder of @EfficienzAI, shares how his company is making AI accessible for small businesses and government agencies with tools like BuildAITeams and Hedgemon. As Chair of the Hampton Roads Gen-Z Commission and Operations Manager at 757 Collab, Charlie is focused on addressing challenges faced by Gen Z in the region, from talent retention to creating opportunities. In this episode, learn how small businesses can implement AI today, why Hampton Roads is a promising place for Gen Z, and how 757 Collab supports entrepreneurship and innovation.

The Startup World Cup is officially returning to Hampton Roads in 2025! After an incredible 2024 event that saw ivWatch, LLC take 3rd place globally, Hampton Roads has earned the honor of hosting again. Applications are now open—this is your chance to showcase your innovation and compete for the $1M prize! https://lnkd.in/enBq89-Z

Big news from M-Con Innovations Inc., a startup that debuted at the Startup World Cup Virginia Regional event! Their Kickstarter campaign for the "Switchblade of Mobile Controllers" has gone viral, raising over $700,000 (and counting) in just a few days—blowing past their original $25,000 goal. With 36 days left, this is just the beginning. From being a Top 10 Finalist at our regional event to inspiring gamers and tech enthusiasts worldwide, MCON is proving that innovation in Virginia has a global impact. Learn more about their incredible journey and success: https://lnkd.in/eE_WTZ6M

"...three decades ago, the nonprofit was no more than an idea in the mind of then-Virginian-Pilot reporter Marjorie Mayfield Jackson. - Katherine Hafner