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Entrepreneurs & Small Businesses

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Entrepreneurship is the ability and willingness to find and act upon opportunities, including starting and running a business and translating new innovations into products or services. Entrepreneurship is an exciting career pathway and is an essential component of the Southern Virginia economy. The SOVA Innovation Hub facilitates partnerships and programs to support the advancement and connectivity of Southern Virginia entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship ecosystem through RISE Collaborative. [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”13919″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][vc_cta h2=”Learn more about how RISE Collaborative is working to help build entrepreneurship in Southern Virginia” color=”white” add_button=”bottom” btn_title=”RISE Collaborative Website” btn_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fsovarise.com%2F|title:RISE%20Collaborative%20Website|target:_blank” css=”.vc_custom_1649451372080{background-color: #01777a !important;}”][/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row remove_padding=”no-padding-vc-row”][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_cta h2=”Across our region, business resource providers, economic developers, and workforce partners are working collaboratively to support entrepreneurs, grow existing businesses, and develop the regional ecosystem.” h4=”If your organization would like to partner with the SOVA Innovation Hub, please contact us.” txt_align=”center” add_button=”bottom” btn_title=”Contact Us” btn_align=”center” btn_link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fsovainnovationhub.com%2Fcontact%2F|title:Contact%20Us||”][/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” remove_padding=”no-padding-vc-row”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”13264″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://sovainnovationhub.com/costarters/”][vc_single_image image=”12719″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://sovainnovationhub.com/entrepreneurship/events/”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”12182″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://sovainnovationhub.com/resource-compass/”][vc_single_image image=”13683″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://sovainnovationhub.com/youth”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”12181″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://sovainnovationhub.com/covid-19-resources/”][vc_single_image image=”13692″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://sovainnovationhub.com/rei/”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row remove_padding=”no-padding-vc-row”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner disable_element=”yes”][vc_column_inner][vc_cta h2=”Social Entrepreneurship” txt_align=”center” color=”blue” el_width=”lg” add_button=”bottom” btn_title=”ChangeX in Southern Virginia” btn_color=”sky” btn_align=”center” btn_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fsovainnovationhub.com%2Fchangex%2F|title:ChangeX|target:_blank”]

According to the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, social entrepreneurship is defined as “the process of recognizing and resourcefully pursuing opportunities to create social value”.

See how social entrepreneurship is improving communities in Southern Virginia through ChangeX!

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Need a space for your business?

Check out the Coworking Community at the SOVA Innovation Hub

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