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    Green Hummingbird Fair Trade – Clothing that Tells a Story

    [siteorigin_widget class=”WP_Widget_Media_Image”][/siteorigin_widget] The Story of The Green Hummingbird The name “Green Hummingbird” comes from an African story, as told by the Noble Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai. ​​​​​​​The story takes place in the middle of a forest. One day the forest

    Karen Lawrence September 10, 2020April 4, 2022 2020 ONLINE Event, Artisans, Entrepreneurship Read more

    Ten Thousand Villages – You Can Be Part of the Story

    You can be part of the story. Be Fair. Buy Fair. Live Life Fair.  Ten Thousand Villages Harrisonburg, VA.

    Karen Lawrence September 7, 2020April 4, 2022 2020 ONLINE Event, Entrepreneurship Read more

    Mother Bear Medicinals – Grown, Wildcrafted, & Harvested by Trisha

    Mother Bear Medicinals creates herbal tinctures, infused oils, blends and salves that have been grown, wildcrafted, and harvested by Trisha. These are formulations that she has made for herself and her family for years. (The herbs used to make TEA

    Karen Lawrence September 7, 2020March 23, 2022 2020 ONLINE Event, Entrepreneurship Read more

    What is Italian Ice? – Scotty’s Italian Ice

    Italian Ice is what you’ve always wanted in a summer time treat, you just never knew it. Let me tell you why! But before I do, I’ll answer the questions I get asked all the time. Is it like crushed

    Karen Lawrence September 7, 2020February 13, 2022 2020 ONLINE Event, Entrepreneurship, Food LOVE Read more

    Ashi’s Boutique – Handmade with Love & Fair Trade

    At Ashi’s Boutique you will find beautiful handmade Pakistani jewelery. From casual to party wear she offers a variety of styles and metals created with love and fair trade! To see more examples and buy owner Ashi Afridi’s jewelry, visit

    Karen Lawrence September 7, 2020April 9, 2022 2020 ONLINE Event, Artisans, Entrepreneurship, Through the Eyes of Artists Read more

    Salsa dancing, leather bags, and fresh beer: forgiven loans help local businesses survive COVID

    Dancers have once again begun to fill the Friendly City Dance Room, and Phase 3 precautions have made it a literal masquerade. Owner Phillip Fusaro told The Citizen that a typical day in the newly reopened studio looks like masked personal lessons, and

    Karen Lawrence September 6, 2020April 9, 2022 2020 ONLINE Event, Entrepreneurship, Pandemic Stories Read more

    After relocating and amid a pandemic, there is ‘Hope’

    Mehretu Tekle dreamed of opening Hope Eritrean and Ethiopian Restaurant as a place of unity for the Harrisonburg community, where people could enjoy music and authentic food from the eastern African nations. All that was about to become a reality, but the

    Karen Lawrence September 1, 2020April 9, 2022 2020 ONLINE Event, Entrepreneurship, Pandemic Stories Read more

    Hotiman Ridwan

    Hotiman Ridwan

    Prospective restaurant owner Hotiman Ridwan had been developing his dream business for quite some time when he joined – and won – the Shenandoah Valley SBDC’s “What’s Cooking” Business Concept Plan Competition.  A restaurant manager and 18 year veteran of

    Karen Lawrence August 31, 2020April 9, 2022 2020 ONLINE Event, Entrepreneurship Read more

    City Auto Services – Sherzad Barakay

    Meet Sherzad Barakay of City Auto Services When I was eight years old, my passion of becoming a mechanic began. Throughout my life I was interested in repairing cars and creating machines from scratch. I was also always very quick

    Karen Lawrence August 31, 2020February 17, 2022 2020 ONLINE Event, Entrepreneurship Read more

    Naza Salon & Barbershop – Shawn & Salwa Mahdi

    A few years after I arrived in the United States with my brother, I had the idea of starting my own business. My brother has been trying to get me to start my own business for so long. He was

    Karen Lawrence August 31, 2020February 17, 2022 2020 ONLINE Event, Entrepreneurship Read more
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