Building a brand involves more than creating an eye-catching logo or producing a memorable slogan. That’s where Julia Verden-Hillebrand comes in. “A surprising number of…
Small Business: Bold Mariner Brewing
It was 2011 and Norfolk-based Navy SEAL, Michael Stacks, owner of Bold Mariner Brewing, was facing a landmark decision: What to do when he retired?…
Small Business: East Coast Repair & Fabrication
East Coast Repair and Fabrication, better known as ECR, started out as a one-man ship repair business operating from the back of the founder’s pick-up…
Progress & Preservation: Wetlands Studies and Solutions, Inc
Small Business Spotlight | Wetlands Studies and Solutions, Inc. What may appear to the untrained eye as commonplace swamps are actually important wetlands that serve…
A Personal Touch in a Digital Age
Small Business Spotlight | Jacobson Fine Papers & Gifts In an era of email and texting, there’s one thing that technology will never replace –…
Under the Hood
American Pride Automotive (APA) might just be the most appropriately named business on the west side of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel. The operations of…