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RVA Works connects, inspires, educates, and empowers entrepreneurs!
RVA Works holds public events, provides cohort-based business acceleration. Through our Open Trellis technology emerging entrepreneurs attend educational events, receive business advice, credit counseling, and referrals to lenders.
RVA Works is also a promotional partner for 1 Million Cups events, a national program of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation that is designed to help entrepreneurs identify opportunities and overcome challenges.
In Richmond, Virginia 1 Million Cups is hosted by the Robins School of Business, University of Richmond, and pro bono events are offered on a hybrid basis to benefit those outside of our region.
Weekly speakers include entrepreneurs and those creating systems that support them. Speakers share their individual stories and motivation, their business model, and their growth strategy. Plus, attendees work to find ways that we can help the speaker.
Entrepreneurship provides society a way to change the economy and cultivate social impact through inclusion. The entrepreneurs who participate in our programming span industry sector, experience and education level, age groups, and ethnicity.
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•HybridMeet Tim Ryan - Serial Entrepreneur
Robins School of Business, Univ. of Richmond, 1 Gateway Road, Rm 224, Richmond, VA, USTim Ryan is serial entrepreneur, mentor and speaker. Tim Ryan lives in Richmond, and is a Partner at Your Life Ventures. He has a background in the financial technology industry where he founded Blueswipe.
Tim began his career in the Merchant Services at age 17. He quickly grew a passion for helping small business owners when he continuously saw the frustrations over card payments and fees.
Blueswipe is a payments processing technology that “delivers in-person payment services, online integration, and gateways with a new inclusive pricing model providing better value and an exceptional experience.”
Your Life Ventures’ goal is to help individuals develop financial independence and lifestyle design through personal mentoring, utilizing a proven business development system. “We believe wealth extends far beyond income and mentoring extends far beyond just wealth creation. Life is not achievement but alignment. Alignment with your most important values.”The Discussion. This series of hybrid events is perfect for budding entrepreneurs, experienced executive mentors cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset, early-stage investors, and students exploring innovative product design.
At each session, business founders serve as guest speakers share about their career, their firm's business model, as well as the successes and challenges in the product development process. Participants learn from the speakers’ experiences, discuss valuable insights, and connect with other entrepreneurs, students, faculty, and investors.
Logistics. A light lunch is served, as entrepreneurs connect with one another, learn from peers, and contribute to the conversation:
- Friday, November 14th
- 11:30am EST - Coffee & Connection
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST - Presentation & Discussion
No pre-registration is required. Join us:
Robins School of Business102 UR Drive, iLab Room 123
University of Richmond, VA 23173Parking. Free parking is available in the U5 and U6 lots immediately adjacent to the Robins School. Please enter the main foyer, turn to the left and proceed to room 123 (EY Innovation Lab) on the ground floor.
Please note that visitors have a two-hour parking window.
Please sign in when you enter the room, providing your license plate number.On Zoom Webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/838360207071 attendee
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