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4 Businesses Win ‘Rev Up Danville Pittsylvania’ Grants

Six businesses in Danville got a monetary boost last week as the River District Association hosted a celebration ceremony for its Dream Launch grant recipients.

The RDA today announced that registration has opened for the fourth cohort of the River District Association Dream Launch Bootcamp.

DANVILLE, Va. — The River District Association (RDA) is excited to announce that the organization has been awarded two competitive grants totaling $240,000 from the Virginia Department of Housing and

DANVILLE, Va. — A new and used bookshop will soon make its home in Danville’s River District, thanks to grant assistance from the River District Association’s Dream Launch program. Catherine Carter, owner of The Dog-Eared Page, completed the Dream Launch business bootcamp and pitch competition, where she received $25,000 to reach her goal of opening a bookstore downtown. Carter’s idea of a bookstore came from a makeshift book club her coworkers made at Riverside Health and R...

Rev Up boosts four local businesses to the tune of $50k

Chamber announces four awards in first Entrepreneur Pitch Competition DANVILLE, Va. — The Danville-Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce has awarded four businesses a total of $50,000 to open or expand their businesses in Danville and Pittsylvania County.  Rev Up Danville Pittsylvania was built on the River District Association’s (RDA) Dream Launch Program, in partnership with the Dan River Region Entrepreneur Ecosystem (DRREE). Dream Launch is a multi-phase entrepreneur engageme...

Just one day prior to the reopening of her nutrition store on Piney Forest Road after a year-long shutdown during the pandemic, owner Tia Macklin was awarded a grant to help fund a second location of The Ramp Nutrition, one that would continue the mission of creating a healthier, happier Danville. Macklin was chosen as one of three of the River District Association’s Dream Launch Pitch Competition winners, receiving $15,000 for the location. “This is a great location, but I’m mis...

The Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday that in partnership with the Dan River Entrepreneur Ecosystem (DREEE), it will build on the success of the River District Association’s (RDA) Dream Launch Entrepreneur Bootcamp and Pitch Competition to offer Rev Up Danville Pittsylvania. This initiative, offered to entrepreneurs looking to establish or expand businesses in the City of Danville (outside of the River District) or in Pittsylvania County, will include an ...