What we’re about
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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Upcoming events (1)
See all- Mike Rabin & Pollinators for ChangeRobins School of Business, Richmond, VA
Meet Mike Rabin, MBA, founder of Pollinators for Change. Mike is a systems thinker and movement builder focused on sustainable development. After an early career on the corporate ladder, he returned to business school to explore the purpose of corporations in American democracy.
His inquiry through the Corporate Purpose Project has generated insights informed by living systems and integral theories, offering perspectives that transcend political divides and are shaping the emergence of new institutions. He also leads the vision and development of Pollinators for Change, a start-up movement dedicated to elevating community-driven capacities and solutions to our era’s defining challenges. https://corporate.substack.com
Pollinators for Change is a movement for sustainable change-making grounded in the belief that everyone has parts to play in the making of sustainable futures. PFC is developing the Circulation Fund, the Circletrust app, a foundations course, and sector-level initiatives to cultivate economies rooted in well-being and sustainability.
The Discussion. 1 Million Cups is a national entrepreneurship program of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which promotes peer learning and professional connections that assist entrepreneurs.
RVA Works brought 1 Million Cups to Richmond in 2014, and have supported over 435 meetups.1 Million Cups - Richmond is hosted by the Robins School of Business, University of Richmond.
At each 1 Million Cups, business founders as guest speakers share about their ventures and discuss the challenges that they are facing during the development process. Participants can learn from the speakers’ experiences, discuss valuable insights, and connect with other entrepreneurs, students, faculty, and investors.
Logistics. Connect with entrepreneurs, learn from peers, and contribute to the conversation:
- Wednesday, Mar. 19th
- 8:30am EST - Coffee & Connection
- 9:00am - 10:00am EST - Presentation & Discussion
No pre-registration is required. Join us:
Robins School of Business
102 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/89704898662?pwd=qqQSXrITAxtKGqHvInhDLTx1vbTavX.1
