The Harry Lee & Eliza Bannister Walker Entrepreneurship Program began in late 2020 to help expand opportunities to aspiring entrepreneurs of color in the Rockbridge area.

So far, more than two dozen community members have received intensive small-business start-up training, and seven new businesses have been funded.

We couldn't do it without the generosity and support from our terrific Rockbridge neighbors.

We have just finished training the third cohort of new entrepreneurs. Help us help get them launched and on their way to owning their own businesses, expanding our local tax base, creating more jobs, and accessing the American dream.

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