When Dahlia Lithwick graduated from Stanford Law School in a class that was half women, she looked forward to a future where men and women would be on equal footing in the workplace. More than 20 years later, she is still waiting. “I graduated from law school in 1993, and if you had told me […]
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Tom Tom festival seeks nominations for “Founding” talent
Do you know someone who is helping Charlottesville become an entrepreneurial hub and a creative community? If so, the Tom Tom Founders Festival wants you to nominate that person for a celebration they’re calling “Founding Cville.” The group is seeking entrepreneurs, artists, and other local innovators. “Founding Cville talks about the Thomas Jeffersons of today,” […]
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Locavore expo puts spotlight on area’s local farmers and food innovators
The Charlottesville City Market was bigger than ever Saturday morning — literally. As part of the Tom Tom Founders Festival , the market area was expanded for a Locavore Expo to celebrate and educate the community about local food. Expo organizer Natasha Sienitsky , a member of the Charlottesville Planning Commission , said local food […]
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Social media and mobile web developers share insights on their growing businesses
The Tom Tom Founders Festival held the fourth in a series of weekly place-based innovation talks Wednesday with a panel discussion examining how businesses are incorporating social media and mobile software applications into many facets of their work. Local experts described how they are growing their businesses in Charlottesville as they help other companies implement […]
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City catering business wins top prize at innovation pitch night
In an evening full of new ideas, more than 100 people cast their votes and Sandra Carter and her Sixth Street Mini Mart Catering business were named the winner of the first Tom Tom Founders Festival’s “crowd sourced pitch night.” “I am on a crusade to resurrect my sister’s catering business to see her dream […]
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Biotech leaders say their industry is primed for growth around university
On one side of town, advocates for limiting local population growth told the Albemarle supervisors a new study recommending industries targeted for economic growth was flawed. In part, they said, because new businesses would seek to retain in the community students graduating from the University of Virginia. Later that evening in the city of Charlottesville, […]
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Sustainability innovations shared on local food, buildings, and autos
The Tom Tom Founders Festival continued its series of weekly innovation talks Wednesday with a panel discussion examining Charlottesville-based entrepreneurs working in the field of sustainability and sustainable design. “My interest was to bring a conversation around innovation to Charlottesville,” said Tom Tom co-founder Oliver Platts-Mills . “It is stylized after SXSW in Austin.” Pam […]
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Social entrepreneurs share their innovative community building projects
The Tom Tom Founders Festival launched a series of weekly innovation talks Wednesday with a panel discussion examining “social entrepreneurs,” local people starting projects focused on social change. “The underlying idea [of the festival] is that Charlottesville is a creative hub among many different disciplines,” said Tom Tom co-founder Paul Beyer , making introductions to […]
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Tom Tom festival to spark conversations about local innovation and entrepreneurs
As the inaugural Tom Tom Founders Festival launches today, one co-founder has made sure the month-long event produces a lot more than art and music. Oliver Platts-Mills is responsible for the festival’s innovation series, a new grassroots effort to celebrate the area’s talents and brand Charlottesville as the hip place to be an entrepreneur. He […]
