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Located directly on the Interstate-81 corridor in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Harrisonburg is the ideal location for business owners seeking to successfully balance work and life. As a university town, Harrisonburg enjoys all the arts and amenities of a big city combined with the ease, recreation and charm of a small city. Harrisonburg continually receives national recognition, including:
Ranked #1 in 50 Most Popular Mid-Size Cities People Are Moving To – moveBuddha.com, 2018
Ranked #3 for Lowest Cost of Business in Best Small Cities for Business – Forbes, 2017
Ranked #6 in America’s Favorite Towns – Travel & Leisure, 2016
Named one of America’s Top 10 Mountain Bike Towns – National Geographic Society, 2017
Ranked #1 in the Top Cities for Starting a Business in the U.S. – PennyGeeks.com, 2018
Named one of the 25 Best Places to Retire in the U.S. – Forbes, 2017
Ranked #7 out of 325 metro areas in Best Places for Millennials to Move – Reviews.org, 2019
Why Choose Harrisonburg?
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Today is the deadline to apply for our new initiative LAUNCH HARRISONBURG. If you have a business idea or have ever considered owning your own business, the 9 week program will help you develop that dream! Check it out and apply today at - harrisonburgdevelopment.com/launch-harrisonburg/
The program is to city residents and non-city residents.
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LAUNCH HARRISONBURG - Powered by CO.STARTERS is a nine-week program that equips aspiring entrepreneurs with the insights, relationships, and tools needed to turn business ideas into action and turn a ...Take it from Andy, if you're thinking about starting a business and working for yourself, LAUNCH HARRISONBURG is for you. Apply this weekend! Applications are due January 13th.
2019 was a fantastic year for entrepreneurship in Harrisonburg. 92 new business licenses were issued. In 2018, 87 new licenses were issued, and in 2017, 88 were issued. Thank you to all the entrepreneurs that make the city's economy hum. And 2020 is looking even better!
This is so exciting, congratulations!BIG NEWS! The Hub Coworking has an exciting move and rebrand coming this spring!
Renovations are underway at the former Big L Tire "flatiron" building on the corner of Gay and Liberty streets in Downtown Harrisonburg for a mixed use space and new home to The Hub. With our move, we chose to rebrand given the overabundance of "hub" spaces that have popped up since we first opened in 2015, including one in Staunton that often causes confusion. We settled on The Perch not only because of our mostly-second floor location, but also because we're creating an integrated space with the new Magpie Diner to facilitate more interaction with the broader community, increase our ability to host the hell out of events/meetups/classes and offer food and beverage services to enhance those gatherings. Exposure to the broader community will be a huge benefit for entrepreneurs and non-profits who often tend to be hidden away. Plus we're all super excited about excellent coffee roasted on site (thanks, Chestnut Ridge Coffee Roasters!) and lots of parking!
We are now taking applications for our limited inventory of Private Offices. If you are interested, please complete the google form found here: forms.gle/LuCrGny8Qu1n1o7BA
Dedicated Desks and General Memberships will be available as well and more information will be available soon.
Harrisonburg continues to build a dynamic ecosystem for cybersecurity companies. From the first-in-the-nation SOC training high school students to a new cybersecurity training program at BRCC to undergraduate and graduate level cybersecurity programs at JMU. Virginia Business magazine recently featured these programs and one of its main driving forces - Dr. Edna Reid.
JMU program gets into hackers’ heads | Virginia Business
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From governments to corporations, cybersecurity has become a major focus in protecting customer privacy and assets — but a small group at James Madison University is also thinking about the hackers ...Congratulations on launching your business!
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The grace at the ice house studios HARRISONBURG’S ONLY DEDICATED BARRE & PILATES STUDIO The Grace is a welcoming, intimate, no-judgement studio for all fitness levels. We offer small class si...In the final video in our meet your entrepreneur facilitator series, hear why Andy Vanhook from Appeal Production is looking forward to facilitating LAUNCH HARRISONBURG.
In the final video in our meet your entrepreneur facilitator series, hear why Tisha from PrePOPsterous is looking forward to facilitating LAUNCH HARRISONBURG.
Congratulations Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport on your record breaking year! Fly local in 2020!
CO.STARTERS, the company that we are working with for LAUNCH HARRISONBURG, recently rewrote their core values. These values will also play out in the first LAUNCH HARRISONBURG cohort.
Dedicated
Inventive
Supportive
Collaborative
Optimistic
It'll be DISCO time, come February!
And now Tisha (PrePOPsterous), same question - why should folks be a part of the first cohort of LAUNCH HARRISONBURG?
You met our two amazing facilitators yesterday. So let's ask them - why should you be a part of the LAUNCH HARRISONBURG cohort? First up is Andy Vanhook.
The great part about LAUNCH HARRISONBURG is that you will be led by two successful, local entrepreneurs. We are thrilled to have Tisha McCoy-Ntiamoah, founder of PrePOPsterous, and Andy Vanhook, co-founder of Appeal Production, as the cohort facilitators. In this short video, meet Tisha!
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The Virginia Scan real estate database is a service of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. The database is not a comprehensive listing of all commercial spaces and sites available in Harrisonburg. If you are a property owner or commercial broker and would like your space listed in Virginia Scan, please contact Harrisonburg Economic Development. View the list of select sites below or contact Harrisonburg Economic Development staff for a comprehensive overview of available commercial sites in the city.