Small Businesses, Big Results: Courthouse Academy Traditional & Spanish Immersion School
By Ryan Miller Owner: Kym Pomares Founded: 1992 Location: 3217 Monet Dr., Virginia Beach Number of Employees: 48 Kym Pomares originally founded Courthouse Academy in 1992 exclusively as a pre-school with half days, a total enrollment of less than 25 children and staff of three or four members. Since then, Pomares has developed the program […]
Small Businesses, Big Results: Burled & Knotted Community Woodworking Shop
By Jamie McAllister Owner: Jeremy Knight Founded: 2016 Location: 11861 Canon Blvd., Unit G, Newport News Number of Employees: 1 Jeremy Knight’s passion for woodworking was handed down to him by his grandfather, a NASA engineer and skilled craftsman. The two spent many hours together in the workshop, working side by side on projects. Last […]
Small Businesses, Big Results: BedCrafters by Michelle
By Jamie McAllister Owner: Michelle Brumfield Founded: 1999 Locations: 5227 Monticello Ave., Suite E, Williamsburg 2014 Old Brick Rd., Richmond 12725 Stone Village Way, Midlothian Number of Employees: 10–12 Michelle Brumfield planned on pursuing a career in accounting before fate presented itself in the form of a sore back. In her quest for the perfect […]
Small Businesses, Big Results: Ario
By Barrett Baker Leadership Team: Joe Weaver, CEO/Augmented Realty Developer; Nate Fender, Vice President of Product; BK Fulton, Chairman Founded: 2016 Location: Jefferson Applied Research Center, 12050 Jefferson Ave., Suite 250, Newport News Number of Employees: 14 Ario specializes in designing and customizing augmented realty and 3D applications that increase safety, efficiency and quality product […]
Small Businesses, Big Results: Advanced Technologies Incorporated
By Barrett Baker Owner: 100 percent Employee-Owned Company Founded: May 1988 Location: 875 City Center Blvd., Newport News Number of Employees: 70 Advanced Technologies Incorporated (ATI) provides engineering and fabrication services in support of the aerospace industry research and development projects, including wind tunnel models, full-scale aircraft mock-ups, models and training devices, composite rotor blade […]
Small Businesses, Big Results: Advanced Aircraft Company
By Barrett Baker Owner: Bill Fredericks Founded: October 2015 Location: Peninsula Technology Incubator, 1100 Explorer Way, Suite 302S, Hampton Number of Employees: 3 Advanced Aircraft Company builds small (less than 55 pounds), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), capable of vertical landing and takeoff maneuvers. Unlike ordinary “drones,” AAC’s UAVs are aerodynamically designed to fly at sustained […]