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LISC

Feb 1, 2022

Va. Beach launches small biz loan program

The Virginia Beach Small Business Capital Access Program is offering loans of $15,000 to $25,000 to small businesses, with no payments required for the first six months. The program, which is a collaboration between the Virginia Beach Economic Development Department and the Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) of Hampton Roads, provides $400,000 in zero-interest loans […]

Thompson Hospitality Corp. President and Chairman Warren Thompson encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to work for a company in a particular sector before trying to make it on their own in that industry. Photo by Stephen Gosling
Jan 29, 2021

Leadership lessons

Warren Thompson got his start as an entrepreneur at age 16, buying out his family’s hog business. It was a sideline enterprise his father had started at their home in the Blue Ridge Mountains to supplement his income as a teacher. Today, Thompson is the president and chairman of Reston-based Thompson Hospitality Corp., the nation’s […]

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