http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:51:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/03/26/the-pipeline-commercial-real-estate-roundup-for-3-26-10/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/03/26/the-pipeline-commercial-real-estate-roundup-for-3-26-10/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:56:46 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=16733 Rappahannock Mattress Company leased 3,600 square feet in Chesterfield, SMASHdirect leased 14,085 square feet in Hanover. And Chris Bossola leased 4,500 square feet at 3018 W. Cary St. in Richmond. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/03/26/the-pipeline-commercial-real-estate-roundup-for-3-26-10/feed/ 4 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/02/05/small-screen-appearances-mean-big-business/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/02/05/small-screen-appearances-mean-big-business/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:05:31 +0000 Drew Jackson http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=15469 Four Richmond businesses have used the national spotlight to sell their brands and boost their exposure beyond Richmond. But what they say is true, the camera adds a few pounds. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/02/05/small-screen-appearances-mean-big-business/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/01/05/richmond-biz-takes-a-swim-in-the-%e2%80%98shark-tank%e2%80%99/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/01/05/richmond-biz-takes-a-swim-in-the-%e2%80%98shark-tank%e2%80%99/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:45:22 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=14518 A local husband and wife will make their network TV debut Friday when they pitch their company to five self-made millionaire investors on ABC’s “Shark Tank.”]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/01/05/richmond-biz-takes-a-swim-in-the-%e2%80%98shark-tank%e2%80%99/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/12/kids%e2%80%99-gym-biz-isn%e2%80%99t-playing-around/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/12/kids%e2%80%99-gym-biz-isn%e2%80%99t-playing-around/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:33:39 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=13261 Not everybody is taking a wait-and-see approach to planning budgets for 2010. Romp n’ Roll, a Richmond-based chain of kids’ gyms, wants to raise $1 million to $5 million ASAP to recruit more franchisees and to lock in killer deals on retail space before rates rebound]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/12/kids%e2%80%99-gym-biz-isn%e2%80%99t-playing-around/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/09/the-monday-qa-what-happens-when-credit-dries-up/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/09/the-monday-qa-what-happens-when-credit-dries-up/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:56:05 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=4276 As banks cut back their ending, small businesses are having more and more trouble staying alive. How that plays out locally depends on who you talk to.  Andy Schwabe is filing for personal bankruptcy after losing more than $200,000 of borrowed money on a failed children’s gym called Romp n’ Roll. Schwabe initialed borrowed $185,000 ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/09/the-monday-qa-what-happens-when-credit-dries-up/feed/ 13