Richmond Startup Spotlight Sunday, Oct 28

News for and about Richmond's innovative entrepreneurs Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser Sunday, October 28th, 2018 Spread the word:  Let others know about Richmond's growing startup community. Tell them they can subscribe to the weekly Richmond Startup Spotlight e-newsletter by going to https://www.richmond.com/subscribe-email/. This Week's Spotlight Startup Spotlight: Goochland woman makes gourmet cookies from spelt flour to avoid food allergies One of the gourmet cookies that Nancy Kavalieratos makes has three kinds of chocolate — melted organic chocolate, chocolate chips and creme… Richmond's startup community news Collared Greens closes its only store; owners are trying to sell the Henrico-based apparel business Richmond-based Hilb Group acquires agency in Michigan For startups, a great team is just as important as a great idea, says partner in Google Ventures Local entrepreneur Bryan Bostic named CEO of startup company Visual Workforce Innovation advice Ask Doug & Polly: Deciding to fire a customer is a serious decision QUESTION:  My company has a customer who is abusive to my employees. No matter what we do, we can't please him. He is horrible. Can you fir… Kiplinger's Personal Finance: No pension? Here's how to guarantee income in retirement Those who don't have a traditional pension — and that includes most of us — are frequently envious of those who do. Small Talk: Company owners need to step in when staffers can't get along It can be subtle, like failing to make eye contact with a woman business owner but engaging in conversation with her male co-owner. Or more blatant, like asking an owner if she plans to have children.. Many women don't know at first how to respond to bias. But over time, they find strategies to deal with it. Events   30 OCT 2018 C-Suite Conversation: Thomas Joyce, Danaher Corporation The Robins School of Business invites you to the second event for the 2018-2019 C-Suite Conversations, a complimentary series of engaging, …     31 OCT 2018 1 Million Cups by RVA Works RVA Works presents 1 Million Cups Richmond.  We connect, inspire, and educate business founders!     1 NOV 2018 Office Hours with Threshold Counsel Get your questions about IP and trademarks answered at office hours with Threshold Counsel. Details: www.activation.capital       7 NOV 2018 Let's Get Down to Business Chesterfield Economic Development presents Let's Get Down to Business   Enterprising people Getting to know: Shannon Venable with Children's Museum of Richmond Title: president and CEO at the Children's Museum of Richmond Read more Innovation in progress Patent Focus: recent local patents awarded Capital One Financial Corp. received a patent for a system and method for automatically authenticating a caller; Virginia Commonwealth University received a patent for 3D tracking of an HDR source using a flat panel detector; Virginia Commonwealth University received a patent for dry powder inhaler (DPI) designs for producing aerosols with high fine particle fractions; DuPont Teijin Films received a patent for film comprising a strippable sacrificial layer for reduction of surface defects in a substrate; Read more Previously in the spotlight Startup Spotlight: Brandefy wants to save consumers $2 billion by 2022 with product comparison app The partners in the startup company Brandefy — Meg Greenhalgh, Carolyn Kochard and James Graham — have been doing a lot of shopping lately,… Startup Spotlight: ARtGlass uses augmented reality to communicate culture and history Visitors to the historic home of James Monroe near Charlottesville can now "see" a re-creation of the original house where the fifth presid… Startup Spotlight: Joseph's Designs dresses up your home In her design shop at Stony Point Fashion Park, Mary Burrell unpacks a client's order — two panels of velvet draperies with the tops gather… News ​ ​ Sports ​ ​ Business ​ ​ Food & Drink ​ ​ Events ​ ​ Video ​ ​ Opinion ​ ​ Weather