Towne Bank
Ellen Keeter
Executive Vice President, Norfolk Commercial
109 E Main Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 757.628.6372
Fax: 757.623.5792
email: ellen.keeter@townebank.net 

Small Business Insight is a bi-monthly publication with a circulation to more than 9,000 small local businesses in Hampton Roads. The concept for Small Business Insight was born out of a group of small business owners in the Hampton Roads area who experience a common need. Having searched for a publication to discuss the countless issues of importance to someone developing a growing company, we finally decided to take the entrepreneurial approach and start our own publication to fulfill that need.

Through opportunities with the magazine, yearly events and membership organizations such as the SBI Owners Council and SBI Emerging Businesses, SBI of Hampton Roads provides area small business owners a way to better communicate with each other as well as a forum to learn, develop relationships and share both the difficulties and joys of growing a business.

For more information about the magazine and its membership organizations, please visit our website atwww.smallbusinessinsight.com, or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SBI.HamptonRoads.

Jessica Swink
Editor, Small Business Insight
www.smallbusinessinsight.com
757.880.7461

The City of Chesapeake is part of Virginia's Hampton Roads, America's First Region, located at the midpoint of the US Atlantic Coast, 3.5 hours south of Washington, DC. Two-thirds of the US population and industrial production are within 750 miles (1,200 km) of Chesapeake, one of the 100 largest cities in America, and one of its best locations for business investment and quality of life. Hampton Roads is the 31st largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the United States. Salaries are below the U.S. average Local labor force is augmented annually by 17,000 exiting military personnel, 40,000 military spouses and more than 8,500 graduating college students Labor costs in Chesapeake are historically competitive nationally, particularly because of Virginia state laws that contain employer costs in the areas of workers' compensation and unemployment insurance. Chesapeake embraces the global village concept, blending the best of America with the cosmopolitan influences of over 80 foreign-based companies from 19 different countries . Consistently ranked by the FBI as one of the five safest U.S. cities with populations over 200,000, Chesapeake is a family-oriented city with a pace that's in keeping with dynamic global business community. For more information on Chesapeake Economic Development, please visit www.yeschesapeake.com

City of Chesapeake
Angela F. Barber
Marketing Research Specialist
City of Chesapeake Economic Development
501 Independence Parkway, Suite 200
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Phone: 757-382-8040
Fax: 757-382-8050
Email: abarber@cityofchesapeake.net

Jennifer Whitham
CEO
Vanwin Coatings of VA, LLC
2601 Trade Street Ste A
Chesapeake, VA 23323
Phone number 757.487.5080
Fax number 757.487.6073
www.vanwincoatings.com
Jennifer@vanwincoatings.com 

Beach Commercial Finance has been serving Tidewater for 19 years. The President, Jeff Richardson, has been an active Board Member of the Samaritan House for 15 years. Beach Commercial Finance is a partner to the local banks and provides factoring / financing to fund government contracts and commercial receivables.

Beach Commercial Finance
Jeff Richardson
President
SunTrust Bank Building
3330 Pacific Ave, Suite 203 
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451 
Work: (757) 437-4300 
Fax: (757) 437-4329 
Mobile: (757) 236-4300 
Email: jeff@beachcommercial.com

• Personalized Service and World-Class Cuisine
• Business Center and Amenities
• Holiday Brunches, Wine Tastings and Dinners
• Cigar Events and Smoking Room
• Girls' Night Out, Cooking Classes and Family Events
• Private Event Services for Business or Social Catering
• Personal and Professional Networking Opportunities
• Various Membership Categories Available Including Young Executive and Military
• Privileges at more than 200 Associate and Affiliate Business Clubs, Country Clubs and Resorts Worldwide

Karen Baird
Member Relations Coordinator
Town Point Club
Phone 757-625-6606
Fax 757-622-0730 
101 West Main Street Suite 300
Norfolk, VA 23510
757.625.6606
www.town-point.com

Wyld's Wingdom

Mary Wyld, President

• E-mail: mwyld@wingdom.com

• Phone: (757) 858-8090

Address:          Norfolk, VA, 23502-2147

• Website: http://www.wingdom.com

College Park Executive Suites
Jackie Gilmartin
900 Commonwealth Pl
Ste 200
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Phone: 757-313-6633
Fax: 313-6634
Email: cpes@cpes.net
Website: cpes.net 

Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast services girls in grades K-12 in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. Through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, girls are gaining courage, confidence and character, to make the world a better place. Leadership organizations, such as NAWBO, provide important role models and mentors to these future leaders through community partnership programs.

Marcella Germanotta
Communications Director
Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast
A Place for Girls
912 Cedar Rd., Chesapeake, VA 23322
757-547-4405 ext. 1258
direct 549-0836
fax757-547-1872 
marcyg@gsccc.org

Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia
800 Tidewater Drive, Norfolk, Virginia  23504
T: 757-627-6599 | 877-HUNGERX (877-486-4379)  
F: 757-627-8588

The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia (FSEVA) was founded in 1981 as a clearinghouse for food for the poor.  Since its inception, the Foodbank has distributed over 221 million pounds of food directly and through partner agencies within the community.  The location of the Foodbank has changed over the years but the mission has not, which is to educate the public on hunger issues and to end hunger within the community.