Launch Gloucester

02/05/2017

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RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia can return to its former glory as one of the great growth states in the nation, Stephen Moret, Ed.D., President and CEO of the Virginia...

10/16/2016

Be sure to attend this week!

Creating Marketing Momentum For Fourth Quarter October 11, 2016 by gloucester Join Margie Johnson of Shop Talk, retail consultant for this educational and motivational series prepared especially for Gloucester Main Street businesses. Recognizing that today’s highly competitive marketplace requires s...

10/03/2016

Launch Gloucester Entrepreneur Development Program highlighted at Governor’s Summit on Rural Prosperity, presented by the Virginia Rural Center. Read more here: launchgloucester.com/launch-gloucester-entrepreneur-development-program-highlighted-at-governors-summit-on-rural-prosperity/

09/30/2016

It's the final day of birthday week at Sweet Tooth Cafe & Bakery! Check out their specials! Happy Friday!

READ MORE ABOUT OTHER ANNIVERSARY HAPPENINGS ON MAIN STREET HERE: http://launchgloucester.com/launch-gloucester-businesses-celebrate-first-year-with-celebrations-specials/

09/29/2016

highlighted in this panel discussion this week at the Tides Inn during the Governor of Virginia's !

Entrepreneurs need to be savvy, relentless and opportunistic, said a panel of four successful business owners hailing from rural Tidewater Virginia at the Gover...

09/22/2016

This great community planted the seed for these businesses in 2015 and now it's time to celebrate their GROWTH and first full year in business! Read more about these anniversary celebrations here: http://launchgloucester.com/launch-gloucester-businesses-celebrate-first-year-with-celebrations-specials/

Visit the Gloucester Village this weekend and all of next week to celebrate the growth of the five businesses who opened on Main Street in 2015 thanks to the Launch Gloucester entrepreneur contest!

09/21/2016

Who doesn't love a free cupcake...especially when it's from Sweet Tooth Cafe & Bakery and is part of a birthday celebration!? Read more below about the fun starting Saturday and head to the Gloucester Village this weekend to help Sweet Tooth Cafe & Bakery, The Nines Pet Boutique, The Village Blacksmith, Good Life Kitchen and Heart Felt Touch Massage Therapy, LLC. celebrate how much they've grown since opening one year ago!

Feel a sweet tooth coming on? We have the spot for you! Head over to Sweet Tooth Cafe & Bakery and help them celebrate how much they've grown in the last year after expanding and opening in a new location one year ago! Here's a taste of the specials they're running starting Saturday!

Saturday, Sept. 24
-First 50 customers will receive a free cupcake of their choice.
-Cupcake coloring contest for children 10 and under. Winner will be selected Sept. 30. Their picture will hang in the café for one month and they will win a four-count box of cupcakes.
-10 a.m. to noon: balloon and face painting
-3 p.m.: pie-eating contest. The person who eats their first pie wins a four-count box of cupcakes.

Throughout the Week
-For every $25 spent, customer name will go into a raffle for a chance to win a door prize. Winner will be selected Sept. 30.

Read more about all the Gloucester Village happenings starting this weekend with other Launch Gloucester business winners here: http://launchgloucester.com/launch-gloucester-businesses-celebrate-first-year-with-celebrations-specials/

09/21/2016

It's time to party!! This community helped plant the seed for these businesses to grow!! Now it's time to celebrate that growth!! Click here to learn more about all the promotions and parties happening on Gloucester Main Street starting this weekend! http://launchgloucester.com/launch-gloucester-businesses-celebrate-first-year-with-celebrations-specials/

This time last year, a bakery and café, a pet boutique, a village blacksmith, a massage studio and a kitchen with a juice bar became the newest business residents along Main Street in the Gloucester Village thanks to the county’s most successful entrepreneur contest – Launch Gloucester. Starting this weekend, those businesses will celebrate their first year with a series of events, promotions and giveaways. Click here to learn more: http://launchgloucester.com/launch-gloucester-businesses-celebrate-first-year-with-celebrations-specials/

Congratulations, Sweet Tooth Cafe & Bakery, The Nines Pet Boutique, The Village Blacksmith, Good Life Kitchen, Heart Felt Touch Massage Therapy, LLC.!

08/31/2016

Check out Juan's Mexican Cafe and Cantina for employment opportunities!

08/31/2016

Congrats to Lorraine Mary Ward-Walsh and Good Life Kitchen for their feature in the Daily Press! Now we're off to try some Quinoa Kale Soup!

http://www.dailypress.com/entertainment/food/dp-fea-gloucester-good-life-kitchen-0828-20160828-story.html

Tucked away in Gloucester's Good Life Kitchen sits a cookbook.