INSIDE THE ISLE NEWSLETTER - APRIL 2023

Virginia 1st Realty Group Opens in Smithfield

Smithfield Mayor Steve Bowman and members of Smithfield Town Council joined the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce for a ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome Virginia 1st Realty Group to 1607 B South Church Street. The firm, owned by Debbie and Jason Goodin, is brokered by 1st Advantage Realty Group LLC in Smithfield. Virginia 1st Realty Group is currently hiring agents and will be hosting an in-person real estate licensing class starting in May. Follow them on Facebook for more information.

Not Your Ordinary Lunch & Learn - Show Me the Money!

If you own a small business, are looking to start a small business, or expand your current business, this is the event for you! Join us as we welcome a team of subject matter experts to discuss small business loan programs, access to capital resources, and more!

Thursday, April 20th

10:30 a.m. to Noon

Sentara St. Luke's Community Room

 20209 Sentara Way, Carrollton, VA 23314

Registration Required!!! Register at: www.theisle.org.

This event is FREE to attend & lunch will be provided.

Sponsored by: Sentara

Presented by: Isle of Wight County Economic Development and the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce.

Business Appreciation Pop-Ups in May!

Together, the Isle of Wight Economic Development Department and the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce want to show our gratitude and bring our annual Business Appreciation event to a location near you! Local leadership and officials will be there to greet you with tokens of appreciation and refreshments. Take a few minutes to come to the Pop-Up Party location closest to you to pick up your swag bag and some tasty snacks. If you have more time, we would love to get your photo in our "pop-up" photo booth!

Please RSVP to let us know you are coming!

Pop-Up Party Locations & Dates

All events are 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

(pick the location closest to you!)

Smithfield @ The Smithfield Inn

Wednesday, May 3th

RSVP

Southern Isle of Wight @ Franklin Regional Airport

Wednesday, May 10th

RSVP

Carrollton @ The Pink Picket Fence

Wednesday, May 17th

RSVP

Windsor @ Redd's Self Storage

Wednesday, May 24th

RSVP

*Grand Prize Entry – Each of the four Business Appreciation Pop-Up Party locations will feature a $500 Grand Prize. In order to be eligible for entry, businesses must be located in Isle of Wight County, the Town of Smithfield or the Town of Windsor. Businesses MUST attend a Pop-Up Party to be eligible to enter and may only enter the drawing at one Pop-Up Party location.

New Business Licenses - March

New Business Highlights

See the full list of new March business licenses:

PDF Format (.pdf) or Excel Format (.xlsx)

We extend a warm welcome to all of our new businesses.

Thank you for putting down roots to grow in Isle of Wight County!

Featured Available Property

Office/Retail Building For Sale

100 Main Street, Smithfield

Office or retail building available in highly sought after Historic Smithfield. Highly visible corner lot on Main and Church Streets. Current use is as the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce. The building was recently renovated and is handicap accessible. Built in 1940, the building has 1,852 rentable square-feet and has a cloud-based security system and cameras with two years remaining on lease and coded private access. Highest and best offers will be accepted through April 30th.

Email Tracy Lego, Countryside Real Estate Group, with a “Letter of Intent” and to schedule any viewing.

Search the County's available properties database for more commercial or industrial properties. If you own or represent a commercial property in Isle of Wight County that is available for sale or lease, please CONTACT US, and we will add it to our database.

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT www.InsideTheIsle.com

757-356-1962