"Since my first week in Charlottesville, CBIC has been instrumental in helping me launch and grow my startup: Cortado. I first met CBIC's Tracey Greene at their regular Tech on Tap event, where I had the opportunity to meet and learn from other local entrepreneurs and business owners. With Tracey's encouragement, I later presented Cortado to an audience at the monthly Entrepreneurs & Espresso event, and even landed our first local customer after the presentation. Moving from DC to C'ville, I couldn't have been more impressed with the local startup scene and caliber of small businesses launched in Central Virginia; many of them with direct support from CBIC! I would encourage any C'ville founder, small business owner or aspiring entrepreneur to tap into CBIC's network for support.”​