Entrepreneurship : Features

From Greenville, North Carolina to Baltimore, from Tampa to Denver to Cleveland to D.C., tech savvy, entrepreneurship, and investment are coming together to create bright clusters of digital innovation. It's truly time for the "rise of the rest."

In D.C. as across the country, tech is blossoming. Here's how this trend is playing out in our home city.

D.C.'s bike messengers, once an ubiquitous sight on Capitol Hill, are finding less and less work as tech replaces hand delivery, and their numbers are dwindling. But a new app that promises to deliver "anything...as long it fits on a bike" could change that.

A new entrepreneurship program is venturing local funds to help under-employed D.C. residents launch profitable enterprises of their own. Will Enterprise DC combat unemployment with startup profits?

Tapping into a growing trend of local, organic food, Meredith Sheperd's for-profit business, Love & Carrots, helps urban residents get the localest of local foods--from their own backyards.

Businesses that emphasize not just profits, but also people and the planet, are thriving in the District. The second annual Do Good Summit aims to capitalize on that trend and take it to the next level.

How is D.C.'s tech sector different from that in other cities? Can it someday rival New York's? These questions and more were discussed Thursday at #TechintheCity, a spirited panel discussion.

The first restaurants into a "new" neighborhood have a special burden. They're often hailed as saviors of a hungry population, with the crowds to match, but they're also taking a risk. If you build it, will they come?

The RiverSmart Homes program reduces stormwater runoff in D.C., cleaning up the Anacostia watershed while providing a business boost for a local landscaping company.

The digital divide isn't about access anymore--it's about skills. The tech powerhouse sat down with Elevation to discuss ways of bringing more women and minorities into D.C.'s tech scene.

U.S. Air Force veteran and self-professed loner Raphael Mudge helps Department of Defense contractors and large corporations find network vulnerabilities before enemies do.

Can Ward 5 change its industrial warehouses and trash transfer stations into neighborhood amenities and sources of good jobs? The recently announced Ward 5 Industrial Land Transformation Task Force aims to find out.

In an increasingly style-conscious city, Ginger Root Design is helping D.C. dress better, support local artisans, and save the planet to boot.

Greetings and welcome to the first issue of Elevation DC, a new weekly magazine dedicated to the innovators, job creators, and disruptors who've chosen D.C. on which to make their mark. 

WestMill Capital, the D.C. based real estate firm founded by Ben and Dan Miller, has a creative new use for its properties during the months that typically transpire between acquisition and construction.