We love supporting women–owned businesses and thought it was long overdue to showcase some of the great women owned businesses that serve Richmond, VA. If you are looking to build out your own “team of experts” from attorneys, to insurance brokers to professional organizers, we can help. We want to give a spotlight to these amazing Richmond, VA based women–owned businesses and offer some background about the women who started them.
Knight Magee Insurance
Kate Magee and Sierra Knight Magee co–founded Knight Magee Insurance with the goal of creating a
one–stop–shop for all things insurance. KMI is not wed to a particular vendor or carrier, but instead
recommends what is in the clients’ best interest. Whether it’s offering new policy quotes or changing
existing policies, Kate and Sierra make it a point to provide timely and insightful advice to guide the
client according to their specific insurance needs.
At KMI, they place value on the relationships they build with their clients. If you are looking to see which auto, home, life, health, or business insurance policy matches your needs, check out Knight Magee Insurance. You can find them on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Kristen Lavender, CPA®
Kristen Lavender is a Certified Public Accountant who serves both the Richmond and Williamsburg areas
through tax planning, tax preparation, and more. After working for a large regional firm in Hampton Roads, she launched her own firm in 2012 hoping to achieve more flexibility and to further her career growth within the field. Kristen says launching her own firm “was the best decision I’ve ever made.” As a solo–entrepreneur, she especially enjoys working with estate and trust taxes, small businesses, as well as helping individuals with filing their taxes. Not many CPAs can say they really enjoy trust and estate work but Kristen does. If you’re tasked with settling an estate or managing a trust, Kristen can help. Please reach out to us directly and we can connect you with Kristen.
Abundance Organizing®
Overwhelmed by household clutter? Planning a big move or renovation? Three certified professional
organizers, Sara Bereika, Mindy Godding, and Cathy LeHew, came together to create a company that
empowers people to find contentment and clarity within their spaces.
Abundance Organizing has become the community’s go–to resource for home organization. Abundance Organizing provides organizing solutions including: general household decluttering, downsizing, unpacking and organizing after a move, and reloading after a renovation. They provide services to the Richmond area, as well as Williamsburg and Charlottesville. Not only do they perform hands–on organization for clients, they also have an excellent online blog and newsletter to reach their virtual audience.
Every project starts with an organizing assessment to define your goals prior to beginning the organizing sessions. Their team then implements the plan and makes getting organized easy and efficient.
Abundance Organizing’s full service model takes care of everything, from shopping and returns to coordinating outside services. When sourcing organizing products, they are committed to environmental sustainability and aim to use 25% less plastic by 2025. Check them out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.
Schooley Law Firm, PC
If you need a comprehensive estate plan tailored to your family or business interests, you need to talk with Jennifer Schooley and her team at Schooley Law Firm. Owned by Jennifer Schooley, Schooley Law
Firm specializes in estate planning (wills, trusts, and powers of attorney), trust and estate administration, and corresponding business and family law needs including LLCs and marital agreements. They cater to their clients’ unique situations and work to ensure that you not only have the right estate plan documents to accomplish your goals, but that you fully understand how they benefit you and should be handled. Whether you have a traditional nuclear family, a blended family with more complicated considerations, or are concerned about reducing estate tax exposure, Schooley Law can help guide you to make the right choices for you. Schooley Law can also help you and your Richmond small business craft a plan for a strong legal foundation, including developing the necessary legal framework to start a business, as well as plan for a proper exit strategy. You can find Schooley Law Firm on LinkedIn.
Find More Women-Owned Businesses
These are just a few of the top notch service providers we have worked with or referred clients to for assistance. With hectic schedules, the more we can do to help our clients save time and outsource important work to experts, the better. Looking to support other women-owned businesses in Richmond, VA? Check out the “Shop Local” page for the Richmond, VA chapter of NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners).