Business Beat: Brightworks Brewery Announces Grand Opening July 4


BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

 

Brightworks Brewing Celebrates Grand Opening July 4th 

Just in time for the City’s biggest party of the year, husband and wife team, Kenny and Adrienne Lewis, are formally celebrating Brightworks Brewery’s grand opening on July 4th! The brewery will extend their full-time hours to Thursdays and Fridays 3-9pm, Saturdays noon to 9pm, and Sundays 11am-6pm, and introduce three new beers to round out their current menu lineup: Margarita Melt Gose, People’s Champ Czech-Style Lager, Cabana Boy Pineapple Weiss, Adrienne’s Raspberry Wheat, Golden Twins Hazy IPA, 47 Falcon American Porter, and Oma’s Oatmeal Cookies Brown Ale.

Located at 9776 Center Street, Kenny and Adrienne up-fitted the former BadWolf Brewing space to include personal touches reflecting their stage of life as busy parents and active community members. The space now includes a play area, pin ball machines, and other nostalgic tokens throughout.

Kenny’s introduction to the industry began years ago via the Downright Obsessed Homebrewers club. Connections from that group have been “brewing” for years, including friendships with now important community partners like Heritage and Sinistral Brewing. As Kenny began nearing retirement from the military, the couple felt equipped to follow Kenny’s passion for a new brewery concept when 9776 Center Street became available.

We asked Kenny and Adrienne if they had any advice for someone considering launching their own venture, and they offered this, “If you have a passion for something and you want to start a business, JUST GO FOR IT. Obviously have your plans in place and make sure the numbers make sense, but if all that lines up – GO FOR IT. It will be hard work and there will always be something else to do, and the startup process will consume you for a while, but it’s unbelievable to see your dreams come alive.”

Check out Brightworks Brewing during their limited hours (available here), and don’t miss their grand opening on July 4th! The City will also be formally celebrating Brightworks Brewery’s opening with a ribbon cutting on August 9 at 3pm – mark your calendars.  

 

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

 

SBDC Completes 3-Part Startup Essentials Series at CenterFuse

Mason Small Business Development Center, in partnership with CenterFuse, recently hosted 25 individuals for a no-cost, 3-part workshop series intended to help them hone their business concept and accelerate growth. The series launched with a deep dive on value proposition design, graduating into marketing basics, and completing with funding essentials for sustained growth.

When reflecting on the series, SBDC Coach George Siragusa remarked that the second Tuesday workshops unveiled a dynamic conversation around the capability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to create draft digital marketing content in a cost-effective manner for small businesses. Led by SBDC’s Subohd Nayar and Hussain Shah, the forum opened up practical opportunities for entrepreneurs that were previously unavailable in previous generations without such technology. SBDC would like to explore more of these timely topics in future workshops.

The Department strongly encourages Manassas small businesses and startups to check out the many low-cost or free resources available through Mason SBDC, CenterFuse, and affiliated networking groups like One Million Cups. The SBDC event lineup may be found here.


 

PROPERTY SPOTLIGHT

 

Heavy Industrial Warehouse Bays Available – Colonel Ct.

Warehouse bays available for lease at 10460 Colonel Court ranging from 4,270 SF – 8,540 SF. Lease rate is $14.00/SF NNN. Each unit includes a drive-thru bay.

Highly sought-after I-2; Heavy Industrial zoning in the City of Manassas. Special use permit (SUP) in place for automotive and repair shops of all types!

These well-located heavy industrial bays are just 0.5 mile from the Rt. 28 and the Godwin Drive intersection, and only 2.5 miles from Historic Manassas. Easy access to Rt. 234 Bypass/Prince William Parkway. 

Learn more about the property and specific units available in the link below, and view other available commercial properties within the City on our website under Available Property.

 

 

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Ten respondents who meet the July 15, 2024 deadline will be randomly selected to win a $25 HEART BEAT gift card!