Small business gets seen, supported, and connected — here.
Emerge is a media company built for small business: a magazine, a resource directory, a membership community, a radio show, and a travel agency — all in one place.
Real stories. Real small businesses.
A few of the entrepreneurs we’ve featured across past issues of Emerge.
Building an Empire of Opportunity
“We know over $654 billion is spent in contracts, but many small businesses aren’t ready for those opportunities. We want to make them ready.” — Floyd Miller, President & CEO, Metropolitan Business League
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The Man Behind Talley & Twine
“I’ve learned to emerge my business through trial and error. The mistakes we’ve made have served as guiding principles for us.” — Randy D. Williams
Transportation and Transformation
Founder of the first Black-owned CDL school in Virginia — a family driving-school business now in its third generation. — Thomas Dudley II
“Collaboration beats competition.”
— Brian Joubert, L&B Tax Service / Survival Radio Network
Everything Emerge does, in one place
Five ways we help small businesses get seen, get supported, and get connected.
The Magazine
Stories, strategy, and spotlights on the small businesses shaping their communities — in print and online.
Visit the Shop →Resource Directory
Find vetted local businesses and service providers, searchable by category and location.
Browse the Directory →Membership
Unlock digital issues, print copies, directory listings, and advertising — five tiers, from Free to Business+.
See Membership Tiers →Radio Show
Emerge on air: interviews with small business owners on 88.1 WHOV FM and iHeartRadio.
Listen In →Travel
IATA & CLIA accredited travel planning — cruises, resorts, and getaways with trusted partner brands.
Plan Your Trip →Nominate a Business for the Emerge Awards
Know a small business owner who deserves recognition? Nominate them for a chance to be honored at the Emerge Awards Gala.
Write for Emerge
Have a story or expertise small business owners need to hear? Join our Contributing Writer Program and get published in Emerge.
Membership powers it all
Membership funds the magazine and the directory, and unlocks more the higher you go.
Free / Community
$0
Browse the directory and read our first 4 digital issues.
Digital Insider
$40/yr
Full digital magazine archive access.
Premium
$80/yr
Everything in Digital Insider, plus a mailed print issue every year.
Business
$133.33/yr
Everything in Digital Insider, plus a listing in the Resource Directory.
Business+
$300/yr
Everything in Business, plus a featured listing and magazine advertising.
Ready to get started?
Join Emerge, or explore what we’ve already built for small business owners like you.