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The Quiah Group will invest $1.5 million to upfit 10,590 square feet of space in Rocketts Landing for Kumbaya Space, a coworking and shared services office. The Quiah Group identified the Richmond region’s growing entrepreneurial community in need of one-stop services, including accounting, human resources, marketing, legal, information technology and others.
“Greater Richmond’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is growing – showing up on the radar of a lot of startups and investors, especially given its quality of life and strategic location,” said Rosetta Quiah, CEO of the Quiah Group. “Supported by an excellent source of talent from area schools like Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond, Greater Richmond is poised to become a major contender in the next several years.”
Kumbaya Space will employ five full-time professionals in its new Henrico location when completed in March 2020. The company is developing a software app to reserve offices, loaner devices and support services.
“Henrico County welcomes more shared services space to the region’s entrepreneurial community,” said Henrico Board of Supervisors Chairman Tyrone Nelson. “More and more innovative and creative individuals are realizing their potential and Kumbaya Space will allow a one-stop shop for their business needs.”
“We know and understand all the issues that small businesses face in growing their work space,” said Tafadzwa Matinenga, COO of The Quiah Group. “This makes us unique from other work spaces and we want to make sure that our space and services cater and are customized for both small and growing business and larger companies, as well.”
The new offices will be located at 5151 Old Main Street. The company signed a 10-year lease.
