Dec. 9, 2005
 
Micro-Loan Programs Fund Fashion Forward Roxbury LTD in Lewisburg
 
By HNN Staff
 
Lewisburg, WV (HNN) – Roxbury LTD is the newest recipient of small business loans offered by Lightstone Community Development Corporation (LCDC) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) through their partnerships with Innovative Bank and Business Loan Express.
 
These organizations are working to foster community development through education and access to micro-loans for local entrepreneurs.
 
The fashion-forward boutique is located in Lewisburg and specializes in stylish urban wear for preteens to thirty-something men and woman. Clothing lines include Industry for men and women, See Thru Soul and Anoname denim for women, Sean John and Neezan for men, Rockaware for men and children, Akademiks for children, and Esprit-Girls.
 
Owner Melinda Hoylman is a 2002 graduate of Virginia Tech's School of Fashion Design, Textiles, and Manufacturing, a former member of the Fashion Group International of San Francisco, and an alumnus of the California Design College. She is also a Greenbrier County native and wishes to bring the latest designs from Los Angeles and New York to her West Virginia clientele.
 
" Roxbury's concept is to make fashion a smooth, appealing experience that is new and exciting each time the customer returns…The latest fashionable magazines…displayed along with posters of current trendsetters…seasonal fashion shows …and upbeat music," Hoylman said.
 
The store is located at the Gateway Commons Mall on U.S. 219 North in Lewisburg. For more information and hours of operation contact owner Melinda Hoylman at 304-645-3675 or by email at roxburyltd@yahoo.com .
 
Additional Background
 
Existing businesses and individuals like Ms. Hoylman interested in starting, modernizing, or expanding a business in one of the twenty-nine West Virginia counties through funding provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration' s Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME) should contact Lightstone. Participating counties are Preston, Taylor, Tucker, Lewis, Upshur, Barbour, Randolph, Braxton, Webster, Nicholas, Fayette, Pocahontas, Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers, Clay, Kanawha, Raleigh, Mercer, Wyoming, McDowell, Morgan, Mineral, Pendleton, Hampshire, Hardy, Berkeley, Jefferson, and Grant.