Tenderfoot PBC

Virginia is for Scholars.

People across Virginia are studying for nursing exams, construction licenses, IT certifications, graduate degrees, and entirely new careers. They are balancing work, family, and responsibilities while quietly putting in the hours to move their lives forward.

But many of these learners do not have a dedicated place to study. No campus library. No quiet environment designed for focus.

That is the problem Tenderfoot Co. is working to solve.

We are building Scholars Studios, focused study environments designed for modern learners pursuing academic and professional goals.

Right now we are working toward launching our pilot space, it's tiny but mighty and a start to place where students can walk in, sit down, and study in a space built specifically for them.

Because Virginia really is for scholars.

And we cannot wait to welcome YOU.

Warrior-Scholar Project is the type of organization our Co -Founder, Darren Brown, wished he had known about while on active duty.

They are a national nonprofit organization that helps enlisted veterans and active duty service members transition from the military into higher education and beyond.

They do this through boot camps that focus on three disciplines: college readiness, STEM, and business. Participants spend a week on campus as part of a small cohort of 15 other veterans, where they stay in the dorms, eat in the dining halls, and experience firsthand the daily rigors of an undergraduate college degree program free of charge. They attend lectures by esteemed professors at each host institution and engage in an intense week of study and learning under the guidance and mentorship of WSP Fellows, veterans who have completed a WSP boot camp and successfully transitioned into higher education.

Warrior Scholar Project is currently accepting interest forms and applications for its 2026 summer academic boot camp programming.

Click here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gQAWEXxM

Tenderfoot Co. is a proud supporter of Warrior Scholar Project and encourages you to share this opportunity with any active duty enlisted service member or veteran interested in exploring higher education.

Sharing the vision of Tenderfoot Co. with caring, capable and experienced people with resources to bring our Scholars' Studios to life is a true gift.

Special thanks Jolie Spears, Paula Short and Todd Durose of Virginia Small Business Development Center and Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce for organizing this Miliatry Business Network event and The HIVE - VB Business Resource Center for hosting it.

Keynote speaker, Hillary Boyce of BAFO Services did not disappoint and shared vital information about Veteran/Military Owned Businesses.

Building Tenderfoot Brick by Brick.🧱

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Unconventional startup.
Unstoppable vision.

Tenderfoot. Brick & Mortar for the Modern Learner.

✨ We’re proud to announce that Tenderfoot Co. has partnered with ROOM as our modular architecture partner!

As Tenderfoot prepares to pilot America’s first Scholars’ Studio, a modern micro campus designed for today’s higher learners, we’re integrating ROOM’s acoustic lounges and soundproof phone booths to provide flexible, distraction free environments where focus comes first.

ROOM’s commitment to sustainability, from using recycled materials to supporting One Tree Planted, means our Studios will not only empower learners but also respect the planet.

This partnership marks another step toward reimagining higher education: making distance learning local, bridging the gap between enrollment and completion for the modern learner, and ensuring every student has a campus environment regardless of learning modality.



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Higher education is evolving, and the question is no longer whether we should adapt, but how quickly we can create spaces and systems that truly support today’s Modern Learners.

Tenderfoot. 💡
Brick & Mortar for the Modern Learner.

Nontraditional Students Are The New College Majority, Report Finds Nontraditional students constitute what a new report calls the “new majority" of U.S. college learners. More than 40% are older than 22; 70% are working while in school.

We’re celebrating one of our founder’s acceptance into Duke's PMHNP program and want to celebrate your students too! Send the student’s name, school, and major to [email protected] so we can share the