Entrepreneur Express
This three-hour Entrepreneur Express workshop, originally developed in 2006 offers education and resources for those who are either starting or expanding a business in Southwest Virginia. Topics covered include determining business viability, financing, marketing, technology, and more. In addition to vital skill-building, entrepreneurs and business owners can broaden their networks by connecting with service providers, state agencies, and other business owners.
The re-imagined workshops will include refreshed content and information about new grants, loan products, technology in business, marketing, and support programs available to startups and expanding businesses in our energized Southwest Virginia region.
Speaker(s): Virginia Tourism Corporation, People Inc. Financial Services, Aegis Information Technology Solutions and the Southwest Virginia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network. The Network includes the Blue Ridge Crossroads, Mountain Empire, Southwest Virginia, and Virginia Highlands Centers.
Fee: No Cost
Location
All programs of the Virginia SBDC are open to the public on a non-discriminatory basis to all legal residents and citizens of the United States.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Full disclosures regarding federal funding are available at https://www.virginiasbdc.org/funding-sources/.