Start Your Business (LOUDOUN)

Is owning a small business a good fit for me? What are the steps for starting a business? Will I need funding? What are potential sources of funding? Robin Suomi, a small business specialist, and Arthur Thompson, an insurance specialist, will answer these and other questions essential for successfully starting a small business. Highlights will include: • Entrepreneurial traits • Taxes and licensing • Business plan development • Sources of financing • Marketing • Insurance SPECIAL FOR SMALL BUSINESS WEEK: Meet the Loudoun County Government Business Assistance Team and ask them your questions about registration, taxes, and assistance available on other County processes. See times below. Thursday, May 14, 2015 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Meet & Ask Questions of the Loudoun County Business Assistance Team 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Seminar

Speaker(s): Robin Suomi, Executive Director Loudoun Small Business Development Center Arthur Thompson, Principal Keyser Thompson Insurance Agency, Inc.

Co-Sponsor(s): Loudoun Small Business Development Center and the other Loudoun Small Business Week Partners: CIT, Loudoun Chamber of Commerce, Loudoun County Department of Economic Development, Loudoun SourceLink, Mason Enterprise Center, Northern Virginia Technology Council, & Town of Leesburg.

REGISTER at LoudounSBDC.eventbrite.com. Fee: $10 for registration online; $15 at the door Those who pay at the door are not guaranteed seating or handouts.

Fee: $ 10.00