Smart Start
This class is available On-Demand. We recommend joining from your computer/laptop for the best experience.
Course Description
To meet the growing demand of our region’s start-ups, we’ve created a course to accelerate your idea into an actionable start. Businesses that start with a solid foundation of research, planning, and setup are up to 89% more likely to remain open three years later. That’s a percentage worth betting on!
What you'll explore:
- If entrepreneurship is right for you
- How to pick the perfect customers
- How to best validate your idea
- Keys to growing an iconic brand
- Steps to laying the foundation for a legitimate business
- What resources are available to you
- Determine what stage you are in and what your next steps are
Bonus Material:
Entrepreneur Guidebook Our region's #1 guide for entrepreneurs that includes everything you need to start smart
Tax Calendar A tax calendar prepared by a tax accountant to keep track of when and what taxes are due as a business.
Cost: No Fee
Speaker(s): Greater Roanoke & NRV SBDC Team
Co-Sponsor(s):
Fee: No Cost
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/.