Start Smart-canceled

This event has been canceled

Do you have lots of questions about how - or whether - to move forward? Are you considering moving your hobby into a more structured business form? Have you already started your small business and now realize you may have missed a few things? Your SV SBDC has answers, information, and resources to help. In our Start Smart Workshops, we discuss the path to good decisions and a successful start. You'll learn to take a thorough 360° approach to your business and all its components - from product development to target markets to financial projections. We'll also cover the regulations and registrations you need to know. Follow-up appointments are then available with SBDC business advisors to focus on your individual business needs.

Speaker(s): Allison Dugan: Allison has served the Valley SBDC as a Business Advisor and has been recently promoted to Assistant Director. Allison started her work with the SBDC as the Program Manager for “What’s Cooking – The Business of Food”, a community-wide initiative to celebrate food-related businesses and entrepreneurs in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. She is a Growth Wheel Certified Business Advisor on the SBDC team with a special focus on helping clients with Marketing. She has an extensive background in Tourism Development and was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing for Shenandoah Caverns. Allison has been involved with the Virginia Hospitality Travel Association and Shenandoah Valley Travel since 2002 and served a full term as a Director on the Board in the Harrisonburg Rotary Club. She currently serves as a BOLD Leadership Mentor with the Harrisonburg - Rockingham Chamber of Commerce and begins her term on the Board of Trustees with the Harrisonburg - Rockingham Historical Society in 201

Fee: $ 25.00

You may pay by check-made payable to JMU, exact cash (instructor will not have change) or credit card. A state mandated $50 fee will be assessed for any check returned by the bank.