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Virginia SBDC

Tourism & Local Visibility

Oct
8
2026
Thu, Oct 8 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

About this workshop

Local visibility plays an important role in attracting visitors and connecting with customers in your community. This workshop explores practical ways local businesses can strengthen their tourism presence and improve how they are discovered by potential visitors.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Identify opportunities to increase your business's local tourism visibility.
  • Improve your online presence to help visitors find your business.
  • Connect with local tourism and community promotion resources.
  • Develop practical strategies to attract more local and visiting customers.

Who should attend

This workshop is designed for local business owners, entrepreneurs, and organizations that want to strengthen their visibility within the local tourism ecosystem and reach more visitors.

What you’ll walk away with

Participants will leave with practical ideas, actionable strategies, and a better understanding of how to improve their local visibility and connect with tourism opportunities in their community.

Presented by

Kelli Weaver, Destination Development Manager, Virginia Tourism Corporation

Registration is required.

Funding Disclosure

The Virginia SBDC Network is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, Commonwealth of Virginia, George Mason University, and local host institutions. Full disclosures regarding federal funding are available at virginiasbdc.org/funding-sources. The Virginia SBDC is nationally accredited by America’s SBDC.


Fee: No Cost

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Phone: (540) 868-7090

Location

Laurel Ridge Small Business Development Center
Laurel Ridge Community College - Corron Building
Barns of Rose Hill
173 Skirmisher Lane, Room 203G Middletown VA 22645


U.S. Small Business Administration, George Mason University, and America's SBDC

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/.

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