Start Up Toolbox: Find Your First Space
Choosing the right location can make or break your business — but how do you find the right one the first time around? This 60-minute workshop plus Q&A is designed to guide you through the essential steps of identifying, evaluating, and securing your first business location with confidence.
Whether you're opening a retail store, restaurant, launching a studio, or starting a pop-up, you'll learn how to assess neighborhood demographics, foot traffic, lease terms, zoning laws, and more. We’ll also cover practical tools to avoid common pitfalls.
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/.
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