Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development Center

The 3rd Annual Shenandoah Valley Entrepreneurship Summit is coming to JMU - September 9-10 at The Union, 170 Bluestone Dr, Harrisonburg. Host partners for the event are Shenandoah Community Capital Fund and JMU Research, Economic Development and Innovation (REDI). The theme is Learning by Doing! The four breakout sessions will be workshop format offering a new skill, mindset, connection, or tool entrepreneurs can put into action right away. Session topics include social media calendars and sales, business pitching, an introduction to government contracting for small businesses, maximizing your time through hiring the right employees and using inclusive language in contracts and web content. Be sure to catch Ramain Gohar, Business Services Manager with Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity and SV SBDC's Allison Dugan in their session "Introduction to State Government Contracting" on Sep. 10. Register here: https://lnkd.in/erqQKGcf  

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2024, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Smith West Room, Augusta County Gov Center 18 Gov Center Ln, Verona, VA REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/gScMcJwq In partnership with the Augusta County Economic Development & Tourism , the Valley SBDC team will present a special session of their signature "Start Smart Workshop" on Wednesday, August 28 at the Augusta County Government Center. Participants will learn to take a thorough 360° approach to their business and all its components - from product development to target marketing to financial projections and bookkeeping. We 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 growth needs.

Attention women veterans, service members, and spouses of service members and veterans interested in starting or growing a business! This training program can help you get started or established. Let us know if we can help you with your application. https://lnkd.in/eYt7xZKY

#Milestones #ValleySBDC35 Start Smart Workshops. One of the Valley SBDC’s signature events for many years has been the Start Smart workshop. This long-running training event is conducted by our Business Advisors at the SV SBDC offices, at local Chambers of Commerce, and when necessary, virtually. Hundreds of entrepreneurs have benefitted from the resources and knowledge these classes offer beginning and growth-oriented businesses. Have you attended a Start Smart workshop? Let us know in the comments!

#successstories #ValleySBDC A good business coach made all the difference in helping Nora Maguire White turn her vision of using soccer to empower girls with the life skills they need to succeed on and off the field into the thriving Steady Academy . Working with SV SBDC Business Advisor Barry Henderson, White was able to secure the capital needed to get the venture off the ground and significantly increase staffing and enrollment. “I would not be where I am today without the SBDC,” Nora concludes. “The personal touch of the SBDC is what really put STEADY Academy over the edge.” Read the entire success story here: https://lnkd.in/eAa9_sGh

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2024, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Smith West Room, Augusta County Gov Center 18 Gov Center Ln, Verona, VA REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/gScMcJwq In partnership with the Augusta County Economic Development & Tourism , the Valley SBDC team will present a special session of their signature "Start Smart Workshop" on Wednesday, August 28 at the Augusta County Government Center. Participants will learn to take a thorough 360° approach to their business and all its components - from product development to target marketing to financial projections and bookkeeping. We 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 growth needs.

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Congratulations to another of our SV SBDC interns, Luke Rogers for completing a summer internship with us! We appreciate the opportunity to get to know these amazing students and wish them all well on future endeavors!

🌟 Register today for the Strategies for Rural Small Business Growth & Expansion webinar to hear this first-hand success story and how your business can take advantage of business expansion opportunities. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gxT29D2U 📅 September 24, 2024 🕐 2:00 PM ET 🙌 Free