Week 5: Marketing, Sales, and Your Brand Curious about navigating online sales and marketing vs. traditional methods? Do you want to explore how to best launch a new product or service? Could you use help building the value of your brand and how to communicate how your business is better or different? In this workshop, […]
Virginia early-stage innovative entrepreneurs: Charlottesville Angel Network (CAN) and Virginia Small Business Development Center (VSBDC) have joined forces to help you polish your pitch presentation. CAN and VSBDC are offering four pitch practice opportunities in 2023, with accredited angel investors in attendance. There is no cost to participate and presenter(s) will leave with actionable feedback […]
Week 6: Planning for Success Do you have a “living” business plan that supports your operations, works well for you, and that you can share with others? Have you looked at all 20 components of your business model to avoid blind spots? In this interactive webinar you will learn several business planning models so you […]
The Federal Government buys over $600 billion per year on goods and services, 23% of that spend is allocated for Small Business. This is a huge opportunity for firms, who qualify, to grow their business and become part of the challenging world of Government Contracting through set-aside opportunities. In order to get noticed by small […]
Week 7: Money and Recordkeeping In this interactive webinar we will share sources of capital, establishing credit, and tips for success in record keeping and cash flow management. We help you with tips and tricks in recordkeeping, as well as accounting language, giving you tools to help you sleep at night knowing you are: making […]
Join CvilleBioHub for a free lunch & learn presentation about accessing non-dilutive funding grants from the SBIR and STTR. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are highly competitive programs that encourage domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) with the potential for commercialization. During […]
Week 8: Pitch Prep Program Pitch for up $30,000 in prize money! Take our prep class to make the most of your pitch. In this interactive webinar you will learn tips from the pros and be given access to several resources that can help you prepare your deck with confidence and how to make the […]
The Louisa Forward Foundation, in partnership with the Louisa County Chamber of Commerce, will host this two-part grant writing series with Susie Miller. This class is open to all nonprofit organizations and businesses in Central Virginia. Minority-owned, veteran-owned, women-owned, tourism or agri related businesses are encouraged to attend. *LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE* Part I: Tuesday August […]