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SUMMARY:Starting Your Business
DESCRIPTION:Thinking about starting a small business?\nHave you started…but maybe missed some critical information?\nThis workshop is for you!\nREGISTER\n  \nYou will receive an email from events@cvsbdc.org a day or two before the workshop with the link to join\, handouts and the presentation.  Please check your spam if you do not receive this email. \n\nWe review the steps for a successful start\, the registrations and regulations\, and the components of sound business planning\, including financial projections. \nFollow-up appointments are then available with SBDC\, SCORE\, and/or CIC business advisors to focus on your concept development\, business profile\, and/or business plans\, including financial projections. \nBrought to you jointly by: \nCentral Virginia SBDC     \n           Central Virginia SCORE     \n&            Community Investment Collaborative     \n\nThis virtual workshop is hosted by Community Investment Collaborative via Zoom. \nThere is a $10 admin/processing fee to attend this workshop.  If you cancel less than 48 hours before the workshop\, the fee is non-refundable.  If you cancel prior to the 48 hour deadline\, you can use this fee as a credit toward attending another workshop.
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SUMMARY:BET 1: Understanding Your Customers and Market
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Start-up Assistance\n\n\nBusiness Essentials Training session 1\nIs your business concept the right idea\, at the right time for your industry?\nAre the features attractive to customers and do they care enough to change current habits?\n\nIs your addressable market big enough to generate adequate revenue for a successful business? Our research tools can help you decide.\nHave you conducted “customer discovery” for feedback on your offering and to know who will buy and how they will buy?\n\nIn this workshop\, we talk about industry knowledge\, communication with target customers to optimize your product or service offering and honing in on the ideal market(s). \nREGISTER\nPresenter: Josh Green \n\nThis event will be offered online via Zoom \nThere is a $10 administrative fee to attend this workshop. If you cancel less than 48 hours before the workshop\, the fee is non-refundable. If you cancel prior to the 48 hour deadline\, you can use this fee as a credit toward attending another workshop.\nScholarships available – email events@cvsbdc.org \nFee: $ 10.00 \nAdditional upcoming BET sessions \n\nBET 2\, Pricing\, Costs\, and Launch Preparation: Sept 19\, 6:00-8:00pm\n\nBET 3\, Marketing\, Sales\, and Your Brand: Sept 26\, 6:00-8:00pm\n\nBET 4\, Planning for Success: Oct 3\, 6:00-8:00pm\n\nBET 5\, Money and Recordkeeping: Oct 10\, 6:00-8:00pm
URL:https://cvsbdc.org/events/bet-1-understanding-your-customers-and-market/
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SUMMARY:BET 2: Pricing\, Costs\, and Launch Preparation
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Start-up Assistance\nBusiness Essentials Training session 2\nGet clear up front on your business costs\, how to establish prices and project profitability\, considering the value proposition of your product or service.\n\nAre your costs and profit margins designed to reach industry norms?\nIs your pricing strategy appropriate to engage and retain customers?\nWill this business make enough to support myself and/or my family?\n\nIn this workshop we discuss effective cost of goods sold management and give you tools to prepare to launch a new product or service. \nREGISTER\nPresenter: Tom Kelly \n\nThis event will be offered online via Zoom \nThere is a $10 administrative fee to attend this workshop. If you cancel less than 48 hours before the workshop\, the fee is non-refundable. If you cancel prior to the 48 hour deadline\, you can use this fee as a credit toward attending another workshop.\nScholarships available – email events@cvsbdc.org \nFee: $ 10.00 \nAdditional upcoming BET sessions \n\nBET 3\, Marketing\, Sales\, and Your Brand: Sept 26\, 6:00-8:00pm\n\nBET 4\, Planning for Success: Oct 3\, 6:00-8:00pm\n\nBET 5\, Money and Recordkeeping: Oct 10\, 6:00-8:00pm
URL:https://cvsbdc.org/events/bet-2-pricing-costs-and-launch-preparation/
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SUMMARY:BET 3: Marketing\, Sales\, and Your Brand
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Marketing and Sales\n\nBusiness Essentials Training session 3\nCurious about navigating online sales and marketing vs. traditional methods?\n\nDo you want to explore how to best launch a new product or service?\nCould you use help building the value of your brand and how to communicate how your business is better or different?\n\nIn this workshop\, we talk about your target customers\, tools to connect with them and achieve sales\, and how your brand identifies with them and your employees. We also discuss tools and strategies to identify market fit\, marketing and sales development\, as well as planning and execution \nREGISTER\nPresenter: Ariel Bredder \n\nThis event will be offered online via Zoom \nThere is a $10 administrative fee to attend this workshop. If you cancel less than 48 hours before the workshop\, the fee is non-refundable. If you cancel prior to the 48 hour deadline\, you can use this fee as a credit toward attending another workshop.\nScholarships available – email events@cvsbdc.org \nFee: $ 10.00 \nAdditional upcoming BET sessions \n\nBET 4\, Planning for Success: Oct 3\, 6:00-8:00pm\n\nBET 5\, Money and Recordkeeping: Oct 10\, 6:00-8:00pm
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