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SUMMARY:Pricing\, Costs\, and Launch Preparation
DESCRIPTION:Founder’s Series 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\n  \n*More information on the Founder’s Series and Entrepreneurship certificate can be found here.* \nAdditional Founder’s Series classes currently scheduled: \n\nMay 12: Marketing\, Sales\, and Your Brand\nMay 19: Business Models\, Telling Your Story\, and Risk Planning\nMay 26: Money and Recordkeeping
URL:https://cvsbdc.org/events/pricing-costs-and-launch-preparation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Managing a Business,Online event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Central Virginia Small Business Development Center (CVSBDC)":MAILTO:events@cvsbdc.org
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SUMMARY:Mobile Apps: How to plan\, execute & launch
DESCRIPTION:Does your business need a mobile app?\nIn this bootcamp you will learn if your small business will benefit from having a mobile app\, and the steps to successfully deploy and market your app on the app stores. Areas covered include: \n\nMarket Research\nApp Scoping\nFinding a Developer and Budget\nApp Business Planning\nMarketing Approach\nBuilding a Prototype\nLaunching an App\nPromoting App\n\n  \nInstructor:  \nCameron Nelson\, Chief Digital Advisor\, Central Virginia SBDC and Virginia SBDC\, has more than 18 years experience in technology\, and as a senior tech consultant in Silicon Valley helping Fortune 500 companies improve their digital marketing and eCommerce. At the same time he founded several tech companies\, including a SaaS website for tree preservation and a blockchain platform for nonprofits. Cameron is accomplished in language\, culture\, has an MBA and MA and believes new technology products have the ability to help shape our world for the better. \n  \n  \nREGISTER\n\nCohosted by Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC) \n \n 
URL:https://cvsbdc.org/events/mobile-apps-how-to-plan-execute-launch/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Managing a Business,Online event,Technology
ORGANIZER;CN="Central Virginia Small Business Development Center (CVSBDC)":MAILTO:events@cvsbdc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220512T150000
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SUMMARY:Marketing\, Sales\, and Your Brand
DESCRIPTION:Founder’s Series 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\n  \n*More information on the Founder’s Series and Entrepreneurship certificate can be found here.* \nAdditional Founder’s Series classes currently scheduled: \n\nMay 19: Business Models\, Telling Your Story\, and Risk Planning\nMay 26: Money and Recordkeeping
URL:https://cvsbdc.org/events/marketing-sales-and-your-brand-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Managing a Business,Online event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Central Virginia Small Business Development Center (CVSBDC)":MAILTO:events@cvsbdc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220517T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220517T110000
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SUMMARY:HR Series: Developing an Employee Handbook
DESCRIPTION:Having an employee handbook sets the foundation for expectations\, policies\, communicating about your brand\, defining time off practices and benefits\, as well as help employees understand how the business operates. Join us for conversation on what needs to be included and how to implement in your business. \nWho should attend: Current small business owners with employees \nDate: Tuesday\, May 17 \nTime: 10:00AM-11:00AM \nSpeaker(s): Ben Ballagah \nRegister\nA confirmation email with the Zoom login information will be sent after registration
URL:https://cvsbdc.org/events/hr-series-developing-an-employee-handbook/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Managing a Business,Online event
ORGANIZER;CN="Roanoke Regional SBDC":MAILTO:hello@roanokesmallbusiness.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220519T150000
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SUMMARY:Business Models\, Telling Your Story\, and Risk Planning
DESCRIPTION:Founder’s Series Session 4\n\nDo you have a “living” business plan that supports your operations\, works well for you\, and that you can share with others?\nHave you looked at all 20 components of your business model to avoid blind spots?\n\nIn this interactive webinar you will learn several business planning models so you can choose the right tool(s) for you. You will also learn about the  quadrants of risk and how to effectively share your business concept for the purposes of planning\, managing\, or pitching your business.     \nREGISTER\n  \n*More information on the Founder’s Series and Entrepreneurship certificate can be found here.* \nAdditional Founder’s Series classes currently scheduled: \n\nMay 26: Money and Recordkeeping
URL:https://cvsbdc.org/events/business-models-telling-your-story-and-risk-planning/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Managing a Business,Online event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Central Virginia Small Business Development Center (CVSBDC)":MAILTO:events@cvsbdc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220526T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220526T170000
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SUMMARY:Money and Recordkeeping
DESCRIPTION:Founder’s Series Session 5\nIn 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: \n\nmaking money\ncan pay your bills and\nwill be able to access additional capital when you need it.\n\n  \nREGISTER\n  \n*More information on the Founder’s Series and Entrepreneurship certificate can be found here.*
URL:https://cvsbdc.org/events/money-and-recordkeeping/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Managing a Business,Online event
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