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CHILDCARE BUSINESS SERIES Best Practices – Discovering savvy strategies for success Get expert guidance for how to: Shift your thinking to view early childhood programs from a business perspective. Embrace a “systems mindset” to become more efficient at operations and more effective at delegating. Grasp the critical elements of business management and the best practices […]
Child care providers, community partners and early childhood stakeholders are invited to join a briefing to learn about the upcoming application process for accessing federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to stabilize child care programs. Each briefing will feature First Lady Pam Northam and VDOE representatives who will share important information to assist child […]
Thinking about starting a small business? Have you started...but maybe missed some critical information? This workshop is for you! REGISTER You 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. […]
Los proveedores de cuidado infantil, los socios comunitarios y las partes interesadas en la primera infancia están invitados a unirse a una sesión informativa para conocer el próximo proceso de solicitud para acceder a los fondos federales de la Ley del Plan de Rescate Estadounidense (ARPA) para estabilizar los programas de cuidado infantil. Cada sesión […]
Join the Virginia SBDC International Business Development team and Customs Attorney, Ms. Evelyn Suarez, for an interactive conversation about the strained global supply chain environment and possible solutions you can enact. The conversation will touch on: How supply chains worked pre-covid, and the impact of covid, labor shortages, and increased demand that have gummed up […]
CHILDCARE BUSINESS SERIES Financial Management – Navigating the challenging ECE business model and increasing your center’s profits Get more confident with numbers as you find out how to: Deal with the minimum wage increase Manage our challenged business model to keep up with rising costs, especially labor costs Sharpen your financial know-how Become adept at […]
You’ve spent years and significant dollars to create a product and your marketing campaign is ready to launch. But all of the innovation, time, and money won’t matter if a customer is tempted by a similar product and buys it instead. Protecting your brand and creating the competitive advantage to purchase or use your product […]
CHILDCARE BUSINESS SERIES Marketing – Putting your best face forward and bringing parents to your door In today’s environment, every enrollment counts. The ability to fill those slots is largely dependent on how well you can market your child care center. In this webinar we will provide practical and cost-effective strategies you can use to […]
Get inspired Meet fellow entrepreneurs Share lessons learned c-e2 is a casual gathering of learning for entrepreneurs at all stages of venture creation. Get inspired, meet fellow entrepreneurs, share lessons learned, and become a part of Charlottesville’s vibrant and growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. 3RD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH 8:00 A.M. VIRTUAL MEETING DUE TO COVID19 […]
Join us to learn about branding your business's visuals on social media from Justine Platt of Tasteful Design. Topics covered in this class include: Photography tips using a cell phone Photo editing tips, graphics programs tips Ideas for post themes Collaboration ideas Register Justine Platt is a leader in creating inspiring presentations for social media, websites, […]
Join us as we discuss and analyze trends about how customers engage with your business online, then turn these insights into well-informed, actionable decisions. We will discuss using Google Analytics to help you collect and interpret real-time information, review some of the reports and terms used so you can learn more about your target audience […]
This course demonstrates helpful tips and tricks for CURRENT USERS of QuickBooks Online (includes the Essentials, Plus, or Advanced plans). You will come away from this class armed with helpful new techniques for every day practical uses of the platform. REGISTER Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email from centeric@clients.virginiasbdc.org, our automated system. […]
