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Greene County Office Hours
Greene County Office Hours
To sign up, call 434-295-8198 or email contact@cvsbdc.org Walk-ins welcome
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The RFP: Who? What? When?
The RFP: Who? What? When?
Many bid requests are written by different people, with different knowledge and interests, with no two bid requests exactly the same. To be successful in your bid submission you should follow the organizational priority set by those who manage the evaluation process. This training will outline the bid request structure for major competitive and negotiated […]
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Patent Basics
Patent Basics
This webinar will cover the basic facts about patents. We will explore the different types of patents, including utility, design, and plant. We will define the difference and use of both provisional patent applications and non-provisional patent applications. Further, we will discuss the process of patent prosecution, the role of the U.S. patent examiner and […]
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From Molecule to Market: Opportunities & Challenges in Cell & Gene Therapy
From Molecule to Market: Opportunities & Challenges in Cell & Gene Therapy
From Molecule to Market: Opportunities and Challenges in Cell and Gene Therapy With the establishment of the Paul & Diane Manning Institute for Biotechnology, the University of Virginia aspires to make UVA and Charlottesville a leading center for cell and gene therapies. In this roundtable discussion, our panel of professionals will explore the exciting potential for […]
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Building Your Value Proposition Design
Building Your Value Proposition Design
Please join Senior Business Counselor, and Adjunct GMU Professor George Siragusa, as he guides you through a step-by-step process of building your Value Proposition Design which is invaluable to startups, early stage companies, growth, or even mature businesses! The Value Proposition Design (VPD) is a framework that enables businesses to develop and solidify their foundational ideas for how they will create, communicate, deliver and […]
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How to Start Selling in Amazon’s Store
How to Start Selling in Amazon’s Store
Date & Time: February 28, 2024, 12:00pm CST Cost: $0.00 Duration: 60 minutes Language: English Download the webinar presentation. (Available 12 to 24 hours before the webinar). In this free webinar, you will learn the fundamentals of selling with Amazon including what to sell and when, how to list and deliver your products, and how to grow and scale […]
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BET 2: Understanding Your Customers & Market
BET 2: Understanding Your Customers & Market
Is your business concept the right idea, at the right time for your industry? Are the features attractive to customers and do they care enough to change current habits? Is your addressable market big enough to generate adequate revenue for a successful business? Our research tools can help you decide. Have you conducted “customer discovery” […]
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Pitch Preview March 7: APPLICATION DEADLINE
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. APPLY for March 7 Event. - Deadline to apply February 29, midnight
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BET 5: Money & Recordkeeping
BET 5: Money & Recordkeeping
In this interactive session, we will share sources of capital, establishing credit, and strategies 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 money can pay your bills […]
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Accelerating Innovation: In Silico Approaches for Small Molecule Discovery
Accelerating Innovation: In Silico Approaches for Small Molecule Discovery
Join us for this lunch & learn on the latest innovations in small molecule drug discovery. The field of small molecule discovery has undergone a remarkable transformation with the advent of computational platforms. Among these, Schrödinger's platform has emerged as a powerful tool for accelerating the discovery process, using physics-based methods to facilitate the design […]
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Understanding Social Security
Understanding Social Security
At Edward Jones, understanding your goals and partnering with you to achieve them is the best part of what we do. Financial education is an important piece of that partnership. That's why we're excited to invite you to our upcoming event, where you'll learn about strategies to help you achieve your financial goals. Hosted by: […]
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BET 3: Pricing, Costs, & Launch Preparation
BET 3: Pricing, Costs, & Launch Preparation
Get clear up front on your business costs, how to establish prices and project profitability, considering the value proposition of your product or service. Are your costs and profit margins designed to reach industry norms? Is your pricing strategy appropriate to engage and retain customers? Will this business make enough to support myself and/or my […]
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Building your Business Performance Dashboard Metrics – A Step by Step Guide – *Live Webinar* – PW
Building your Business Performance Dashboard Metrics – A Step by Step Guide – *Live Webinar* – PW
Topic: Start-up Assistance Promotional Video HERE Webinar Learning Objectives Please join Senior Business Counselor, and Adjunct GMU Professor George Siragusa, on Wed, November 16th, 2022, as he guides you through a step-by-step process of building a business performance dashboard, complete with relevant metrics, that is invaluable to meet your strategic and tactical goals and objectives. This […]
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Pitch Preview
Pitch Preview
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 2024, with accredited angel investors in attendance. There is no cost to participate and presenter(s) will leave with actionable feedback […]
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Stanardsville Business Launch: Pitch & Business Plan Preparation
Stanardsville Business Launch: Pitch & Business Plan Preparation
Week 8: Pitch & Business Plan Preparation In this interactive session, you will learn tips from the pros and be given access to several resources that can help you prepare your business plan and pitch deck with confidence. Following the program and your draft deck, opportunities can be provided to meet with experienced investors for […]
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Simple Business Plan Bootcamp March 2024
Simple Business Plan Bootcamp March 2024
Topic: Business Basics Create a Basic Plan for Your Small Business All businesses need a plan to succeed. Your plan drives critical decisions and actions that determine whether you succeed or fail. Identifying your core customers, important activities and key resources can make sure you’re focusing your business on profitability and growth Unfortunately, the business […]
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Orange County Office Hours
Orange County Office Hours
To sign up, call 434-295-8198 or email contact@cvsbdc.org Walk-ins welcome
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Food Business 101
Food Business 101
Are you looking to start or grow your food business? The Central VA SBDC and George Washington Carver Food Enterprise Center are offering this workshop for all food businesses to learn about developing your business. We'll review how to create your business plan and then jump right into a few options that are available for […]
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Louisa County Office Hours
Louisa County Office Hours
To sign up, call 434-295-8198 or email contact@cvsbdc.org Walk-ins welcome
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How to Manage your WordPress Website
How to Manage your WordPress Website
Topic: Ecommerce and Digital Marketing Updated for 2024 Join us and learn how to create and/or better manage your WordPress website! Are you looking for a simple, yet effective website to use for your business? WordPress might be a good option! In this workshop, we’ll cover “the basics” on creating and updating a WordPress site, […]
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BET 4: Marketing, Sales, & Your Brand
BET 4: Marketing, Sales, & Your Brand
Get clear up front on your business costs, how to establish prices and project profitability, considering the value proposition of your product or service. Are your costs and profit margins designed to reach industry norms? Is your pricing strategy appropriate to engage and retain customers? Will this business make enough to support myself and/or my […]
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Federal Contracting: Veteran Certifications
Federal Contracting: Veteran Certifications
Date: 3/14/2024 Time: 1:00PM - 2:30PM (EDT) Status: Open - 195 places remaining Fee: No Fee Point of Contact: Kellie Peterson (703) 277-7750 Program Format: Online Meeting (Live) Training Topics: A Virginia APEX Accelerator Organized or Sponsored event, Government Contracting, Government Industrial Base (GIB) Readiness, Intermediate Level, Introductory Level, Orientation, Basic Training, Introductory Topics, Proposal Preparation […]
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Greene County Office Hours
Greene County Office Hours
To sign up, call 434-295-8198 or email contact@cvsbdc.org Walk-ins welcome
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Fluvanna County Office Hours
Fluvanna County Office Hours
To sign up, call 434-295-8198 or email contact@cvsbdc.org Walk-ins welcome
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Create With Canva
Create With Canva
In this beginner-friendly course, you’ll dive into the exciting world of graphic design using Canva. Canva is a versatile design platform with thousands of ready-to-use attention- grabbing promotional templates to create business cards, flyers, social media posts, presentations, and business plans, just to name a few. Canva also has a Magic Studio which utilizes AI […]
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Insuring Your Craft Beverage Business
Insuring Your Craft Beverage Business
Topic: Managing a Business Making and selling alcohol involves significant and varied risks, all of which need to be managed. But how can breweries, wineries, cideries, and distilleries determine the insurance they need at each stage of growth? In this webinar, Craft Beverage Assistance Manager Chris Van Orden will ask Kyle Rheiner of Arthur Hall Insurance about […]
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BET 5: Money & Recordkeeping
BET 5: Money & Recordkeeping
In this interactive session, we will share sources of capital, establishing credit, and strategies 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 money can pay your bills […]
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The Future of Talent: REINVENT
The Future of Talent: REINVENT
The Future of Work Discussion centers on the evolving landscape of work and the ways in which employers must adapt to remain relevant and competitive. Explore emerging considerations such as the full integration of remote work, ethical applications of AI, and opportunities to future proof your people practices. Lily Garcia Walton, Chief People Officer and General […]
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GovCon 101: HubZone
GovCon 101: HubZone
The Federal Government has contracting goals for Women, Minorities, Service Disabled Veterans and HUBZone located small businesses. These set asides are a great way to gain entry into the complex world of Federal contracting. This class will introduce you to the HUBZone certification. We will cover these key areas: • Eligibility requirements for HUBZone • […]
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Trade Talk: The Role of Customs Brokers
Trade Talk: The Role of Customs Brokers
Topic: International Business In today’s globalized economy, it can be easy to take the flow of goods from market to market for granted. But there are experts operating behind the scenes who ensure that shipments clear customs and make it into the country smoothly. In this webinar, the Virginia SBDC’s Assistant Director of International Business […]
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Grant Funding for Technology Development & Commercialization Info Sessions
Grant Funding for Technology Development & Commercialization Info Sessions
This in person session will provide an overview of grant funding for Virginia based companies and researchers who are developing early-stage technology. Featured will be discussions about the federal Small Business Innovation Research grant programs, also known as SBIR (11 agencies award over $4B annually in $200K-$2M grants), and the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Commonwealth Commercialization […]
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Cyber Incident Response Planning: Building Resilience for Small Businesses
Cyber Incident Response Planning: Building Resilience for Small Businesses
Topic: Cybersecurity Preparing for cyber incidents is pivotal for small businesses to mitigate potential damages and ensure continuity in the face of cyber threats. This training is designed to assist small business owners and decision-makers in developing robust cyber incident response plans. "Cyber Incident Response Planning: Building Resilience for Small Businesses" offers a comprehensive understanding […]
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Charlottesville Entrepreneurs and Espresso (ce-2)
Charlottesville Entrepreneurs and Espresso (ce-2)
Get inspired Meet fellow entrepreneurs Share lessons learned REGISTER ❅ INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: In the event of inclement weather, CBIC will follow school and government closings. DESCRIPTION: Charlottesville Entrepreneurs and Espresso, or C-E2, a monthly event series, is a casual, caffeine fueled gathering of learning for entrepreneurs at all stages of venture creation. C-E2 will […]
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Innovations in Applied Focused Ultrasound
Innovations in Applied Focused Ultrasound
Innovations in Applied Focused Ultrasound Focused ultrasound is a non-invasive medical technology that uses high-frequency sound waves to deliver energy at a specific target in the body. In this session, four medical practitioners will describe innovative use-cases in short presentations. This session features four short presentations from medical practitioners using focused ultrasound for different therapeutic […]
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Piedmont Pitch: Business Plan & Pitch Preparation
Piedmont Pitch: Business Plan & Pitch Preparation
Week 8: Pitch & Business Plan Preparation In this interactive session, you will learn tips from the pros and be given access to several resources that can help you prepare your business plan and pitch deck with confidence. Following the program and your draft deck, opportunities can be provided to meet with experienced investors for […]
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SEO & Social Selling – *Webinar (Live)* – PW
SEO & Social Selling – *Webinar (Live)* – PW
Topic: Marketing and Sales Promotional Video HERE Overview of the Live Webinar The following will be covered during this live webinar: Power of SEO and social media for attracting customers, including local SEO to precisely target your market. Website optimization for lead generation. How personas, message maps, and content calendars help to make your website and […]
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Biometric Betrayal: How Our Bodies Become Tools for Hackers
Biometric Betrayal: How Our Bodies Become Tools for Hackers
Topic: Cybersecurity Overview of Live Webinar Attention all small business owners! Biometrics are being used everywhere to “improve” the security of user logins and to help us authenticate our identity. However, if your biometrics are compromised, they are compromised forever. Join us for an engaging live webinar where we show you the latest tricks bad actors […]
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How to Use Sales Funnels & Marketing Automation to Grow Your Business
How to Use Sales Funnels & Marketing Automation to Grow Your Business
Thu, Mar 28, 2024 1:00 PM EDT A sales funnel is a marketing term describing where your customers are in their purchasing journey and what marketing tools you can use to guide potential customers from interest to purchase. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to use sales funnels to grow your business, automate your marketing […]
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Trademark Basics
Trademark Basics
Join us for a discussion about what all entrepreneurs, small businesses, and start-ups should know about trademarks. We’ll discuss what trademarks are, the benefits of federal trademark registration, and the basics of the registration process. We’ll also talk about why it’s so important for any new business to select a trademark that is both federally […]
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Madison County Office Hours
Madison County Office Hours
To sign up, call 434-295-8198 or email contact@cvsbdc.org Walk-ins welcome
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Pricing Your Small Business Services
Pricing Your Small Business Services
How do you generate the "right" price for your service-based business? We'll go over basics of budgeting for your small business first, since that's the foundation of making service-pricing decisions. Then we'll talk through the process of figuring out your prices for your services -- both hourly rate models and package models. REGISTER […]
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Government Contracting 101 – *Webinar (Live)* – PW
Government Contracting 101 – *Webinar (Live)* – PW
Topic: Government Contracting Promotional Video HERE Overview of This Live Webinar The following essential steps for government contracting will be covered: The government customer Readiness to be a government contractor Marketing to the customer Government jargon Steps to get started Small business set-asides Targeting the government customer What the buyer wants to know What should go […]
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Simple Business Plan Bootcamp April 2024
Simple Business Plan Bootcamp April 2024
Topic: Business Basics Create a Basic Plan for Your Small Business All businesses need a plan to succeed. Your plan drives critical decisions and actions that determine whether you succeed […]
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First Thursdays with the SBA: SDVOSB/VOSB
First Thursdays with the SBA: SDVOSB/VOSB
Grab your lunch and join us the first Thursday of each month to learn more about SBA programs and network with other small business owners. Topic: Service Disable Veteran Owned […]
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