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SUMMARY:Managing Your WordPress Website
DESCRIPTION:Join us and learn how to create and/or better manage your WordPress website! \nAre 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\, including: \n\nUser management\nPage creation and editing\nImage and video uploads\nPlugin management\nLinking to social media
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/managing-your-wordpress-website/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Marketing and Sales,start up assistance,Operations
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220809T140000
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SUMMARY:Social Media Marketing 101
DESCRIPTION:Join Assistant Director\, Tatiane Pena\, as she walks you virtually through the basics in understanding Social Media Marketing! \nKey takeaways: \n\nDoing your front-end work\nEstablishing your baselines\nHelpful social media marketing tools\n\nThis workshop will have time for Q + A. \nRegistration is limited. Register today!
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/social-media-marketing-101-7/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Marketing and Sales
ORGANIZER;CN="Capital Region SBDC":MAILTO:info@capitalregionvasbdc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220810T120000
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SUMMARY:Small Business Lending 101
DESCRIPTION:Have questions on financing? Wondering on where to begin? \nJoin us in conversation with Chandra Hurst\, Economic Equity Loan Office at Virginia Community Capital. \nIn this webinar\, we will discuss: \n– How to prepare for a small business loan\n– Overview of financing – debt vs. equity\n– Analyzing credit requests\n– Application package & information required
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/small-business-lending-101-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Finance
ORGANIZER;CN="Capital Region SBDC":MAILTO:info@capitalregionvasbdc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220810T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220810T193000
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SUMMARY:Kick. Push. Coast: A Startup Course!
DESCRIPTION:Kick. Push. Coast: Where Do I begin? \nHave you been moved to start a business – but don’t know where to start? This training is going to provide an overview of how to start your business & will cover topics such as: \n\nEntity Structures\nTax Responsibilities\nFinancials\nLicensing\nBusiness Plans\nAnd much more!\n\nThe biggest mistake that entrepreneur make is not known what you don’t know – the goal is to give you the foundation of this journey! \n\nRefund Policy \nRefund Policy \n\nPlease register at least 24-hours prior to the scheduled webinar start time to ensure receiving your access link prior to that time. The link will be emailed upon receipt of payment but could be delayed by several minutes or an hour. Please also check promotional or spam folders for missing emails.\nCapital Region VA SBDC will issue a full refund for cancellations received no less than 48-hours prior to the scheduled webinar start time. Please email info@capitalregionvasbdc.com to cancel & request a refund.  Refunds will be processed within 3 business days.\nCancellations with no less than 24-hour notice will receive credit towards future workshops hosted by the Capital Region VA SBDC.  If you are unable to attend your scheduled webinar session\, please email info@capitalregionvasbdc.com.\nAbsent\, registered clients will not receive refund nor credit towards future workshops.\n\n\nSpeaker(s): Charese Chambers
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/kick-push-coast-a-startup-course-3/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:start up assistance,Operations
ORGANIZER;CN="Capital Region SBDC":MAILTO:info@capitalregionvasbdc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220816T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220816T193000
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SUMMARY:Marketing with Marketing Starter Kit
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the Jackson Ward Collective – we are excited to present Marketing with Marketing Starter Kit.  \nThis course will provide business owners with the knowledge and tools they need to market like a pro. When adding a full-time marketing person to your team isn’t an option\, the job becomes yours. Our goal is to demystify marketing so that it becomes something that you are less stressed about and more excited about! \n\nSpeaker(s): Jenelle Murph Davis & Nedra Davis
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/marketing-with-marketing-starter-kit-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Marketing and Sales
ORGANIZER;CN="Capital Region SBDC":MAILTO:info@capitalregionvasbdc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220823T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220823T191500
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SUMMARY:All You Need to Know about the SBDC to Grow\, Build\, or Expand Your Business
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Virginia SBDC Inclusivity Ambassador\, Dr. Hope Murphy. This 45-minute informal information session will help you to get the most out of SBDC RESOURCES\, programs\, and networks in support of your small business. \nAs the largest small business support program in the country\, the SBDC offers the services that small business owners need to succeed such as: \n\nSmall Business counseling (free)\nSpecialty programs (free)\nAccess to business data and information (free)\nCybersecurity training\nSmall business loan process\nTraining\n\nAfter this session\, you will know what is available\, how to access it\, and how to make the most of your free counseling sessions with the SBDC. \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. Hope Murphy specializes in connecting business owners with the resources needed to build their businesses. Her experience includes providing business counseling to veterans through the Veteran’s Business Outreach Center and counseling/training entrepreneurs at the Women’s Business Center. \nWhile Dr. Murphy counsels all small business owners\, her passion is to provide business counseling that supports the unique needs of minority business owners. \nDr. Murphy is a small business owner and she provides diversity and inclusion training to organizational leaders and their teams. She and her family live in Stafford\, Virginia.
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-sbdc-to-grow-build-or-expand-your-business-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:start up assistance,Operations
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220824T110000
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SUMMARY:Building your Business Performance Dashboard Metrics - A Step by Step Guide
DESCRIPTION:Please join Senior Business Counselor\, and Adjunct GMU Professor George Siragusa\, on Wed\, Mar 23\, 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 webinar is extremely useful for early stage companies\, growth\, or even mature businesses! During this NO-COST webinar you should be able to: \n\nSee what business dashboards look like\nUnderstand why a “scorecard” is important\nBecome familiar with the principles that guide your 1st dashboard draft\nKnow how to get started and begin building a dashboard for your business\nDecide on a group of simple but important key metrics\nSee what software is available\, making scorecard development easier\nLearn how and when to use these new business metrics with your business team\nSee how dashboard insights can make a positive impact on your business performance\nAND… hear answers to many of your business briefing questions in real time!
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/building-your-business-performance-dashboard-metrics-a-step-by-step-guide/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Operations
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220826T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220826T193000
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SUMMARY:Create Virginia: How to Harness the Power of Tik Tok
DESCRIPTION:In just 15 seconds you can go from Zero to Hero with Tik Tok. But building an audience and perfecting your content can be a challenging task. We’re sitting down with two content creators that know how to move the needle on this platform to find out more.
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/create-virginia-how-to-harness-the-power-of-tik-tok/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Marketing and Sales
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220829T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220829T130000
DTSTAMP:20220825T152938Z
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SUMMARY:eCommerce for Modern Retail
DESCRIPTION:In 2021\, retail e-commerce sales amounted to approximately 4.9 trillion U.S. dollars worldwide. While ecommerce is expected to grow at a slower pace over the next few years\, ecommerce share of retail sales is expected to increase to 23.6 % by 2025. However\, as competition explodes\, customer expectations evolve at a rapid pace\, and questions revolve around DTC profitability\, eCommerce companies must evolve. \nSponsored by Microsoft\, The Center for Retail Transformation at George Mason University will host a virtual panel that examines the drivers for eCommerce success in the modern\, post-pandemic retail era. \nTopics covered will include:   \n\nWhat are the evolving customer expectations of eCommerce companies?\nRelatedly\, what are the key challenges to delivering a superior shopper experience?\nHow can eCommerce companies lower acquisition costs\, increase conversion rates\, and better retain customers?\nAs competition proliferates and customer data becomes more dispersed\, how can companies create a unified view of the customer to deliver value\, increase loyalty\, prevent switching behavior\, and stand out in the sea of competition\nHow can data\, analytics\, and technology allow companies to delight customers and unlock the next level of eCommerce growth?
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/ecommerce-for-modern-retail/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Marketing and Sales
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220831T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220831T193000
DTSTAMP:20220825T153318Z
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SUMMARY:Create Virginia: Choosing Your Path with Skill
DESCRIPTION:Finding your path as a performer can be a massive challenge. Join us as we chat with award winning voice actor Eli Harris as he shares wisdom learned from over a decade of professional acting. This is a great conversation for any performer (musician\, actors\, dancers) or anyone struggling to find the right gig. \nSpeaker(s): Eli Harris & Mike McKendree
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/create-virginia-choosing-your-path-with-skill/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Operations
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