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SUMMARY:Drive Yourself Successful
DESCRIPTION:Drive Yourself Successful is presented by Rachel Lynn Carter\, professional speaker and author of Drive Yourself Successful: 11 Inner States to Personal Empowerment. Rachel is passionate about inspiring and motivating others to achieve optimal wellbeing and success in all areas of their lives. Her experience as a licensed professional counselor has equipped her with first-hand knowledge of what keeps people’s gearshifts stuck in park\, as well as what it takes to shift into drive. She has incorporated these common life experiences into her book\, “Drive Yourself Successful: 11 Inner States to Personal Empowerment” to empower you to take the wheel of life and become the assertive driver by learning to transform adversity into high-grade fuel on your journey to success. \n*The first 30 participants to register AND attend will receive a FREE copy of Rachel’s book!*
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/drive-yourself-successful/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Operations
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SUMMARY:Preparing Your Pitch: Best Practices in Developing Your Business Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Please join Senior Business Counselor\, and Adjunct GMU Professor George Siragusa\, as he guides you through a step-by-step process of building a business briefing that is invaluable to startups\, early stage companies\, growth\, or even mature businesses!  During this NO-COST webinar you will: \n\nbecome aware of at least 5 scenarios in the life of a business when your business briefing may be needed and how they may be used in each case\nobtain a checklist containing 5 distinct “filters” or tests\, ensuring you have taken the necessary and critical Lean Foundational Steps prior to starting the development of your business briefing\nsee how an actionable framework\, containing 5 basic “themes”\, is used to test the critical business hypothesis in the marketplace needed  during the “Lean Discovery Phase” of your journey\, giving you deep insights and answers which will improve the effectiveness of your business briefing\nobtain an actionable\, easy to use\, step-by-step outline that forms the basis of a “StoryBoard”\, the precursor to the full briefing\, and the step that “jumpstarts” the process\nreceive a file with an actual local business briefing used in an attempt to raise capital\, complete with speaker notes and explained section by section along with perspectives\, “do’s and don’ts”\,  all intended to guide your business briefing development\nAND… hear answers to many of your business briefing questions in real time!
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/preparing-your-pitch-best-practices-in-developing-your-business-briefing-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Marketing and Sales,Operations
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SUMMARY:Goochland On-Site Advising
DESCRIPTION:Are you a small business in Goochland County? Do you need assistance with any of the following? \n\nOperations\nStrategic growth\nFinances and/or bookkeeping\nMarketing and/or branding\nStartup assistance\n\nRegister today for your FREE & CONFIDENTIAL counseling session with the Capital Region Small Business Development Center (SBDC)! Our counselors are experienced mentors that can assist with all of the above! \nSpace is limited & appointment is required. Register today!
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/goochland-on-site-advising/
LOCATION:Goochland Economic Development\, 2931 River Rd West\, Goochland\, VA\, 23063
CATEGORIES:start up assistance,Operations
ORGANIZER;CN="Capital Region SBDC":MAILTO:info@capitalregionvasbdc.com
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230117T133000
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SUMMARY:Federal Government Contracting 101
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in Federal Government Contracting?\nJoin us and learn strategies and tips for securing federal business.\nJoin Lisa Wood\, Director of the Virginia Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)\, for this informative presentation – a “must” for those who are considering the Federal Government contracting market and want to learn how to prepare for/navigate this huge potential market.  This “beginners” class offers tips and tricks on how to win Federal business. \nLisa Wood is the Statewide Director of the Virginia Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) hosted by George Mason University. Prior to that\, she served as the Statewide Director with the Connecticut and Ohio PTAC programs and was also Director for the Northwest Commission PTAC in Pennsylvania. Before joining the PTAC community\, Lisa was a Procurement Specialist for Bechtel Plant Machinery\, Inc. in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. \nPresented as a hybrid event – online via Zoom and in person at Central Virginia SBDC \nCohosted by Central Virginia SBDC and Capital Region SBDC
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/federal-government-contracting-101/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Government Contracting
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230117T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230117T153000
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SUMMARY:Powhatan On-Site Advising
DESCRIPTION:Are you a small business in Powhatan County? Do you need assistance with any of the following? \n\nOperations\nStrategic growth\nFinances and/or bookkeeping\nMarketing and/or branding\nStartup assistance\n\nRegister today for your FREE & CONFIDENTIAL counseling session with the Capital Region Small Business Development Center (SBDC)! Our counselors are experienced mentors that can assist with all of the above! \nSpace is limited & appointment is required. Register today!
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/powhatan-on-site-advising/
LOCATION:Powhatan Chamber of Commerce\, 3860 Old Buckingham Road\, Powhatan\, VA\, 23139\, United States
CATEGORIES:start up assistance,Operations
ORGANIZER;CN="Capital Region SBDC":MAILTO:info@capitalregionvasbdc.com
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SUMMARY:QuickBooks 201
DESCRIPTION:Already feel like you have a handle on your monthly tasks within QuickBooks Online and now looking to get more out of your use? \nIn this course\, we’ll explore added functions of QuickBooks\, such as – \n\nreceipt management\,\nrecurring transactions\,\ntags\,\nclasses and locations\,\nadvanced reporting\,\npayroll\,\nand much more!\n\nAs this is a highly interactive and hands-on program\, make sure you have your QuickBooks account pulled up\, or QuickBooks Online Test Drive: https://qbo.intuit.com/redir/testdrive.
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/quickbooks-201-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Operations,Finance
ORGANIZER;CN="Capital Region SBDC":MAILTO:info@capitalregionvasbdc.com
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SUMMARY:QuickBooks 101
DESCRIPTION:Subscribed to QuickBooks Online but not sure where to start? Or better yet\, unsure if you’re ready to make the leap to using a paid accounting software? \nIf so\, join us for a highly interactive and hands-on program where we’ll go through all the basics of QuickBooks Online. \nBy the end of our time together\, you will be able to: \n\nCustomize your chart of accounts\nLink bank feeds\,\nCategorize transactions\,\nCreate automatic categorization rules\,\nReconcile accounts\, and\nCustomize reports!\n\nFor an action oriented experience\, we’ll be using QuickBooks Online Test Drive. Please be ready with website loaded at the start of class: https://qbo.intuit.com/redir/testdrive. \nCapacity will be limited for this webinar as it is an interactive course. Please be mindful and register only if you will be able to attend this session
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/quickbooks-101-3/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Operations,Finance
ORGANIZER;CN="Capital Region SBDC":MAILTO:info@capitalregionvasbdc.com
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SUMMARY:Success Through E-Commerce
DESCRIPTION:Join us if you’re interested in pivoting more of your efforts to ONLINE SALES\nThis session will cover: \n\nThe variety of websites available\, the possibilities for upgrading yours to better accommodate online sales and the estimated costs to accomplish this!\nThe various e-commerce platforms available and how to select the best based on your specific business needs.\nHow to setup and manage your online storefront or service portal and how to use data and marketing to maximize returns.\n\nA confirmation email with the Zoom login information will be sent after registration\, please be on the lookout for it.\n\nInstructor: Cameron Nelson\, Charlottesville SBDC \nMr. Nelson has over 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.
URL:https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/event/success-through-e-commerce-3/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Marketing and Sales,Operations
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