Starting a Business in Southern Virginia: Building the Foundation for Your New Business
If starting a business in Southern Virginia is your dream, we can help you make it a reality. With our business workshops, you’ll find the practical knowledge and skills you need to succeed at starting and running a small business.
Starting a business in Southern Virginia requires planning and consideration. Choosing your legal structure, writing a business plan, securing funding, and other steps help you build a solid foundation for your business.
About This Business Workshop
Building the Foundation for Your New Business is one of many free classes offered by the Longwood SBDC for those considering starting a business in Southern Virginia.
Cost: FREE
Potential new and existing business owners will learn how to:
- Evaluate your entrepreneurial abilities
- Choose a legal form of organization
- Prepare and present your business plan
- Find financial resources
- Create marketing strategies
- Cybersecurity Tips
No matter where you are in your entrepreneurial journey, you’ll benefit from this practical, focused information. You’ll leave this free workshop with business insights and actionable strategies to help you launch, build, or grow a Southern Virginia-based business.
**IMPORTANT**
Scheduled workshops may change due to inclement weather, scheduling conflicts, etc.
Your pre-registration enables the Longwood SBDC to keep you updated on changes or cancellations as quickly as possible.
Participants will learn free and low cost ways to market their business and increase sales.
Topics will include:
- Getting the most out of social media
- Using email marketing effectively
- Free resources to make your business look great
- Participants will receive tips and ideas they can begin implementing right away
Participants will receive tips and ideas they can begin implementing right away.
**IMPORTANT**
Scheduled workshops may change due to inclement weather, scheduling conflicts, etc.
Your pre-registration enables the Longwood SBDC to keep you updated on changes or cancellations as quickly as possible.
Starting a Business in Southern Virginia: Building the Foundation for Your New Business
If starting a business in Southern Virginia is your dream, we can help you make it a reality. With our business workshops, you’ll find the practical knowledge and skills you need to succeed at starting and running a small business.
Starting a business in Southern Virginia requires planning and consideration. Choosing your legal structure, writing a business plan, securing funding, and other steps help you build a solid foundation for your business.
About This Business Workshop
Building the Foundation for Your New Business is one of many free classes offered by the Longwood SBDC for those considering starting a business in Southern Virginia.
Cost: FREE
Potential new and existing business owners will learn how to:
- Evaluate your entrepreneurial abilities
- Choose a legal form of organization
- Prepare and present your business plan
- Find financial resources
- Create marketing strategies
- Cybersecurity Tips
No matter where you are in your entrepreneurial journey, you’ll benefit from this practical, focused information. You’ll leave this free workshop with business insights and actionable strategies to help you launch, build, or grow a Southern Virginia-based business.
**IMPORTANT**
Scheduled workshops may change due to inclement weather, scheduling conflicts, etc.
Your pre-registration enables the Longwood SBDC to keep you updated on changes or cancellations as quickly as possible.
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 to create images, videos, presentations, and so much more. Get ready to unleash your creativity with Canva!
**IMPORTANT**
Scheduled workshops may change due to inclement weather, scheduling conflicts, etc.
Your pre-registration enables the Longwood SBDC to keep you updated on changes or cancellations as quickly as possible.
Starting a Business in Southern Virginia: Building the Foundation for Your New Business
If starting a business in Southern Virginia is your dream, we can help you make it a reality. With our business workshops, you’ll find the practical knowledge and skills you need to succeed at starting and running a small business.
Starting a business in Southern Virginia requires planning and consideration. Choosing your legal structure, writing a business plan, securing funding, and other steps help you build a solid foundation for your business.
About This Business Workshop
Building the Foundation for Your New Business is one of many free classes offered by the Longwood SBDC for those considering starting a business in Southern Virginia.
Cost: FREE
Potential new and existing business owners will learn how to:
- Evaluate your entrepreneurial abilities
- Choose a legal form of organization
- Prepare and present your business plan
- Find financial resources
- Create marketing strategies
- Cybersecurity Tips
No matter where you are in your entrepreneurial journey, you’ll benefit from this practical, focused information. You’ll leave this free workshop with business insights and actionable strategies to help you launch, build, or grow a Southern Virginia-based business.
**IMPORTANT**
Scheduled workshops may change due to inclement weather, scheduling conflicts, etc.
Your pre-registration enables the Longwood SBDC to keep you updated on changes or cancellations as quickly as possible.
THIS CLASS IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 50 REGISTRANTS!!! Register Early!
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 to create images, videos, presentations, and so much more. Get ready to unleash your creativity with Canva!
**IMPORTANT**
Scheduled workshops may change due to inclement weather, scheduling conflicts, etc.
Your pre-registration enables the Longwood SBDC to keep you updated on changes or cancellations as quickly as possible.
Starting a Business in Southern Virginia: Building the Foundation for Your New Business
If starting a business in Southern Virginia is your dream, we can help you make it a reality. With our business workshops, you’ll find the practical knowledge and skills you need to succeed at starting and running a small business.
Starting a business in Southern Virginia requires planning and consideration. Choosing your legal structure, writing a business plan, securing funding, and other steps help you build a solid foundation for your business.
About This Business Workshop
Building the Foundation for Your New Business is one of many free classes offered by the Longwood SBDC for those considering starting a business in Southern Virginia.
Cost: FREE
Potential new and existing business owners will learn how to:
- Evaluate your entrepreneurial abilities
- Choose a legal form of organization
- Prepare and present your business plan
- Find financial resources
- Create marketing strategies
- Cybersecurity Tips
No matter where you are in your entrepreneurial journey, you’ll benefit from this practical, focused information. You’ll leave this free workshop with business insights and actionable strategies to help you launch, build, or grow a Southern Virginia-based business.
**IMPORTANT**
Scheduled workshops may change due to inclement weather, scheduling conflicts, etc.
Your pre-registration enables the Longwood SBDC to keep you updated on changes or cancellations as quickly as possible.
QuickBooks Offerings by
Jamee Dion, Balanced Bookkeeping & Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor
QBO 101 This class is limited to 30 participants!
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?
If so, join us for a highly interactive and hands-on program where we’ll go through all of the basics of Quickbooks Online. By the end of our time together, you will be able to:
- customize your chart of accounts
- link bank feeds
- categorize transactions
- create automatic categorization rule
- reconcile accounts
- customize reports
YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN LAPTOP!!!
One-on-one advising is available to those located in our service area after the class by appointment only.
You MUST attend the class to receive the one-on-one advising! These 30 minute advising sessions are limited, first come first served basis!
You may schedule by calling (434) 395-2086.