Counties Combine to Present Entrepreneur Event
By Jeff Curtis, Director Orange Downtown Alliance | Posted: Tuesday, March 09, 2010
~ 6 Organizations Partner to Help Businesses ~
Gordonsville, VA – Business owners and potential entrepreneurs from the greater Fluvanna, Louisa, and Orange County area are invited to attend Entrepreneur Express: Moving Your Business Forward, a workshop designed to deliver practical, hands-on training and provide information on available business resources. This event is co-sponsored by the Economic Development Offices and Chambers of Commerce in each of the three counties. Coordinated by the Virginia Department of Business Assistance, Entrepreneur Express will be held Wednesday, March 31st, from 8:30AM to 12:30PM at the Gordonsville Best Western Inn at I-64.
Admission is free with pre-registration requested. Attendees with specific interests or resource needs will receive follow-up attention from the workshop’s sponsoring and participating organizations. They include local, state, and Federal resource providers.
Workshop participants will be introduced to a wide range of potential programs available to small businesses, from business plan counseling through growing sales and obtaining financing.
“That three counties and three Chambers would come together to help entrepreneurs says a lot about the great business climate in this area” said Tammy Farmer, Business Services Manager for the Virginia Department of Business Assistance and Program Leader for the event. “The information presented at Entrepreneur Express can be invaluable to the small businessperson.”
Numerous organizations are partnering to make this event possible and ensure that prospective and existing business owners become aware of the many programs and services available. Partners include the Virginia Department of Business Assistance, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tourism Corporation, and the Central Virginia Small Business Development Center
To obtain more information or register online, visit www.vastartup.org . To register by phone, call Ms. Farmer at (804) 371-8258.
VDBA supports economic development in the Commonwealth by working with new and existing businesses to provide workforce incentives, loans, business information, procurement assistance and educational opportunities for the business and economic development communities. VDBA also administers the Business One Stop and Virginia Business Information Center (VBIC), providing answers and solutions to business related inquiries. VBIC can be contacted by calling (804) 371-0438, (866) 248-8814 (toll free), or by e-mailing VBIC@VDBA.VIRGINIA.GOV.
