The Virginia Department of Business Assistance leads a series of entrepreneurial business and management workshops across Virginia to assist new business startups and existing small businesses! These workshops are designed to provide information on available business resources and deliver practical, hands-on training covering key elements of business practice. Workshop segments will include information on how to start and operate a business, growing an existing business, marketing strategies, financing and available resources. The program was created by Sandy Ratliff in our Abingdon office in 2006.

1. ENTREPRENEUR EXPRESS:
Moving Your Business Forward
Workshops are offered at no
BUSINESS PARTNERS
charge, registration is required.
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT
www.vastartup.org OF BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
VIRGINIA SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS
ENTREPRENEUR EXPRESS SCORE
is a series of FREE workshops offered VIRGINIA TOURISM
throughout Virginia that provide CORPORATION
interactive discussions and exercises PEOPLE INC. FINANCIAL
SERVICES
covering key elements of business
VIRGINIA BUSINESS INCUBATOR
practices, hosted by your Virginia NETWORK
business partners. VIRGINIA ECONOMIC BRIDGE
Segments will include: VIRGINIA E-COMMERCE
TECHNOLOGY CENTER
• How to Start & Operate a Business VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
• Growing Your Business/Marketing SYSTEM
Strategy VIRGINIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
• Financing/Marketing Resources VIRGINIA CENTER FOR
RURAL VIRGINIA
• Available Resources VIRGINIA TOBACCO COMMISSION
• Resource Fair VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION
OF COUNTIES
Visit www.vastartup.org for registering and a VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS
schedule of workshops in Virginia. ASSOCIATION
VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
EXECUTIVES
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF
SANDY RATLIFF - (276) 676-3768 AGRICULTURE
SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA US SMALL BUSINESS
TAMMY FARMER -- (804) 676-3768
SANDY RATLIFF (276) 371-8258 ADMINISTRATION
EASTERN VIRGINIA
KATHY DOLAN - (804) VIRGINIA
ENTRAL & EASTERN 371-0488
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF
CENTRAL & FULLER - (804) 371-8131
DAVE NORTHERN VIRGINIA HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEV.
WILL VEHRS - 804-371-0058