BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//178.128.132.229//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.valleysbdc.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-59051@www.valleysbdc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T100232Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Webinar\,Women and Minority CONTACT:hello@roanokesmallbusiness.org DESCRIPTION:Are you a small\, women-owned\, or minority-owned business who wants to do business with the Commonwealth of Virginia? Small business own ers who are looking to participate in Virginia’s specialized procurement a nd contracting opportunities are encouraged to become SWaM certified. The SWaM certification is a vehicle to promote economic growth of Virginia’s b usinesses.\nBecoming SWaM certified is just the first step in doing busine ss with the Commonwealth.\nThis workshop will cover:\n+The SWaM Certificat ion process\n+Required documents needed to apply\n+How to use the certific ation to do business with the Commonwealth (intro to eVA\, Virginia’s Onli ne Procurement Portal).\n+This event is in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity and the Roanoke Regio nal SBDC.\nWho should attend: Current small business owners in all industr ies who are curious about expanding their business to include government c ontracting\nDate: Thursday\, June 2\nTime: 10:00AM-11:00AM\nSpeaker(s): Ra main Gohar\nA confirmation email with the Zoom login information will be s ent after registration\nTickets: https://clients.virginiasbdc.org/reg.aspx ?mode=event&event=130420065. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220602T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220602T110000 LOCATION:webinar SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Government Contracting Series: How to Become SWaM Certified URL:https://www.valleysbdc.org/event/government-contracting-series-how-to-b ecome-swam-certified/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nAre you a sma ll\, women-owned\, or minority-owned business who wants to do business wit h the Commonwealth of Virginia? Small business owners who are looking to p articipate in Virginia’s specialized procurement and contracting opportuni ties are encouraged to become SWaM certified. The SWaM certification is a vehicle to promote economic growth of Virginia’s businesses.
\nBecom ing SWaM certified is just the first step in doing business with the Commo nwealth.
\nThis workshop will cover:
\n+The SWaM Certification process
\n+Required documents needed to apply
\n+How to use t he certification to do business with the Commonwealth (intro to eVA\, Virg inia’s Online Procurement Portal).
\n+This event is in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity and the Roanoke Regional SBDC.
\nWho should attend: Current small busin ess owners in all industries who are curious about expanding their busines s to include government contracting
\nDate: Thursday\, June 2
\n< p>Time: 10:00AM-11:00AM\nSpeaker(s): Ramain Gohar
\nA confirm ation email with the Zoom login information will be sent after registratio n
\nTickets: https://clients. virginiasbdc.org/reg.aspx?mode=event&event=130420065.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://clients.virginiasbdc.org/reg.aspx?mode=event&event=13 0420065 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-59232@www.valleysbdc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T100232Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Seminar\,Webinar\,Women and Minority\,Workshop CONTACT:Allison Dugan\; 540-568-3227\; duganaj@jmu.edu DESCRIPTION:Do you reside in the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia and are thinking about starting a new business?\nDo you have questions about how to move forward? Are you considering moving your hobby into a more structu red business form? Have you already started your small business and now re alize you may have missed a few things?\nYour Shenandoah Valley SBDC has a nswers\, information\, and resources to help!\nIn our Start Smart Workshop s\, we discuss the path to good decisions and a successful start. You’ll l earn to take a thorough 360° approach to your business and all its compone nts – from product development to target marketing to financial projection s and bookkeeping. We also cover the regulations and registrations you nee d to know.\nFollow-up appointments are then available with SBDC business a dvisors to focus on your individual business growth needs.\nThank you for your registration to Start Smart Workshop via Zoom Time: July 28th at 10:0 0am. Please find the Zoom link and review PDF Workbook attached in the rem inder email 48 hours in advance. Please let me know if you are unable to a ttend or have questions via email to duganaj@jmu.edu\nThank You! Allison D ugan\, Shenandoah Valley SBDC\nTickets: https://clients.virginiasbdc.org/r eg.aspx?mode=event&event=60420039. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220728T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220728T120000 LOCATION:Virtual Webinar SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Start Smart Workshop URL:https://www.valleysbdc.org/event/start-smart-workshop/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.valleysbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/20 21/07/Navigate-Requirements-Start-Smart-2-80x80.png\;80\;80\;1\,medium\;ht tps://www.valleysbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Navigate-Requirements- Start-Smart-2-300x169.png\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.valleysbdc.org/ wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Navigate-Requirements-Start-Smart-2-1030x579.pn g\;1030\;579\;1\,full\;https://www.valleysbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/ 07/Navigate-Requirements-Start-Smart-2.png\;1920\;1080\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nDo you reside in the Shenandoah Valley a rea of Virginia and are thinking about starting a new business?
\nDo you have questions about how to move forward? Are you considering moving your hobby into a more structured business form? Have you already started your small business and now realize you may have missed a few things?
\nYour Shenandoah Valley SBDC has answers\, information\, and resources to help!
\nIn our Start Smart Workshops\, we discuss the path to go od decisions and a successful start. You’ll learn to take a thorough 360° approach to your business and all its components – from product developmen t to target marketing to financial projections and bookkeeping. We also co ver the regulations and registrations you need to know.
\nFollow-up appointments are then available with SBDC business advisors to focus on yo ur individual business growth needs.
\nThank you for your registrati on to Start Smart Workshop via Zoom Time: July 28th at 10:00am. Please fin d the Zoom link and review PDF Workbook attached in the reminder email 48 hours in advance. Please let me know if you are unable to attend or have q uestions via email to duganaj@jmu.edu
\nThank You! Allison Dugan\, Shenandoah Valley SBDC
\nTickets: https://clients.virginiasbdc.org/reg.aspx?mode=event&e vent=60420039.
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:entrepreneur\,Start Smart\,start-up\,webinar X-TICKETS-URL:https://clients.virginiasbdc.org/reg.aspx?mode=event&event=60 420039 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-59235@www.valleysbdc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T100232Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Seminar\,Webinar\,Women and Minority\,Workshop CONTACT:Allison Dugan\; 540-568-3227\; duganaj@jmu.edu DESCRIPTION:Do you reside in the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia and are thinking about starting a new business?\nDo you have questions about how to move forward? Are you considering moving your hobby into a more structu red business form? Have you already started your small business and now re alize you may have missed a few things?\nYour Shenandoah Valley SBDC has a nswers\, information\, and resources to help!\nIn our Start Smart Workshop s\, we discuss the path to good decisions and a successful start. You’ll l earn to take a thorough 360° approach to your business and all its compone nts – from product development to target marketing to financial projection s and bookkeeping. We also cover the regulations and registrations you nee d to know.\nFollow-up appointments are then available with SBDC business a dvisors to focus on your individual business growth needs.\nThank you for your registration to Start Smart Workshop via Zoom Time: September 15th 10 :00am. Please find the Zoom link and review PDF Workbook attached in the r eminder email 48 hours in advance. Please let me know if you are unable to attend or have questions via email to duganaj@jmu.edu\nThank You! Allison Dugan\, Shenandoah Valley SBDC\nTickets: https://clients.virginiasbdc.org /reg.aspx?mode=event&event=60420042. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T120000 LOCATION:Virtual Webinar SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Start Smart Workshop URL:https://www.valleysbdc.org/event/start-smart-workshop-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.valleysbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/20 21/07/Navigate-Requirements-Start-Smart-2-80x80.png\;80\;80\;1\,medium\;ht tps://www.valleysbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Navigate-Requirements- Start-Smart-2-300x169.png\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.valleysbdc.org/ wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Navigate-Requirements-Start-Smart-2-1030x579.pn g\;1030\;579\;1\,full\;https://www.valleysbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/ 07/Navigate-Requirements-Start-Smart-2.png\;1920\;1080\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nDo you reside in the Shenandoah Valley a rea of Virginia and are thinking about starting a new business?
\nDo you have questions about how to move forward? Are you considering moving your hobby into a more structured business form? Have you already started your small business and now realize you may have missed a few things?
\nYour Shenandoah Valley SBDC has answers\, information\, and resources to help!
\nIn our Start Smart Workshops\, we discuss the path to go od decisions and a successful start. You’ll learn to take a thorough 360° approach to your business and all its components – from product developmen t to target marketing to financial projections and bookkeeping. We also co ver the regulations and registrations you need to know.
\nFollow-up appointments are then available with SBDC business advisors to focus on yo ur individual business growth needs.
\nThank you for your registrati on to Start Smart Workshop via Zoom Time: September 15th 10:00am. Please f ind the Zoom link and review PDF Workbook attached in the reminder email 4 8 hours in advance. Please let me know if you are unable to attend or have questions via email to duganaj@jmu.edu
\nThank You ! Allison Dugan\, Shenandoah Valley SBDC
\nTickets: https://clients.virginiasbdc.org/reg.aspx?mode=event &event=60420042.
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:entrepreneur\,Start Smart\,start-up\,webinar X-TICKETS-URL:https://clients.virginiasbdc.org/reg.aspx?mode=event&event=60 420042 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-60008@www.valleysbdc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T100232Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:networking\,Women and Minority CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Global Women in Entrepreneurship Week\, JMU w ill showcase female entrepreneurs and business owners from throughout the Shenandoah Valley. Enjoy some food and beverages while browsing their prod ucts and learning about their unique entrepreneurial journeys. Also\, hear from a JMU alumni serial entrepreneur Tina Fox as she tells her motivatio nal story and the important lessons she’s learned along the way!\nThe sche dule will be as follows:\n5 – 6 PM: Open Exhibition. Meet the business own ers\, learn about their products\, offerings\, and their story!\n6 – 6:30 PM: Keynote Address from Guest Speaker\n6:30 – 7:30 PM: Additional Exhibit ion and Networking time with light refreshments\nRegister HERE.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: https://advancement.jmu.edu/s/1591/18/int erior.aspx?sid=1591&pgid=8621&gid=2&cid=13971&ecid=13971&post_id=0. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221018T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221018T193000 LOCATION:Festival Ballroom Grand @ 1301 Carrier Dr\, Harrisonburg\, VA 2280 7 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Women in Entrepreneurship Showcase URL:https://www.valleysbdc.org/event/women-in-entrepreneurship-showcase/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nIn celebration of Global Women in Entrepreneurship Week\, JMU will showcase female entrepreneurs and business owners from throughout the Shen andoah Valley. Enjoy some food and beverages while browsing their products and learning about their unique entrepreneurial journeys. Also\, hear fro m a JMU alumni serial entrepreneur Tina Fox as she tells her motivational story and the important lessons she’s learned along the way!
\nThe s
chedule will be as follows:
\n5 – 6 PM: Open Exhibition. Meet the bus
iness owners\, learn about their products\, offerings\, and their story!\n6 – 6:30 PM: Keynote Address from Guest Speaker
\n6:30 – 7:30 P
M: Additional Exhibition and Networking time with light refreshments
Register HERE.
\n\nThe SWaM Vend or Fair will offer a wealth of contacts for marketing your goods and servi ces and provide an opportunity to make personal contact with some of the 6 00+ JMU departmental buyers. The event is scheduled to take place at the J ames Madison University Festival Center on Tuesday\, August 1st 2023. The morning will begin with a networking luncheon to meet with other SWaM vend ors and the JMU Procurement Services buyers. As the fair gets underway in the afternoon\, you’ll meet with many JMU departmental buyers and faculty as well as numerous buyers from other state\, local\, and private organiza tions.
\nEvent Theme:“Back to the Future”
\nSWaM Vendor Fair Ta
ble Registration: $75
Event Website:https://www.jmu.edu/procurement/vendor-fair. shtml
\nTickets: https://jmu.irisregis tration.com/Register?code=SWAM2023.
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:small minority-owned\,small women-owned\,SWaM X-TICKETS-URL:https://jmu.irisregistration.com/Register?code=SWAM2023 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR