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• Do you reside in the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia and are thinking about starting a new business?
• Do 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?

Your Shenandoah Valley SBDC has answers, information, and resources to help!

In our Start Smart Workshops, we discuss the path to good decisions and a successful start. You’ll learn to take a thorough 360° approach to your business and all its components – from product development to target marketing to financial projections and bookkeeping. We also cover the regulations and registrations you need to know.

Follow-up appointments are then available with SBDC business advisors to focus on your individual business growth needs.

Please find 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 questions via email to duganaj@jmu.edu

Thank You! Allison Dugan, Shenandoah Valley SBDC

This seminar is being offered in a hybrid format. You can choose to attend virtually via Zoom or attend in person at 1125 Emancipation Hwy, Suite 400, Fredericksburg, VA 22401. This two hour seminar will help attendees understand how to be more marketable to small business lenders. The seminar will detail the documents needed and the expectations of some lenders. Key takeaways: 1. Key factors that affect fundability 2. Tips to improve your small businesses capability to get funding 3. Gain greater insight into small business funding sources 4. Real talk – awareness of next steps, goals, and a possible strategy to gain funding

Speaker(s): Johnnie Lloyd, MOL Serial entrepreneur with over 47 years of expertise in leadership, financial acumen, and problem-solving in corporate, government, and nonprofit organizations. Chief Visionary Officer for Johnnie Lloyd and Associates, 4 Rivers Consultants Firm, and she is passionate about Economic Justice (opportunity) under Raise Up Nation, a 501C3 organization. She specifically partners with CEOs, executives, and entrepreneurs unleashing their superpowers. Preparing people and organizations for greater levels of productivity and profitability. The problem she concentrates on strategically is resources – management of things and leadership of people, with a goal of making hard things understandable and relatable. Dynamic high-energy speaker, author, coach, and facilitator empowering transformational development. President of the National Speakers Association of Virginia, SCORE mentor, YMCA Board member and active in her church, and high school mentor for Teen Enrichment.

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If you need further assistance or have a question, please contact us at (540) 654-1383

• Do you reside in the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia and are thinking about starting a new business?
• Do 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?

Your Shenandoah Valley SBDC has answers, information, and resources to help!

In our Start Smart Workshops, we discuss the path to good decisions and a successful start. You’ll learn to take a thorough 360° approach to your business and all its components – from product development to target marketing to financial projections and bookkeeping. We also cover the regulations and registrations you need to know.

Follow-up appointments are then available with SBDC business advisors to focus on your individual business growth needs.

Please find 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 questions via email to duganaj@jmu.edu

Thank You! Allison Dugan, Shenandoah Valley SBDC

Virginia SBDC’s International Business Development (IBD) Program evaluates startups for export potential and assists startups and existing businesses to compete globally via one-on-one technical assistance and connection to state, national and international resources.Recognizing these specific opportunities and challenges for technology enabled startups, the Virginia SBDC is convening a one-day event in Charlottesville, VA that will bring experts and successful global startups to share their experience entering foreign markets. Specifically, the program will:

•  Highlight startups that have had success in global markets.
•  Provide compliance training for early stage companies to understand when and how export controls might impact their business.
• Host IP and trademark filing training for startups with a focus on how to mitigate costs and prioritize markets for IP protection.
• Present information on the proper storage and handling of data in foreign markets with a focus on the European Union.
•  Introduce the taxpayer-funded resources available to companies for global expansion.

**Purchasing multiple tickets for your organization? Add 1 General Admission ticket at $40 and then apply the “GlobalPass” (case sensitive) promo code to unlock $26 discounted tickets for others on your team! Contact Shira Goldeen at events@cvsbdc.org with any questions.**

Program Agenda

• Remarks from Antwaun Griffin, Head of Socially Responsible Purchasing, Amazon Business
• Securing Intellectual Property Rights in Foreign Markets
• Top Regulatory Compliance Issues for STEM Exporters
• Proper Data Handling Under GDPR
• Ample opportunities for networking with panelists, resource providers, and the startup community, culminating with a closing reception featuring hors d’oeuvres and Virginia craft beverages