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Orange County, VA – The Orange County Economic Development Office, in collaboration with the Central Virginia Small Business Development Center (CVSBDC) and Community Investment Collaborative (CIC) is hosting FREE business development opportunities. A hybrid workshop, Financing your Business, and one-on-one Counseling Sessions will be offered on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.

The Financing your Business workshop is available for businesses interested in learning from the experts about financing your small business. Presenters include members of the CV SBDC/CIC team as well as representatives from Truist Bank.The Financing your Business workshop will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

An experienced business advisor is also offering FREE and confidential, virtual or in person one-on-one business counseling sessions on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, following the Financing your Business workshop. Counseling sessions are available by appointment only, please call the CVSBDC at (434) 295-8198 to schedule your appointment.

This event is FREE to all local businesses. To reserve your seat at the workshop and receive dial-in credentials, businesses can register online at https://bit.ly/3uedOfI.  

For more information, please contact Regan McKay, Economic Development and Tourism Assistant at (540) 672-1238 or rmckay@orangecountyva.gov.

Orange County, VA – The Orange County Economic Development Office, in collaboration with the Central Virginia Small Business Development Center (CVSBDC), is hosting two (2) FREE business development opportunities. A virtual workshop, Build Your Social Media Plan for 2022, and virtual one-on-one Counseling Sessions will be offered on Wednesday, February 2, 2022.

The Build Your Social Media Plan for 2022 virtual workshop is available for businesses interested in learning how to create a strategy for web, email, and social media, and what tips and tools are available to create a successful plan. The Build Your Social Media Plan for 2022 workshop will be held on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

An experienced business advisor is also offering FREE and confidential, virtual 1-on-1 business counseling sessions on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Counseling sessions are available by appointment only, please call the CVSBDC at (434) 295-8198 to schedule your appointment.

This event is FREE to all local businesses. To reserve your seat at the workshop and receive dial-in credentials, businesses can register online at https://bit.ly/3343vzR.

For more information, please contact Susan Turner, Economic Development and Tourism Assistant at (540) 672-1238 or sturner@orangecountyva.gov.

 Orange County, VA – The Orange County Economic Development Office, in collaboration with the Central Virginia Small Business Development Center (CVSBDC), is hosting two (2) FREE business development opportunities. A Starting Your Business Workshop and 1-on-1 counseling sessions will be offered on Tuesday, July 6, 2021.

The Starting Your Business workshop will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and is targeted towards those interested in learning about the steps for starting a business, required registrations and regulations, and the components of sound business planning, including financial projections.

In addition to the workshop being offered FREE and confidential, 1-on-1 business counseling sessions are available from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for those seeking feedback and advice from an experienced business advisor. Counseling sessions are available by appointment only. Please call the CVSBDC at (434) 295-8198 to schedule your appointment for July 6th.

These events are FREE to all local businesses. To reserve your seat at the workshop, register online at https://bit.ly/33RK6z6.

For more information, please contact Susan Turner, Economic Development & Tourism Assistant, at (540) 672-1238 or sturner@orangecountyva.gov.

Orange County, VA – The Orange County Economic Development Office, in collaboration with the Central Virginia Small Business Development Center (CVSBDC) is hosting two (2) FREE business development opportunities.  A virtual workshop, Marketing and Social Media Now, and virtual 1-1 Counseling Sessions will be offered on April 6, 2021.

The Marketing and Social Media Now virtual workshop is available for businesses interested in learning how to create a strategy for web, email, and social media, and what tips and tools are available to create a successful plan. Overall, the program will explain how to communicate with customers and create a presence that efficiently builds audience over time. The Marketing and Social Media Now workshop will be held on April 6, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

An experienced business advisor is also offering FREE and confidential, virtual 1-on-1 business counseling sessions on April 6, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  Counseling sessions are available by appointment only, please call the CVSBDC at (434) 295-8198 to schedule your appointment.

Both events are FREE to all local businesses.  To reserve your seat at the workshop and receive dial in credentials, businesses can register online at https://bit.ly/3mY7a6f.

For more information, please contact Susan Turner at the Orange County Economic Development Office at (540) 672-1238 or sturner@orangecountyva.gov.

The Financing Your Business: Preparing for Loans and Microloans workshop is being offered from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on May 15, 2019, and is targeted for those individuals looking for business financing for a startup or an existing business.  This interactive workshop will cover the following topics: types of capital, types of financing, sources of capital for businesses, facts about small business loans, preparing to meet with your potential lender or investor, and how the SBDC can help you prepare.   

Also, being offered this day, FREE and confidential, 1-on-1 business counseling sessions are available from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. for those seeking feedback and advice from an experienced business advisor.  Counseling sessions are available by appointment only, so please call the CVSBDC at (434) 295-8198 to schedule your appointment on April 17th, or at the Main CVSBDC officer in Charlottesville any other date.

Although these events are FREE to all local businesses, space is limited.  To ensure a seat at the workshop, businesses can pre-register online at https://bit.ly/2EUUXfY or by phone at (434) 295-8198.

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The Orange County Economic Development Office, in collaboration with the Central Virginia Small Business Development Center (CVSBDC), Orange County Chamber of Commerce, and Orange Downtown Alliance is hosting two (2) FREE business development opportunities.  A workshop, Choosing the Right Media, and 1-1 Counseling Sessions will be offered at The Gordon Building located at 112 West Main Street, Lower Level, Orange, VA 22960 on June 20, 2018.

The Choosing the Right Media workshop is being offered from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and is targeted for those individuals interested in exploring what forms of media are best in small towns, including both paid and unpaid advertising.  We will give you guidelines to use to select the media mix that works best for your business, your customers, your marketing goals, and your marketing budget.  

In addition to the workshop being offered this day, FREE and confidential, 1-on-1 business counseling sessions are available from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. for those seeking feedback and advice from an experienced business advisor.  Counseling sessions are available by appointment only, so please call the CVSBDC at (434) 295-8198 to schedule your appointment on June 20th, or in Charlottesville any other date.

Although these events are FREE to all local businesses, space is limited.  To ensure a seat at the workshop, businesses can pre-register online at https://bit.ly/2wtpNdB or by phone at (434) 295-8198.

For more information, please contact Rose Deal at the Orange County Economic Development Office at (540) 672-1238 or rdeal@orangecountyva.gov.

Orange County, VA – The Orange County Economic Development Office, in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity (SBSD) and the Central Virginia Small Business Development Center (CVSBDC) is hosting a FREE business development opportunity.  A workshop, Selling to the Commonwealth will be offered at The Gordon Building located at 112 West Main Street, Basement, Orange, VA 22960 on August 30, 2017.

The Selling to the Commonwealth workshop is being offered from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and will present an overview of the two basic requirements—Small/Micro Certification and eVA Registration—for a small business to be in position to conduct business with the state and many local government agencies, and also how to access information to tap into state agency markets.  The targeted audience is startup businesses and emerging small businesses.

Although this event is FREE, space is limited.  Please feel free to bring a brown bag lunch.  To ensure a seat at the workshop, businesses can pre-register online at https://www.sbsd.virginia.gov/business-development-and-outreach/events/ or contact Courtney Mustin by phone at (804) 786-0942.

For more information, please contact Rose Deal at the Orange County Economic Development Office at (540) 672-1238 or rdeal@orangecountyva.gov.

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Farms are inviting visitors to tour a vineyard, enjoy hayrides, buy their produce, and eat ice cream made from the local dairy’s milk. If agritourism is part of your farm’s business plan, the September 29th, Innovative Communities: Agritourism in Virginia’s New Economy workshop is the place to be.

Scheduled for Thursday, September 29, 2016, the workshop is sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, and Virginia Tourism Corporation in partnership with the Orange County Department of Economic Development and Tourism Offices and the Central Virginia Small Business Development Center.

Held at The Pavilion on Lakeland Farm located at 13475 Sedwick Lane, Orange, Virginia, the workshop will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude around 3:00 p.m.  This event is FREE to attend and a boxed lunch will be provided.

People in Orange County are looking for what you offer – and they’re looking online. That’s why we’re teaming up with Google to host a free workshop to help you and your fellow businesses get online and on the map. Help more customers connect with your business on the web!

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The Orange County Economic Development Office, in collaboration with the Central Virginia Small Business Development Center (CVSBDC), Orange County Chamber of Commerce, and Orange Downtown Alliance, is offering another FREE workshop to help get your business out there.  This Marketing Roundtable workshop is intended for any business who wants to learn more about solutions to their current marketing efforts to drive direct sales via email, social media, blogs; the use of traditional media such as TV, radio, and newspaper; as well as Guerilla Marketing tactics to market effectively on a shoestring.

Read the Full Press Release Here.