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Upcoming Events
SCORE Workshop: Show Me the Money – Financial Management for Small Business
Learn how to understand and manage your business finances so you may grow and prosper.
Topics will include:
•Basic Accounting Concepts:
- Understanding an income statement
- Understanding a balance sheet
•How to Financially Evaluate Your Business:
- Knowing the difference between margin and mark-up
- Tracking key performance indicators
•Cash Flow Projections:
- Budgeting / planning cash flow
- Knowing your net cash position – do you have the cash you need
- The importance of managing cash flow
•Financial resources
•Internal controls
•Differences between bookkeepers, accountants, and Certified Public Accountants
Course will be presented by Roy Madsen, a retired Deputy Comptroller of the Currency in the Department of Treasury. He has 40 years of experience in conducting and managing financial, accounting, strategy, planning, and productivity/management improvements activities.
Cost
$15 paid in advance, $20 by check at the door
Date
Saturday, Feb. 22 at 9 a.m.
Venue
Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance, 421 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Register
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Information
https://williamsburg.score.org/event/workshop-show-me-money-financial-management-small-business
Home-Based Business Conference
The Greater Peninsula Economic Development partners are pleased to announce that the 5th annual Home‐Based Business Conference will return on Friday, March 20, 2020 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Peninsula Workforce Development Center, located at 600 Butler Farm Road, Hampton, VA 23666.
This unique event features conference sessions and specialty breakout tracks focused on topics relevant to all stages and types of home‐based businesses including traditional, franchise and direct & network marketing. Attendees will also discover local resources for their businesses from among over 20 exhibitors.
Many of this year’s speakers will focus on marketing strategies and tactics, as well as ways home‐based business owners can protect their organizations.
Each ticket costs $40 and includes breakfast, lunch and snacks. Early bird and chamber member discounts are available. Attendees will also have the opportunity to have a professional headshot taken for just $25.
This event has received national recognition as a “Top 100 Brilliant Ideas at Work Across the Nation” from the National Association of Counties and was a gold award recipient of “Excellence in Economic Development” from the International Economic Development Council. The event was also a Virginia Association of Counties achievement award winner in 2017.
Cost
$40
Tickets
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/home-based-business-conference-2020-tickets-72501406659
Date
March 20, 2020 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Venue
Peninsula Workforce Development Center, 600 Butler Farm Road, Hampton, VA 23666
Information
Call 757-877-5920 or email info@hbbconference.com
Website
https://www.facebook.com/events/458110494914518/
Sponsors
Counties of York, James City and Gloucester and the Cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and Williamsburg as well as the York County Chamber of Commerce
SCORE Workshop: Marketing 101: How to Grow Your Small Business
Digital marketing is the rage, but a solid understanding of traditional marketing principles is still required to create an effective strategy for promoting and growing your business.
Topics will include:
- Some Basic Marketing Concepts
- Creating your digital presence
- Strategies for on line promotion
- Don’t forget non-digital options (ads, flyers, PR, networking, direct sales)
Presenters
Greg Tilley has 40 years of experience, mostly in executive positions in small to mid sized companies. He was a founding partner in a geo-spatial technology startup that was later sold to Cyient, a global engineering firm. He then stayed on to serve as CEO of Cyient’s US operations. Before joining SCORE, Greg founded a consulting practice, helping companies with sales and business planning.
Gretchen Bedell is Awesome. She’s the Lady in Charge of Odd Moxie, a creative services firm that specializes in marketing visuals and branding strategy. She is also the co-owner of Work Nimbly, Williamsburg’s creative CoWorking space, a productive haven for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and independent workers in Hampton Roads. When she’s not running her shops, and helping small businesses grow, she adventures with her kids, spends time with her husband and their ever-growing menagerie, occasionally saves the world, and has been known to pick up a book or two to read.
Cost
$15 in advance, $20 at the door
Date
Saturday, March 21 at 9 a.m.
Venue
Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance, 421 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Register
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07egu0clds9951e332&oseq=&c=&ch
Information
SCORE Workshop: Government Contracting-Small Business Edition
Learn how to register for government contracts, promote your business, find and win opportunities.
Topics will include:
- Registering to do business with federal, state and local agencies
- Positioning your business for maximum exposure
- Locating and qualifying opportunities
- Winning strategies for teaming and proposal writing
Presenter
Robert ‘Bob’ Yuill has over 47 years of experience in the federal/defense communities. As an accomplished military officer, he had over 27 years of service followed by an additional 20 years as a federal/defense contractor for both large and small companies. Bob has managed and led military personnel from the tactical through strategic levels within the Department of Defense and performed as an analyst through Program Manager and Division Director within industry. Assignments have ranged from company command level to major staff support within the US Army as well as Combatant Commands retiring as a Colonel. He as extensive capture and proposal management experience both as a government employee and as a contractor with contract wins in excess of $15B in contract values while working for Large companies (Sverdrup Technology and Jacobs Engineering) and Small businesses (Cyberspace Solutions, LLC) and as the current President and CEO of YUILL Strategic Solutions, LLC. Bob has Master’s Degrees from the National Defense University (Strategic Resources) and the University of Southern California (Systems Management) and a Bachelor Degree from Bentley University (Business Management).
Cost
$15 in advance, $20 at the door
Date
Saturday, April 18 at 9 a.m.
Venue
Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance, 421 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Register
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SCORE Workshop: How to Start & Manage a Non-Profit Organization
Starting and running a non-profit organization requires more applications and approvals than a conventional business. How long will it take?
Attend this workshop and you will learn:
- How to properly register your non-profit with the county, state and federal governments
- What it costs to file the paperwork
- What your organization bylaws must specify
- What your responsibilities are as a director or officer of a non-profit
- Whether your benefactors can legally deduct their dues or gifts to the organization
- Whether your non-profit is really a tax-exempt organization
Cost
Free, but advance registration required.
Date
Thursday, April 30 at 6 p.m.
Venue
Williamsburg Library, 515 Scotland Street, Room B, Williamsburg, VA, 23185
Register
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Information
https://williamsburg.score.org/event/score-workshop-how-start-manage-non-profit-organization
SCORE Workshop: Show Me the Money – Financing Your Small 
Business
Learn about the many options for raising funds for your small business.
Topics will include:
- Self-funding and Bootstrapping
- Bank Loans, Lines of Credit and SBA programs
- State and local funding programs
- On-line lending
- Crowdfunding
Presenter
Roy Madsen is a retired Deputy Comptroller of the Currency in the Department of Treasury. He has 40 years of experience in conducting and managing financial, accounting, strategy, planning and productivity/management improvements activities. In addition, Roy established a successful small home improvement/construction company as well as a small professional accounting firm. Roy has an MBA in Finance, an MS in Tax and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is also a Lean Six Sigma Master Blackbelt.
Cost
$15 in advance, $20 at the door
Date
Saturday, May 16 at 9 a.m.
Venue
Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance, 421 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Register
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