Small Business Services

Training & Seminars

An informed owner or manager is a better one and the Roanoke Regional SBDC offers resources that can expand your business knowledge. For a complete listing of seminars and training events scheduled, please visit the Chamber Events Calendar.

Upcoming Training & Seminars.

5/29/2008 - 9:00 AM to Noon
Entrepreneurship Express: Moving Your Business Forward
Cost: FREE
Location: Virginia Western Community College
Discover this entrepreneurial business and management workshop with practical hands on lectures and exercises covering key elements of business practice, run by successful practitioners. To register or for more information, visit www.vastartup.org or contact Chris Copenhaver at 540.853.2717.

6/9/2008 - 4:00 to 5:30 PM
Business Basics
Cost: $10/person
Location: Roanoke Regional Chamber Boardroom
Discover business planning, forms of organizations, marketing strategies, and the realities of being a business owner at this quick introduction to owning your own business. To register or for more information visit our Chamber Events Calendar.

6/11/2008 - 8:30 to 11:00 AM
Time is Money
Cost: $40
Location: Foodies on 220 South
Learn fast, effective practical techniques for managing your time to optimize your company's profits. This interactive clinic will teach you the tools that the most successful business owners and executives use to generate more time to focus on what matters to them. To register or for more information, contact Meredith at mkain@fasttraining.org or visit www.fasttraining.org.

6/12/2008 - Noon to 1:00 PM
Lunch 'N' Learn: Customer Service
Cost: FREE
Location: Roanoke Regional Chamber Boardroom
Donna Dilley, of Proto Corp and Blue Ridge Business Journal contributor, will discuss how to provide exceptional service to your customers/clients. Please bring your lunch; cookies and drinks will be provided. To register or for more information, contact Taryn at 540.983.0717 ext. 239 or sbdc@roanokechamber.org.

6/25/2008 - 8:30 to 11:00 AM
Networking x 10
Cost: $40
Location: Foodies on 220 South
Be a part of this unique event designed for small business owners and marketing executives. This clinic will help you generate ideas on marketing, managing, and create collaborative relationships with other business owners. To register or for more information, contact Meredith at mkain@fasttraining.org or visit www.fasttraining.org.

7/14/2008 - 5:30 to 9:00 PM
First Steps to Starting a Business
Cost: $25/person
Location: Roanoke Regional Chamber Boardroom
Learn more about business plans, marketing and advertising strategies, forms of business organizations, and accounting/record keeping in this small business start-up class. To register or for more information visit our Chamber Events Calendar.

7/23/2008 - 8:30 to 11:00 AM
Managing Change in Your Company
Cost: $40
Location: Foodies on 220 South
Learn the necessary tools for managing successful change in your company or organization. Find out why some changes succeed and other fail. Learn and practice practical techniques for implementing up sizing, downsizing, system changes, and shifts in personnel. To register or for more information, contact Meredith at mkain@fasttraining.org or visit www.fasttraining.org.

8/11/2008 - 4:00 to 5:30 PM
Business Basics
Cost: $10/person
Location: Roanoke Regional Chamber Boardroom
Discover business planning, forms of organizations, marketing strategies, and the realities of being a business owner at this quick introduction to owning your own business. To register or for more information visit our Chamber Events Calendar.

8/26/2008 - 8:30 to 11:00 AM
Public Relations Now
Cost: $40
Location: Foodies on 220 South
Learn strategies that will help you and your company generate positive public relations. You'll find out the top five reasons why some stories get covered and others don't and how to write a press release that gets attention. To register or for more information, contact Meredith at mkain@fasttraining.org or visit www.fasttraining.org.