Make Sure The Price Is Right – The Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity in collaboration with SCORE and Henrico County Economic Development is pleased to offer this in-person workshop. This workshop will help you develop an optimal pricing strategy for your products / services.

Date: Tuesday, 10/11

Time: 2:00 – 4:00

Place: Varina Library / 1875 New Market Road, Richmond

The link to register is: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/419654707527

SWaM Lab – The Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity in collaboration with the Women’s Business Center of Richmond and Virginia Union University is pleased to offer this in person workshop. The purpose of this workshop is to help small businesses complete their online SWaM application.

Date: Wednesday, 10/12

Time: 2:00 – 4:00

Place: Virginia Union University / Library Lecture Hall

The link to register is:  Register Online

Buyers and Sellers Get Connected – The Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity in collaboration with Chesterfield County Purchasing Department This is a 2 part workshop — from 9:00 – 12:00 business owners will receive training on navigating the eVa system, navigating the PING system (Chesterfield County’s electronic marketplace), doing business with the Virginia Department of General Services (DGS), and how to do business with Altria. From 1:00 – 4:00, representatives from different levels of government and large corporations will be at exhibit tables for you to visit and discuss business opportunities.

Date: Tuesday, 10/25

Time: 9:00 – 4:00 (Doors open at 8:00)

The link to register is: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/414407242217

Virtual One On One Business Consultation – In addition, I’m available for virtual one-on-one business consultations. These 75 minute session are tailored to your business needs. Whether it’s helping your business become certified in Virginia’s small business set-aside programs (SWaM and Micro), navigating the electronic portal which ALL state agencies use for solicitations (eVa), or helping you connect with key agency buyers, these sessions can help. I will be conducting these sessions based on the following schedule:

Be sure you are registering for a consultation with the Central / South Region.

The dates and registration link to sign up for a business consultation are:

Date          Link to Register

 

Oct. 13       https://www.eventbrite.com/e/426343834887

Oct. 14      https://www.eventbrite.com/e/426345750617

Oct. 20      https://www.eventbrite.com/e/426346853917

Be sure you are registering for a consultation with the Central / South Region.

To check out all of the free SBSD events, visit — sbsd.eventbrite.com

Randy M. Brown, M.A.
Business Services Manager
Dept. of Small Business & Supplier Diversity
101 N. 14th Street / 11th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 349-5603
Fax: (804) 786-9736
“I guarantee you that for every plant that closes, if you gave it to one small-business person in that community, he or she would find a way to make it work. The small-business attitude is you always find a way to make it work.”
– Hamdi Ulukaya