May 2024 Events for Entrepreneurs and Businesses

Rise & Shine Entrepreneur Meetup – Brunswick County

Wednesday, May 1   |   8:30-10:00am   |   Lawrenceville, VA

This monthly gathering includes discussion about entrepreneurship and innovation, how to find resources to start and grow businesses, and opportunities to get engaged in strategic growth for the region. It is free to the community, to support connections and community among entrepreneurs and innovators across the region.

Following the meetup, entrepreneur support resources are available to you. If you would like to schedule a one hour one-on-one session for government contracting assistance you may email: lmann@craterptac.org

Applications Due for the RISE Business Pitch Competition

Applications Due: Friday, May 10   |   11:50pm   |   f6s.com

The RISE Business Pitch Competition on June 26, 2024 will award over $10,000 in funding to entrepreneurs who pitch their ideas to startup a new venture or scale-up their existing business.

RISE Grapevine Monthly Virtual Meetup

Thursday, May 16  |   12:00-1:00pm   |   Zoom

The RISE Grapevine Monthly Virtual Meetup is a virtual gathering of diverse, creative, and inclusive entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders from across Southern Virginia. During each monthly meeting, we share updates from local and regional entrepreneurs support organizations. 

QuickBooks 101 Workshop 

Tuesday, May 21 |   9:30-10:30am   |   SOVA Innovation Hub (715 Wilborn Avenue, South Boston, VA)

Join Longwood SBDC for this beginner-friendly course. 

Subscribed to Quickbooks Online but not sure where to start? Or better yet, unsure if you’re ready to make the leap to using a paid accounting software?

If so, join us for a highly interactive and hands-on program where we’ll go through all of the basics of Quickbooks Online. By the end of our time together, you will be able to:

• customize your chart of accounts
• link bank feeds
• categorize transactions
• create automatic categorization rule
• reconcile accounts
• customize reports

YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN LAPTOP!!! 

QuickBooks 201 Workshop 

Wednesday, May 22  |   9:30-10:30am   |   SOVA Innovation Hub (715 Wilborn Avenue, South Boston, VA)

Join Longwood SBDC for this valuable course.

Already feel like you have a handle on your monthly tasks within Quickbooks Online and now looking to get more out of your use?

In this course, we’ll explore added functions of QB, such as:

• receipt management
• recurring transactions
• tags
• classes
• locations
• advanced reporting
• payroll, and much more

As this is a highly interactive and hands-on program, make sure you have your Quickbooks account pulled up, or Quickbooks Online Test Drive: https://qbo.intuit.com/redir/testdrive.

YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN LAPTOP!!!

Contracting with the State of Virginia 

Thursday, May 23   |   9:30-10:30am   |   Online on Zoom

Join Longwood SBDC and State of Virginia Procurement Specialist, Ms. Margaret Edmond, as she takes you through what your business needs to do to be eligible to work with the State Agencies!

Learn how to use the State’s site to find out who is buying what you sell. She will also take you through the SWaM documentation and the reasons for being SWaM certified. This is an information-packed hour and half in-person class you will NOT want to miss.

The slides and the instructions for the marketing report will be available by email for all attendees!!

***This class is limited to 10 people***

If you would like to schedule a one hour one-on-one session for government contracting assistance you may email: lmann@craterptac.org

Building the Foundation for Your New Business

Wednesday, May 29   |   10:30am-12:00pm   |   Zoom

Join Longwood SBDC for this course where you’ll prepare yourself to start a successful business by learning 1) how to evaluate your entrepreneurial abilities, 2) marketing strategies, 3) financial resources, 4) legal form of organization, 5) tips to prepare & present your business plan, and 6) cybersecurity tips.