Do you know what your books are telling about your business? As a responsible owner or manager, you need to learn the "language of business." Your business records allow you to monitor cash flow, track deductible expenses, prepare financial statements, and support your tax returns.  In this workshop, you'll learn the fundamentals of basic financial statements and how they all work together.  You'll learn how to compute cost of goods sold, and financial ratios.  If you are a small business…

Today’s workplace is more diverse than ever before with at least four generations in the workplace. How do you get them all to pull together as a team? Join this class to help you understand the perspectives, benefits, and differences of all generations. This will be your key to create that successful team environment you crave. Participants will also learn what makes the millennial generation tick and will learn how to make both them and the organization successful. Lunch included…

Learn to manage the financial aspects of your business quickly and efficiently across all your devices – PC, Mac, smartphone & tablet. QuickBooks is designed especially for the small-to-midsized business owner who needs a fully functional accounting system that's also easy to use. In this class, you will gain hands-on experience as you master the tools you need to: Create professional invoices                            Track sales and expenses                               Manage accounts payable                               One-click sales…

Are you considering starting a new business? Not sure what you need to do and what steps to take? Then this is the class for you! Come explore the realities of starting a business and access your readiness to start a business. At the end of the class, entrepreneurs will: • Discern between the myths and realities of small business ownership • Start a self-assessment to determine their readiness to become a small business owner • Gain insight about their…

Are you considering starting a new business? Not sure what you need to do and what steps to take? Then this is the class for you! Come explore the realities of starting a business and access your readiness to start a business. At the end of the class, entrepreneurs will: • Discern between the myths and realities of small business ownership • Start a self-assessment to determine their readiness to become a small business owner • Gain insight about their…

Learn to manage the financial aspects of your business quickly and efficiently with this powerful accounting software program. QuickBooks is designed especially for the small- to midsized business owner who needs a fully functional accounting system that's also easy to use. In this class, you will gain hands-on experience as you master the tools you need set up a chart of accounts; reconcile your checking account; create and print invoices, receipts, and statements; track your payables, inventory, and receivables; create…

Are you an aspiring entrepreneur? Come explore the realities of starting a business and access your readiness to start a business. At the end of the class, entrepreneurs will: (1) Discern between the myths and realities of small business ownership; (2) Start a self-assessment to determine their readiness to become a small business owner; (3) Gain insight about their readiness to start to a business; (4) Learn the various types of business; and (5) Develop a checklist to apply for…

This is a special forum for commercial lenders, bank managers and bankers who want to learn more about partnering opportunities with the SBA, Business Finance Group, Virginia Community Capital, local EDA's, Virginia Economic Development Partnership and Virginia Small Business Finance Authority.  Food and Beverages will be provided. Register Here

Opportunity Zones are specially designated areas, where qualifying investments receive material tax benefits. Many of today’s top investors are turning to Opportunity Zones.  We'll share with you what  opportunity zone tax credits are, how they work, and who you can reach out to for help.    This session is designed for commercial bankers, accountants, commercial real estate agents, financial advisers, investors and small business owners. Register Here