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.

6/12/2008 - Noon to 1:00 PM
Lunch 'N' Learn: Customer Service
Cost: FREE
Location: Roanoke Regional Chamber Boardroom
Donna Dilley of ProCorp will discuss how to provide exceptional service to clients and customers. 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.


6/9/2008 - 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.

6/12/2008 - Noon to 1:00 PM
Lunch 'N' Learn: Customer Service
Cost: FREE
Location: Roanoke Regional Chamber Boardroom
Donna Dilley, of ProCorp 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.

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.

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.