Building Your Business - Are You Ready?

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

An introductory seminar for potential business owners that provides information to help your business be among the 20 percent that survive and thrive. Topics discussed will include business start-up costs, financing, marketing, and other key issues for developing a successful business plan.

Farmville-Prince Edward Community Library
1303 West 3rd Street
Farmville, VA 23901

Free

**Seating is limited to 16 participants so please register early by calling
434-395-2086 or email baldwinjr2@longwood.edu

Basic Bookkeeping for Small Business

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Emphasizes the importance of financial management and record keeping, basic concepts for setting up and using a manual bookkeeping system, and analysis of financial reports based on the principles.

Farmville-Prince Edward Community Library
1303 West 3rd Street
Farmville, VA 23901

A prepaid fee of $10 is required to cover materials.

**Seating is limited to 16 participants so please register early by calling
434-395-2086 or email baldwinjr2@longwood.edu

Labor and Employment Law

9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Ray Kroniser, Lead Labor Law Representative from the Richmond Regional Office, will give a presentation on “Labor and Employment Law”.  The topics of  Mr. Kroniser’s presentation cover the application of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Payment of Wage Law and how employers can avoid mistakes in employee compensation. 

Most recently, Mr. Kroniser delivered this presentation to the Greater Danville Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, Danville, Virginia.  

Farmville-Prince Edward Community Library

Free

Please register for this seminar by calling (434) 395-2086 or by emailing baldwinjr2@longwood.edu

Ray Kroniser, Lead Labor Law Representative from the Richmond Regional Office

Basic Payroll for Small Business

8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Covers managing a payroll starting with the initial setup, calculating employee and employer deductions, determining net pay, and reporting and record-keeping requirements to prepare paychecks.

Longwood Small Business Development Center
515 North Main Street
Farmville, VA 23901

Free

**Seating is limited to 8 participants so please register early by calling
434-395-2086 or email baldwinjr2@longwood.edu

Shhhhhh... It's a Secret

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Sheri McGuire of Longwood’s SBDC program and Dr. John Gaskins of Longwood University’s College of Business will discuss secret shopper programs, how they work, and the fundamentals behind the research.

Co-Sponsored by

Powhatan Economic Development

Powhatan Chamber of Commerce

Longwood University

Retail Merchant’s Association

County Seat Restaurant
Powhatan,VA

Free

To Register Call:
Laura Henderson at the Powhatan County Office of Economic Development
804.598.5605
Or e-mail lhenderson@powhatanva.gov

Social Media Marketing

2:00 p.m.

Virginia Tourism is collaborating with Virginia Cooperative Extension, & Longwood Small Business Development Center and the Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce to train small business entrepreneurs & existing local businesses on how to effectively use social media and self-list on Google Maps and Virginia Tourism web directories to boost business profitability.  This FREE hands-on training will provide the opportunity to participants to place themselves on the web in the following ways:

Farmville-Prince Edward Community Library

1303 West Third Street

Free

REGISTER BY October 28, 2010 at (434) 395-2086 or baldwinjr2@longwood.edu

Sponsored by:
Virginia Tech

Virginia Cooperative Extention

Virginia State University

Longwood SBDC

Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce

Theresa J. Nartea, Marketing & Agribusiness Specialist, Virginia Cooperative Extension

Sandra F. Tanner, Tourism Development Specialist, Virginia Tourism Corporation

Mark Klingman, Computer Literacy Expert, Virginia State University Small Farm Outreach

Customer Retention Through Flawless Customer Service

9:30 am - 11:30 am

How do you create a loyal customer base? Start with proper salesmanship and etiquette. Be sure to under promose and over perform. Add requent Buyer and customer retention techniques and programs. You've got the basics. Marc Willson will fill in essential specifics.

Farmville Prince Edward Community Library, 1303 West Third Street, Farmville, Virginia

Free

For more information, click here to download the event flier.

Community Level Customer Service: Working Together for Growth

9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Dr. John Gaskins of Longwood University’s College of Business and Sheri McGuire of Longwood’s Small Business Development Center will discuss creative techniques to enhance customer experiences and grow together as a business community.

Co-Sponsored by

Powhatan Economic Development

Powhatan Chamber of Commerce

Longwood University

Retail Merchant’s Association

County Seat Restaurant
Powhatan,VA

Free

To Register Call:
Laura Henderson at the Powhatan County Office of Economic Development
804.598.5605
Or e-mail lhenderson@powhatanva.gov

Dr. John Gaskins,
Marketing Researcher and Professor for Longwood University
&
Sheri McGuire,
Longwood’s Small Business Development Center

Cases In Fraud, Waste and Abuse

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (4 hours of CPE Credit)

This seminar focuses on how CPAs, managers and bookkeepers investigate and prevent Fraud, Waste and Abuse. Cases for small group discussion and reporting will be presented. The session will include opportunities for sharing concerns, thoughts, and ideas regarding the topic as it relates to YOUR specific organization. A case based approach will be used by participants in small groups.

Street Conference Building
112 North South Street
Farmville, Virginia

$150

To keep fees as low as possible, meals are not provided. You are welcome to bring food.

***For Registration, please contact:
Carolyn Vaughn
College of Graduate and Professional Studies
Phone: (434) 395-2140
vaughanjc@longwood.edu