Small Business Workshops

Workshop Videos Now Available on MyBizGrowsHere

Chesterfield Economic Development, at the direction of the Board of Supervisors, is pleased to announce CARES: Small Business Workshops, which is funded with Chesterfield County CARES Act funds.

The program consists of nine videos, presented by well-known and knowledgeable topic experts, that will provide you with a wide variety of business skills and resources to help you not only survive this COVID-19 business interruption, but grow your business going forward.

Workshop videos, linked in the table below, can be viewed at your own pace and at any time. Please note, these workshop videos will only be available for a limited time.

Workshop Courses

Workshop Title Course Description Presenter
The 5 Drivers™ Working on these five critical areas individually gives your business a boost; working on them together creates the momentum you need to drive your business forward, to make it not only profitable but sustainable. Jim Roman – Business Owners Institute
Rise Above the Rest to Be the Best Even in the most difficult times, implementing unchangeable concepts will enable you to work smarter instead of harder and keep your business going and growing. Jim Roman – Business Owners Institute
Reach Customers with Your Website Building the most effective business website is your best selling tool to engage customers instantly. Chris Fawcett – Third Mable Marketing
Financial Management for Your Small Business Understand and manage your small business finances. Leah Fremouw – Virginia Community Capital
How to Apply for Funding Be fully prepared when applying for various types of funding. Leah Fremouw & Beth Bettley – Virginia Community Capital
QuickBooks Online Discover common practices, tips, and tricks to using QuickBooks Online. Karen Athy – K&P Financial
Marketing Strategies & Tools for Retailers Communicate and reassure customers that they can obtain your products and that you maintain a safe business environment. Dave Saunders – Madision+Main
Marketing Strategies & Tools for Restaurants Boost sales using the 7 P’s: “Pandemic” is the new and eighth “P” Dave Saunders – Madision+Main
Marketing Strategies & Tools for B2B Marketers Give clients what they want, when they want it, and how they want it. Dave Saunders – Madision+Main