Start Your Business

 Start Your Business

Is owning a small business a good fit for me? What are the steps for starting one? Will I need funding? What are potential sources of funding? Ruth Cope, a small business specialist, and Kelly Keyser Thompson, an insurance specialist, will answer these and other questions essential for successfully starting a small business. Highlights will include:

• Entrepreneurial traits
• Taxes and licensing
• Business plan development
• Sources of financing
• Marketing
• Insurance

Presenters:          Ruth Cope, Business Counselor
                           Loudoun Small Business Development Center
 
                           Kelly Keyser Thompson, Principal
                           Keyser Thompson Insurance Agency, Inc.

Thursday, August 4, 2011
11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Comfort Suites
80 Prosperity Avenue
Leesburg, VA  20175 

Fee:  $10 if register online; $15 at the door
Those who pay at the door are not guaranteed seating or handouts.
Any notice of cancellation due to inclement weather will be posted on www.LoudounSBDC.org.

For registration questions, please phone 703-430-7222.

Loudoun SBDC Refund Policy: As a general policy, there are no refunds.  If an emergency occurs, and you notify Loudoun SBDC prior to the event, credit may be given toward a future seminar, good for up to 6 months.  If no notice is given, no refunds or credits can be made. If the Loudoun SBDC cancels a seminar, registrants may choose to apply their payment to a future class or request a refund.

The Loudoun SBDC is a member of the Virginia SBDC Network, a statewide service network funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. Additional Loudoun SBDC funding sources include George Mason University-Mason Enterprise Center, the County of Loudoun, Loudoun County Industrial Development Authority and Town of Leesburg. All SBDC programs and services are offered to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.