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SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship 101: Starting a Business in Fairfax County
DESCRIPTION:Since 2003 the FCEDA has held a free monthly* workshop for individuals interested in starting a business in Fairfax County. Held in partnership with the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD)\, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)\, and Community Business Partnership (CBP)\, the sessions have attracted nearly 4\,000 attendees. The sessions provide overviews of:\n\n\n	Business start-up basics (licenses and permits)\n	workforce services and training programs\n	SBA financing and resources\n	SDB\, MBE and 8(a) certification\n\n\nThe workshops are generally held on the first Tuesday of each month unless a holiday precedes the first Tuesday\, in which case the date is shifted to the second Tuesday of the month. There is no charge\, but pre-registration is required and the workshops almost always fill up. Click here to find out which sessions are open for registration.\n\nRegistration and networking begin at 7:30 a.m. and the program runs from 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. at the Cushman & Wakefield Conference Center\, 8300 Boone Boulevard\, Suite 100\, Tysons Corner\, Virginia 22182. For directions\, click here.\n\nWorkshops will be canceled when Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) announces delays or cancels classes due to inclement weather. FCPS announces delays or cancellations on its Web site\, www.fcps.edu\, and on local television and radio stations. When workshops are canceled\, they will be made up seven days later beginning at 8 a.m.\n\n* No workshops are scheduled for the months of July\, August\, and December.\n\nFor more information\, contact Karen Smaw at ksmaw@fceda.org.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin-bottom: 25px\; margin-top: 0px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: proxima-nova\, system-ui\; font-size: 14px\;">Since 2003 the FCEDA has held a free monthly* workshop for individuals interested in starting a business in Fairfax County. Held in partnership with the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD)\, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)\, and Community Business Partnership (CBP)\, the sessions have attracted nearly 4\,000 attendees. The sessions provide overviews of:</p>\n\n<ul style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin-top: -20px\; padding-left: 30px\; list-style-position: outside\; list-style-image: initial\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: proxima-nova\, system-ui\; font-size: 14px\;">\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; line-height: 1.7\; margin: 0px 0px 20px\;">Business start-up basics (licenses and permits)</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; line-height: 1.7\; margin: 0px 0px 20px\;">workforce services and training programs</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; line-height: 1.7\; margin: 0px 0px 20px\;">SBA financing and resources</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; line-height: 1.7\; margin: 0px 0px 20px\;">SDB\, MBE and 8(a) certification</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin-bottom: 25px\; margin-top: 0px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: proxima-nova\, system-ui\; font-size: 14px\;">The workshops are generally held on the first Tuesday of each month unless a holiday precedes the first Tuesday\, in which case the date is shifted to the second Tuesday of the month. There is no charge\, but pre-registration is required and the workshops almost always fill up.&nbsp\;<strong><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/o/fairfax-county-economic-development-authority-15353531628" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: inherit\; background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(0\, 167\, 225)\; text-decoration-line: none\; transition: color 0.2s ease 0s\;" target="_blank">Click here</a></strong>&nbsp\;to find out which sessions are open for registration.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin-bottom: 25px\; margin-top: 0px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: proxima-nova\, system-ui\; font-size: 14px\;">Registration and networking begin at 7:30 a.m. and the program runs from 8:00 a.m.&ndash\;10:30 a.m. at the Cushman &amp\; Wakefield Conference Center\, 8300 Boone Boulevard\, Suite 100\, Tysons Corner\, Virginia 22182.&nbsp\;<strong><a href="https://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/about-fceda/contact-us/" style="box-sizing: inherit\; background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(0\, 167\, 225)\; text-decoration-line: none\; transition: color 0.2s ease 0s\;">For directions\, click here.</a></strong></p>\n\n<p class="smalltext" style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin-bottom: 25px\; margin-top: 0px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: proxima-nova\, system-ui\; font-size: 14px\;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit\;">Workshops will be canceled when Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) announces delays or cancels classes due to inclement weather. FCPS announces delays or cancellations on its Web site\,<strong>&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.fcps.edu/" style="box-sizing: inherit\; background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(0\, 167\, 225)\; text-decoration-line: none\; transition: color 0.2s ease 0s\;">www.fcps.edu</a></strong>\, and on local television and radio stations. When workshops are canceled\, they will be made up seven days later beginning at 8 a.m.</em></p>\n\n<p class="smalltext" style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin-bottom: 25px\; margin-top: 0px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: proxima-nova\, system-ui\; font-size: 14px\;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit\;">* No workshops are scheduled for the months of July\, August\, and December.</em></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin-bottom: 25px\; margin-top: 0px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: proxima-nova\, system-ui\; font-size: 14px\;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit\; font-weight: bolder\;">For more information\, contact Karen Smaw at&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:ksmaw@fceda.org?subject=Entrepreneurship%20101" style="box-sizing: inherit\; background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(0\, 167\, 225)\; text-decoration-line: none\; transition: color 0.2s ease 0s\;">ksmaw@fceda.org</a>.</span></p>\n
LOCATION:Cushman & Wakefield Conference Center 8300 Boone Boulevard\, Suite 100 Tysons Corner\, Virginia 22182
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