There is a great deal of information on the internet to assist the small business owner. Several of our partner programs offer particularly relevant webinars – both upcoming and recorded – on a variety of topics. Browse our collection of recorded and upcoming webinars below:
Upcoming Webinars
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset – Tuesday May 11th from 12pm-1pm. Designed to help prepare you for the journey of launching and running a successful business from the perspective of how to think differently than an employee. Insights from research on what separates successful business owners from everyone else. Interactive session where you will have opportunity to ask questions, have your thinking -provoked and learn from best practices in this area. Less about mechanics of starting a business and more successful owners approach starting and running a business enterprise.
Success Through eCommerce – Tuesday May 18th from 12pm-1pm. Join us if you’re interested in pivoting more of your efforts to ONLINE SALES. This session will cover: The variety of websites available, the possibilities for upgrading yours to better accommodate online sales and the estimated costs to accomplish this! The various e-commerce platforms available and how to select the best based on your specific business needs. How to setup and manage your online storefront or service portal and how to use data and marketing to maximize returns.
What a Small Business Needs to Know About Google: What to Do and Not to Do – Friday May 21st from 9am-10am. Getting your local business found on Google is important to future success. The sooner you start working on your Google presence, the better. In this session, you’ll learn: How to get your Google My Business set up, how to get optimize your Google My Business info to maximize your visibility, how to get reviews and how to reply to them, how to optimize your website for conversions, how to optimize your website for page one rankings and more….This session is ideal for any business that needs local advertising and visibility on Google
Managing Your WordPress Website – Thursday June 3rd from 12pm-1pm. Join us and learn how to create and/or better manage your WordPress website! Are you looking for a simple, yet effective website to use for your business? WordPress might be a good option! In this workshop, we’ll cover “the basics” on creating and updating a WordPress site, including: user management, page creation and editing, image and video uploads, plugin management, and linking to social media
Recorded Webinars
The Future of Customers and Consumer Behavior
Restaurant Revitalization Fund Overview
Small Business Update – American Rescue Plan Act
Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) Overview
Selling to the Commonwealth – eVA Registration **
SWaM Certification and Doing Business with the City of Alexandria **
**indicates webinar in English and Spanish