Lord Fairfax Small Business Development Center's

3rd Annual

Small Business Retreat

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October 17th, 2013

7:30am - 4:30pm

The 3nd Annual Small Business Retreat is designed for those interested in going into business for the first time or those with existing businesses.  No matter the size of your business, big or small, this Retreat will have information that you will be able to take home and implement immediately.  With four full tracks, attendees will have the opportunity to hear about business topics such as:

Understanding Your Small Business' Finanancial Success

Talk to Graphic Artists About Your Current Marketing

Using Google to go from Good to Great

Home Office Deductions for Small Business

Affordable Healthcare Act

Employee vs. Independent Contractor

Constant Contact

...and many, many more.

Our lunch keynote speaker is Ms. Kennedy Smith.  She helps create innovative economic development strategies for older and historic downtowns and commercial corridors. As a principal with the Community Land Use and Economics Group for the past eight years, and as director of the National Main Street Center for 14 years before that, she has worked with hundreds of communities of all sizes throughout the US and abroad.

This full day conference will provide instant implementable ideas and foster your new business idea or strengthen existing business models.

Registration fee is $30 which includes two breaks and a boxed lunch.  Registration will go up to $50 the week of the event, so register early to receive the discount.

Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Small Business Administration.