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SUMMARY:Building Your Value Proposition Design (VPD) - *Webinar (Live)* - PW
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Business Basics\n\nPromotional Video HERE \nWebinar Learning Objective \nPlease join Senior Business Counselor\, and Adjunct GMU Professor George Siragusa\, as he guides you through a step-by-step process of building your Value Proposition Design which is invaluable to startups\, early stage companies\, growth\, or even mature businesses! \nThe Value Proposition Design (VPD) is a framework that enables businesses to develop and solidify their foundational ideas for how they will create\, communicate\, deliver and then extract marketplace value for a differentiated product or service intended to solve a specific problem aligned with a specific customer need while delivering tangible benefits\, for an intended potential customer segment in a domain space or industry sector. It lives inside something called the Business Model Canvas\, another important foundational business framework. \n  \nThe VPD is absolute “ground zero” thinking for: \n\nEntrepreneurs with ideas for a product or service business\nEarly stage companies\n\nThe VPD is critical formative thinking for: \n\nNew business ventures\nGrowth businesses\n\nThe VPD is valuable for: \n\nBusinesses considering a “pivot” in some aspect of their business\nMature businesses looking to expand or grow their offerings or markets\n\nThe VPD will: \n\nhelp clients understand how they can create enduring personal value with your products\nlower your cost of customer acquisition and retention\navoid wasting your scarce resources of time and money\n\nUpon completion of this NO-COST webinar you should be able to: \n\nBecome familiar with the definition of a Value Proposition Design and why it is considered such a “bedrock principle” for any business venture\nUnderstand 3 specific benefits VPD brings to your business\nSee how it is one of the very first actions you should take to begin forming your ideas around a product or service you believe to be a viable business\nUnderstand the relevance of the Value Proposition Design (VPD) to your business\nBecome familiar with the 8 steps to building / refining a VPD for your business\nSee a list of 10 characteristics of a great Value Proposition Design\nBecome familiar with the ways in which the VPD can impact and inform your communication tactics and strategy\nFollow a “use case” to help illustrate how the VPD can inform your marketing strategy\nAnswer your specific questions about VPD along during the webinar\n\nTHERE IS NO COST to ATTEND; but REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. \n\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: George Siragusa – Senior Business Advisor\, Mason SBDC\, Adjunct Professor\, George Mason University teaching Entrepreneurship for Engineers at the School of Engineering\, and Senior Mentor for 3 area Startup Venture Accelerators \nCo-sponsor(s) & Partner(s): Prince William County Department of Economic Development & Prince William Chamber of Commerce \nCancellation Policy: Contact the Center regarding cancellation earlier than 24 business hours prior to event. Kindly email – help@masonsbdc.org (preferred) or call 703-261-4105 to notify the team. \nSpecial Instruction: This live webinar will be presented via Zoom. Webinar access details (Zoom invitation) will be provided after registration. \n\nCancellation Policy: Kindly contact us (email – help@masonsbdc.org (preferred) or call 703-261-4105) at least 24-business hours prior to the event for cancellations Special Instructions: This live webinar will conducted on the Zoom platform. Please watch your email for the webinar access link – which will be sent only after registration. \nSpeaker(s): \nCo-Sponsor(s): \nFee: No Cost \n  \n\n\nFacilitated by \n \nMason SBDC
URL:https://dev.cvsbdc.laughingrhino.com/event/building-your-value-proposition-design-vpd-webinar-live-pw/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Managing a Business,Online event
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SUMMARY:GovCon 101: Creating a Capabilities Statement
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Creating a Capabilities Statement \nThe Federal Government buys over $600 billion per year on goods and services\, 5% of that spend is allocated for Small Business. This is a huge opportunity for firms\, who qualify\, to grow their business and become part of the challenging world of Government Contracting through set-aside opportunities. In order to get noticed by small business offices\, you must first create a winning capability statement. This is the most importing marketing piece you will create for your business. A properly formatted capability statement will help you get noticed and differentiate you from your competition. \nKey Takeaways: \n\nProper formatting of the statement\nInformation to include and not include\nDifferentiators\, Core competencies and past performance content\nYou will be provided an editable template to use for your own capability statement\nHow to use the statement\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker(s): Lisa Wood is the Statewide Director of the Virginia PTAC\, hosted by George Mason University where she is also an Adjunct Professor of Management. Prior to that\, she served as the Statewide Director with the Connecticut and Ohio PTAC programs and was also Director for the Northwest Commission PTAC in Pennsylvania. Before joining the PTAC community\, Lisa was a Procurement Specialist for Bechtel Plant Machinery\, Inc. in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. In this role\, Wood performed contract administration and negotiation duties. She also recommended bidders\, handled issue inquiries\, negotiated bids\, performed cost and price analysis\, and prepared comprehensive letters to justify recommended contract actions. Ms. Wood holds an MBA from the University of New Haven and a BSBA through Robert Morris University of Pittsburgh where she is also pursuing her PhD in Instructional Management and Leadership. \nCo-Sponsor(s): \nIf you need further assistance or have a question\, please contact us at (540) 654-1383 \nFee: No Cost \n\n  \nFacilitated by \n \nUniversity of Mary Washington SBDC
URL:https://dev.cvsbdc.laughingrhino.com/event/govcon-101-creating-a-capabilities-statement/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Contracting
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SUMMARY:Fluvanna: Show Me the Money
DESCRIPTION:Not sure where to get money for your business? Wondering about grants\, angel investors\, banks\, non-bank lenders?  It doesn’t matter if you’re brand new to business or if you’ve been in the game for YEARS\, it’s just….hard. \nThat’s where we come in! Join us at the Fluvanna County Public Library (214 Commons Blvd\, Palmyra) on November 15th for lunch and learning learning ALL ABOUT FUNDRAISING. We’ve got a panel of experts talking through both traditional and alternative funding routes and what’s right for you\, available to answer your questions. \nYou know what they say…no man is an island. Lean on your resources. We’ve got your back! \nSpeakers: \n\nRosi Beachy – Assistant Director\, Central VA SBDC\nCarolina Medina – Director of Lending and Operations\, Community Investment Collaborative\nDaryl Gibson – First National Bank\n\nLunch Provided \nRegister\n  \nCohosted by Fluvanna County Economic Development and Fluvanna Women in Business
URL:https://dev.cvsbdc.laughingrhino.com/event/fluvanna-show-me-the-money/
LOCATION:Fluvanna County Library\, 214 Commons Blvd\, Palmyra\, VA\, 22963\, United States
CATEGORIES:Access to Capital,Business Funding,In person event,Networking
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