You have an idea and you think you might want to start a business. This is a big decision and you’ll need to ask yourself the following questions:

What does it take to run a business?
What skills do I have to run a business?
Who can fill in for those skills that I do not have, or how do I get those skills?
How can I manage the rest of my life while starting a new business – both financial and personal?
This class will give you a realistic idea of what the world of entrepreneurship actually looks like and will help you decide if you really do want to start a business and what you’ll need to put into place before taking the leap.

Celeste DeVaneaux Owner of Advantage Supply, will lead this session. Celeste DeVaneaux spent 20 years in Silicon Valley working with start-up companies in a number of different industries. She has four international awards for marketing and commercial production and an international award for innovative and interactive learning technology development. Celeste is published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, and has had her work presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science. She has lectured at a number of universities and research facilities including the National Defense University, Seattle Science Foundation, and Stanford University.

Advanced registration is required.

If you have questions or require additional information, please contact the Washington County Chamber of Commerce at 276-628-8141 or the Virginia Highlands Small Business Incubator at 276-492-2062.