BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T130000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:TIME TO SCALE UP- New Virginia: Scaling4Growth Program Overview DESCRIPTION:NEW VIRGINIA: Scaling4Growth is Virginia's brand of the Interise Streetwise MBA program. This six-month program is designed for business owners to learn how to scale their business by assessing their business model and becoming more efficient. Join us to learn if your business qualifies to participate in this free training program.Speaker: Kathy Dolan\, Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity Kathryn Dolan is currently serving as the Director of Business Development and Outreach Services\, with the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity. \nDolan\, a native of Richmond\, Virginia\, has more than 34 years experience in economic development in Virginia in addition to several years in the private sector. She has a strong interest in small business development with a special focus on the economic impact of women- and minority-owned and veteran-owned businesses. \n\nBefore joining SBSD\, Dolan worked with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Virginia Department of Business Assistance. (SBSD is the result of a 2014 merge of the former Virginia Department of Business Assistance and the Department of Minority Business Development.) She is passionate about providing the tools to empower small and women- and minority-owned businesses to succeed for the growth of Virginia's economy. Her state\, federal\, and private experience makes her a vital resource to Virginia businesses\nAt SBSD\, Dolan assesses existing business models\, coordinates strategies with key resources for small businesses across the Commonwealth and has recruited a statewide team. With almost 98 percent of businesses in Virginia being small\, Dolan indicates "It's beyond the right thing to do\, it IS about a powerful economic engine for Virginia." X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
NEW VIRGINIA: Scaling4Growth is Virginia&rsquo\;s brand of the Interise Streetwise MBA program. This six-month program is designed for business owners to learn how to scale their business by assessing their business model and becoming more efficient. Join us to learn if your business qualifies to participate in this free training program.
Speaker: Kathy Dolan\, Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity \;
Kathryn Dolan is currently serving as the Director of Business Development and Outreach Services\, with the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity.
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Dolan\, a native of Richmond\, Virginia\, has more than 34 years experience in economic development in Virginia in addition to several years in the private sector.  \;She has a strong interest in small business development with a special focus on the economic impact of women- and minority-owned and veteran-owned businesses.
Before joining SBSD\, Dolan worked with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Virginia Department of Business Assistance.  \;(SBSD is the result of a 2014 merge of the former Virginia Department of Business Assistance and the Department of Minority Business Development.)  \;She is passionate about providing the tools to empower small and women- and minority-owned businesses to succeed for the growth of Virginia&rsquo\;s economy.  \; Her state\, federal\, and private experience makes her a vital resource to Virginia businesses
At SBSD\, Dolan assesses existing business models\, coordinates strategies with key resources for small  \; businesses across the Commonwealth and has recruited a statewide team.  \;With almost 98 percent of businesses in Virginia being small\, Dolan indicates &ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s beyond the right thing to do\, it IS about a powerful economic engine for Virginia.&rdquo\;