* 60% of restaurants fail during their first year. Don’t be one of them! * Tourism is one of the fastest-growing industries in Virginia and vitally important to communities as an instant revenue generator. The upcoming workshop will outline the opportunities, best practices and steps required in launching a successful restaurant or tourism business. Being the owner\manager of a small business can be a fun and rewarding experience – OR it can be a difficult and demanding job! And, the current economic environment makes everything more challenging. Find out how to set the stage to make your business an exciting one – for you and your customers. This FREE workshop will expose you to the steps to launching and managing a successful business. Workshop Topics will include: Welcome & Overview of Workshop Reasons Why Restaurants and Tourism Businesses Fail Steps and Resources to Launching a Successful Business in Virginia Finance Preparation/Sustaining a Successful Business Business Owner Testimonials/Panel Discussions Networking Break Tax Requirements Liability and Insurance Marketing, Promotion, and Customer Service of a Successful Business Questions and Answers If you have questions or require additional information, please contact: Crossroads Institute 276-236-0391 or Virginia Department of Business Assistance 276-676-3768

1. 8am—12:30 pm register online at
September 15, 2011
Crossroads Institute www.vastartup.org
1117 East Stuart Drive or call 276-236-0391
Galax, VA
 Reasons why Restaurants and Tourism Blue Ridge Crossroads Economic Development
Business Fail Authority
Blue Ridge Crossroads SBDC
 Steps and Resources to Launching a Suc-
cessful Business in Virginia Virginia Department of Business Assistance
Virginia Tourism Corporation
 Business Owner Testimonials/Panel Dis-
cussions People Inc. Financial Services
 Tax Requirements
 Liability and Insurance
 Marketing, Promotion and Customer Ser-
vice of a Successful Business
 Q/A and Networking Blue Ridge Crossroads Economic Development
Authority
Wells Fargo
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