Are you thinking about opening a business in Patrick County or
the Town of Stuart? You have the passion, but you need the skills to make your
business successful. Here’s the program for you! Patrick County Chamber of Commerce
is launching its application process for the PCVA Business Builders program for
2022. PCVA Business Builders is an entrepreneurial mentoring program with an
intensive eight-week entrepreneurial boot-camp for startups. The application is
competitive and requires that applicants agree to the program guidelines,
including a “pitch night.” July 15, 2022 is the application deadline.
This program will give you the skills to start and
manage a successful business in Patrick County. The eight-week program will
include topics on licensing and permitting, taxes, financial plans, and
business structuring. Due to restrictions, this round will be help virtually on
Tuesday nights. This program is made possible by a grant with Patrick Henry
Community College, which facilities the boot-camp. Other partners that are
assisting with funding for award money are Clark Gas and Oil and AEP.
Additional partners are the Longwood Small Business Development Center and Patrick
County Tourism. More partners and funding are being secured and announced later.
Application due July 15, 2022
Classes start August 2 at 6:30pm at P&HCC Patrick County Site for 8 weeks
Pitch Night: October 11, 2022
