Businesses, entrepreneurs, six two-hour virtual classes feature expert instructors on how to grow your business. Topics: Your Foundation and Messaging, Communications Planning, Digital Channels, Visual Branding and Canva, DIV Videography and Photography, Measuring Success and Paid Advertising. Questions: email:hello@sovarise.org.

RISE (Regional Investment in Startups & Entrepreneurs) is launching a new Ready, Set, Grow! Marketing Bootcamp to equip entrepreneurs and small businesses in Southern Virginia with practical marketing skills and strategies for growth.

The Ready, Set, Grow! Marketing Bootcamp is a series of six two-hour virtual classes featuring expert instruction, interactive exercises, and actionable takeaways. Each session will provide valuable hands-on skills that entrepreneurs can implement in their businesses immediately.

The Ready, Set, Grow! Marketing Bootcamp will be delivered by Letterpress Communications (an award-winning marketing firm based in Farmville, VA). The SOVA Innovation Hub (a non-profit organization based in Halifax County, VA) will manage applications and registration. The program is open to all entrepreneurs operating a business in the Southern Virginia region served by RISE.

Course tuition is $75 per person and includes digital course materials.  Need-based scholarships are available, which may reduce the tuition to $25 per person.

Applications open October 1, 2025. Space is limited, so apply early to secure your spot.  Registration closes December 19, 2025. Visit www.sovarise.com/marketing-bootcamp for more information.