VBIA Roundtable Meetings

As a state wide organization, one of VBIA’s objectives is to provide training and education to create greater public awareness of the economic benefits of entrepreneurship and small business development.  Our members volunteer their time to hold a series of roundtable meetings around the Commonwealth throughout the year.

There is no charge to attend the Roundtable events.

Who Attends

The VBIA Regional Roundtables are highly interactive.  Participants have an opportunity to share and take away ideas and materials they can use to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of their entrepreneurial and small business relations.  Meetings include representatives from state and federal government, colleges and universities, city and county executives, local and regional economic developers, chamber of commerce officials, public and private business assistance providers, economic and industrial development authority members, interested individuals and elected officials.
 

2011 Roundtable Meeting Overview

The purpose of the 2011 roundtable discussions will be to share the knowledge gained at the 2010 VBIA conference on “Building Entrepreneurial Communities.”  Participants will engage in a discussion of the tools and techniques used to evaluate their entrepreneurial readiness.  Everyone will be provided take away materials they can use to evaluate their communities.  In addition, VBIA will ask everyone to discuss the tools and techniques they believe are readily available to them to assist second stage growth companies. 

2011 Roundtable Meeting Schedule

Hampton Roads – Tuesday, March 22, 2011
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Conferencing Center – Building II
Innovation Research Park @ ODU
4211 Monarch Way
Norfolk, VA 23508

Charlottesville Roundtable – Friday, April 22, 2011
9:00 am – 11:00 am
At the office of
BrookDell  
875 Rio East Court
Charlottesville, VA  22901

Southwestern Virginia Roundtable – Friday, June 10, 2011
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Virginia Highlands Small Business Incubator, Inc.
851 French Moore Jr. Boulevard
Abingdon, VA  24210

Northern Virginia Roundtable – Tuesday, July 12, 2011
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Mason Enterprise Center Prince William
14059 Crown Court
Woodbridge, VA 22193

Hampton Roads Roundtable

Meeting Notes - June 2010

Meeting Notes - April 2009

Meeting Notes - February 2009

Confirmed Attendees - February 2009

Northern Virginia Roundtable

Meeting Notes - September 2009

Richmond Roundtable

Meeting Notes - June 2009