North Chesterfield's Bizworks, an incubator for new businesses, is launching a new mentoring program for small startups thanks to a grant from the Governor's office, and run through the State of Virginia's Department of Housing and Community Development.
According to Bizworks' executive Director Thaddeus N. Huff, this program will accept about twenty participants, and provide classes on business planning, as well as consultants to help with business planning; assistance will also be offered on marketing, graphic design, and soliciting investment from individual or institutional investors. There will be a competition mock pitches, with the winner receiving a cash reward and discounted rent at the incubator's Enterprise Center.
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