Retail During COVID-19: Best Practices to Keep Your Business Strong
The retail sector was hit hard during the pandemic and retail companies continue to face declining consumer demand from online …
UMW Faculty Business Experts Help Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19: UMW CARES
The Center for Economic Development (CED) and the UMW Small Business Development Center (SBDC) have partnered with the College of …
New Webinar Offered: Not Business As Usual
The UMW SBDC is excited to host a new webinar this August, Not Business as Usual. The discussion-based webinar will …
Celebrating One Year in Business: Bubba B’s Ice Creamery
View from inside Bubba B’s creamery When the town of Warsaw launched a revitalization plan for the downtown area that …
Braehead Farm: Saving a Business in the Wake of a Pandemic
With spring 2020 around the corner, Roxanna and George Snead, Owners of Braehead Farm, and their staff prepared for events …
WOSB Self-Certification Ending
Effective October 15, 2020, all businesses seeking Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) or Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) status …
Phase 3 Reopening: Operating Your Business Safely and Successfully
As restrictions are being lifted as Phase 3 reopening starts today, July 1, 2020 and customers are returning to your …
How PPP Helped a Local Small Business
Surviving COVID19: Taste Oil Vinegar Spice of Downtown Fredericksburg Benefits from PPP Taste Oil Vinegar Spice Business Owners, Deb and …
Phase II: 6 Important Questions for Reopening
Virginia Reopening Phase 2 started June 5, and many local businesses are beginning to reopen The governor and his team …
Changes in PPP Forgiveness Rules
Congress has steps taken steps to simplify the Payroll Protection Plan (PPP) and allow for greater flexibility. The Senate and …
Use predictive analysis to give your business a competitive advantage
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Apply by September 16 The UMW College of Business is looking for local companies and organizations who are …
Group of student entrepreneurs begin semester-long business startup program: StartUpUMW
Every semester, the UMW Center for Economic Development works with entrepreneurial undergraduate students from UMW and Germanna Community College to …