The VCU School of Business and Richmond-based co-sponsoring organizations are pleased to offer the Sixth Annual International Business Certificate Program beginning September 2003.

Increase Your Opportunities For Government Contracts! The Small Business Procurement Workshop, scheduled for August 25th, 2003, will be a dynamic, educational, and networking opportunity for small business entrepreneurs who need information and contacts to manage and expand their opportunity to do business with the Federal, State, and Local Government.

Secretary of Commerce and Trade Michael Schewel announced that GD Package Machinery, on Southlake Boulevard in Chesterfield County, has achieved designation as a Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) site.

First Annual Small Business Resource Day will be held on June 27th at Advantech. Representatives from all the resources available to small businesses will be on hand. This is a free event.

Based upon the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisor’s establishment of a Business Appreciation and Recognition Award Program, the Board gives three awards annually, one each to Large, Medium, and Small Business of the year.

The Jefferson davis Enterprise Center is a multi-use incubator that has industrial and office space available for lease. Tenants share administrative services and common areas, including a conference room. The center can also provide business counseling, training courses and general business advisory services at no charge. The center is conveniently located off of I-95 in Chesterfield County’s Jefferson Davis Enterprise Zone.