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VIEDA Business Incubator Program to relaunch 2021 Small Business Camp in September

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – September 16, 2021 — The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority’s Business Incubator Program will be launching a free Small Business Camp with presenter Andrew Morrison for adults and young entrepreneurs in September 2021.  Due to the global pandemic, this Small Business Camp will be held virtually.  

To register for this virtual camp, interested individuals can visit: https://usvibizcamp.eventbrite.com/ .

Small Business Camp schedule:

  • Friday, September 17, 2021 from 6PM – 8PM
  • Saturday, September 18, 2021 from 9AM – 5PM
  • Sunday, September 19, 2021 from 11AM – 5PM

Participants will learn how to:

  • generate sales online
  • package ideas for profit
  • write a book in a weekend      
  • build a team
  • attract investors                      

and much more. Participants will also have 16 weeks of follow-up sessions

Who should attend: Primarily start-up and early-stage entrepreneurs; and also anyone who is in business

Camp instructor Andrew Morrison is the founder of Small Business Camp – an entrepreneurial training, coaching and consulting firm with an expertise in business development. Previously he built a multi-million dollar company by providing innovative direct marketing services to Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Morrison was featured in the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine, Crain’s Magazine 40 Under 40 and Advertising Age. He also appeared as a “Young Millionaire” on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Mr. Morrison is the recipient of the prestigious Young Direct Marketer of the Year Award and lectured at Harvard University. He has trained thousands of entrepreneurs in Nigeria and completed his first book titled, “21 Questions That Can Build Your Business in 90 Days”.

According to Mr. Morrison, his accomplishments in the U.S. Virgin Islands include being speaker at the Man Up 2015 conference on St. Thomas and St. Croix, training 35 entrepreneurs on St. Croix at Small Business Boot Camp in November 2014, training 90 entrepreneurs at Small Business Boot Camp in March 2015, published the book titled, “Launchpad: Small Business Owners Pursuing Excellence”, and conducting an in-class “E-Commerce Entrepreneurship” program at St. Croix’s Central High School.

For questions, contact Ms. Cusa Holloway, VIEDA Business Incubator Program Manager, at 340-719-2037, ext. no. 2721; or send an email to Ms. Holloway at cholloway@usvieda.org .

 

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