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SUMMARY:The SBDC presents: Creating Destinations: Turning Customers into Community Explorers
DESCRIPTION:About this workshop\n\nToday's customers are looking for experiences\, not just transactions. This session explores how businesses of every type contribute to creating a destination where people want to spend more time\, return more often\, and tell others about their experience.\n\nYou'll learn how to:\n\n\n	Create memorable customer journeys.\n	Identify partnership opportunities that extend the visitor experience.\n	Discover simple\, low-cost ideas that encourage customers to explore more of the community.\n	Strengthen every business along the way by creating destination-focused experiences.\n\n\nWho should attend\n\nThis workshop is designed for business owners\, entrepreneurs\, and organizations interested in creating memorable customer experiences and encouraging visitors to spend more time exploring their community.\n\nWhat you'll walk away with\n\nParticipants will learn how to create memorable customer journeys\, identify partnership opportunities that extend the visitor experience\, and discover simple\, low-cost ideas that encourage customers to explore more of the community while strengthening every business along the way.\n\nPresented by\n\n\n\nAndy Gyurisin\n\nDirector\n\nLaurel Ridge Small Business Development Center\n\n \n\n###\n\nFunding Disclosure: The Virginia SBDC Network is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration\, Commonwealth of Virginia\, George Mason University\, and local host institutions. Full disclosures regarding federal funding are available at virginiasbdc.org/funding-sources. The Virginia SBDC is nationally accredited by America's SBDC.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div>\n<h4><strong>About this workshop</strong></h4>\n\n<p>Today&#39\;s customers are looking for experiences\, not just transactions. This session explores how businesses of every type contribute to creating a destination where people want to spend more time\, return more often\, and tell others about their experience.</p>\n\n<h4><strong>You&rsquo\;ll learn how to:</strong></h4>\n\n<ul>\n	<li>Create memorable customer journeys.</li>\n	<li>Identify partnership opportunities that extend the visitor experience.</li>\n	<li>Discover simple\, low-cost ideas that encourage customers to explore more of the community.</li>\n	<li>Strengthen every business along the way by creating destination-focused experiences.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<h4><strong>Who should attend</strong></h4>\n\n<p>This workshop is designed for business owners\, entrepreneurs\, and organizations interested in creating memorable customer experiences and encouraging visitors to spend more time exploring their community.</p>\n\n<h4><strong>What you&rsquo\;ll walk away with</strong></h4>\n\n<p>Participants will learn how to create memorable customer journeys\, identify partnership opportunities that extend the visitor experience\, and discover simple\, low-cost ideas that encourage customers to explore more of the community while strengthening every business along the way.</p>\n\n<h4><strong>Presented by</strong></h4>\n\n<p><img alt="Andy Gyurisin - Director\, Laurel Ridge Small Business Development Center |  LinkedIn" src="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4E03AQGsW-NxDq9MAg/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/0/1662648268087?e=2147483647&amp\;v=beta&amp\;t=31eRbDIBN7LQmQKlQ5_ihYvTfnX78aTpoYGmtKPzrxg" /><br />\nAndy Gyurisin<br />\nDirector<br />\nLaurel Ridge Small Business Development Center</p>\n\n<h4>&nbsp\;</h4>\n\n<h5 style="text-align: center\;">###</h5>\n\n<h5>Funding Disclosure: The Virginia SBDC Network is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration\, Commonwealth of Virginia\, George Mason University\, and local host institutions. Full disclosures regarding federal funding are available at <a href="https://www.virginiasbdc.org/funding-sources/">virginiasbdc.org/funding-sources</a>. The Virginia SBDC is nationally accredited by America&rsquo\;s SBDC.</h5>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:Warrenton Town Hall / Willow Room 21 Main Street Warrenton
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URL:https://business.fauquierchamber.org/events/details/the-sbdc-presents-creating-destinations-turning-customers-into-community-explorers-23270
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