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Workforce Development Division and U.S. Small Business Administration Inks Collaboration Agreement!

(Left to Right: Dr. Ron Beckwith, Business Development Director, Lynn Orosco, Business Development Manager, Dr. Lorinzo Foxworth, Associate Vice President , Workforce Development, William Gary SR., Vice President, Workforce Development, Antonio Doss, District Director SBA, Nicole Porter, Assistant District Director of Marketing and Outreach)
(Left to Right: Dr. Ron Beckwith, Business Development Director, Lynn Orosco, Business Development Manager, Dr. Lorinzo Foxworth, Associate Vice President , Workforce Development, William Gary SR., Vice President, Workforce Development, Antonio Doss, District Director SBA, Nicole Porter, Assistant District Director of Marketing and Outreach)

 

NOVA’s Workforce Development Division and the Washington Metropolitan Area District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) signed a collaboration agreement to deliver small business training services. The Agreement’s formal execution followed SBA’s annual Small Business Awards Celebration on August 21, 2013 and was signed by Antonio Doss, District Director – SBA and William Gary, Sr., VP, Workforce Development – NOVA. “Our SBA-NOVA staffs synergized very quickly to bring this Agreement from idea to reality,” said Mr. Doss. “Our joint brands create a stronger service identity throughout the metropolitan business community.”

The Agreement provides a framework for NOVA and SBA to join together in providing small business training support on a range of crucial topics through periodic workshops and seminars.  The organizations have already launched a co-branded workshop series at NOVA’s Ernst Center around the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for which participant feedback has been extraordinary. Affectionately known as “Second Tuesdays,” denoting the fact that the ACA workshops will run on the second Tuesday of each month from now until year’s end, the joint ACA workshop schedule can be found at our website.

Beyond ACA, the WDD/SBA collaboration will offer periodic workshops on a range of timely business topics, including the enormous portfolio of business resource capabilities of the SBA as well as the customized business training services of NOVA. Both organizations will leverage their strong membership and customer reach to connect the workshops and services directly to the business community.

“It goes without saying, that this Agreement represents an extraordinary teaming commitment that addresses the training and development needs of one of the most critical drivers of our regional economy,” said Mr. Gary. “From the very beginning, our planning discussions with the Washington Metropolitan SBA staff were high energy with engaging ideas. The potential of the collaboration was more than obvious!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Impact of the Affordable Care Act on your Business

Monthly Business Series in Collaboration with the Washington Metropolitan Area District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration 

 

Alexandra Piotrowski, Economic Development Specialist, will be the workshop facilitator. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act or ACA) enacted comprehensive health insurance reforms designed to ensure Americans have access to quality, affordable health insurance.  The Affordable Care Act includes a variety of measures specifically for small businesses that help lower premium cost growth and increase access to quality, affordable health insurance. Depending on whether you are self-employed, an employer with fewer than 25 employees, an employer with fewer than 50 employees, or an employer with 50 or more employees, different provisions of the Affordable Care Act may apply to you. In this workshop, learn what the law means for small businesses from an expert in the field.  Learn about the key provisions of the Affordable Care Act based on the size of your business.

 

Registration Link:  http://www.nvcc.edu/wdce/annandale/courses/fall/classinfo.asp?ID=BUSC+1515

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1 Session, $75

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

 

Instructor: Alexandra Piotrowski, Economic Development Specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration

 

Annandale Campus, Ernst Community Cultural Center, President’s Dining Room

8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale VA

FREE PARKING

Location Note:  NOVA-Annandale Campus Directions & Maps:

http://www.nvcc.edu/about-nova/maps-directions/annandale/index.html

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or need assistance registering for the course at:  http://www.nvcc.edu/wdce/annandale/courses/fall/classinfo.asp?ID=BUSC+1515

 

Lynn Orosco

Workforce Development Manager

NOVA Workforce Development Division

P 703-764-5075

lorosco@nvcc.edu

www.nvcc.edu/workforce

 

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Second Tuesdays Business Series

The Workforce Development Division, in Collaboration with the Washington Metropolitan Area District Office of the United States Small Business Administration have launched the SECOND TUESDAYS Monthly Business Series.  From July 2013 – December 2013, our SECOND TUESDAY’S Business Series will focus on the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Northern Virginia businesses.  Participants will learn about the key provisions of the Affordable Care Act based on the size of their business. Our workshop facilitator is an advisor from the U.S. Small Business Administration whose portfolio focuses on veteran programs, tax policy, and government-wide initiatives, such as the Affordable Care Act, that impact the business community. We are excited about this opportunity to impact the Northern Virginia business community.

To register for this workshop, please visit our website http://www.nvcc.edu/wdce/annandale/ or call 703-323-3281.

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Third Installment of Workforce Development Learning Series

 

(L-R, The Honorable William A. Hazel, Jr. MD, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia, Julie Veratti, Advisor for the U.S. Small Business Administration and William Gary, Vice-President Workforce Development Division)
(L-R, The Honorable William A. Hazel, Jr. MD, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia, Julie Veratti, Advisor for the U.S. Small Business Administration and William Gary, Vice-President Workforce Development Division)

 

On May 17, the Workforce Development Division hosted the third installment of the Workforce Industry Building Learning Series. The purpose of the series is to build the Workforce Development Division business services brand within the Northern Virginia business community. The theme for the latest event was healthcare reform. Executives representing a cross-section of the Northern Virginia business community attended the lunch discussion titled “Moving Forward with Healthcare Reform” at Annandale’s Ernst Center.

The featured speaker was The Honorable William A. Hazel, Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia. Also participating in the discussion was Julie Veratti, advisor for the U.S. Small Business Administration. Hazel discussed detailed steps the state of Virginia is taking to implement the Affordable Care Act, while Veratti discussed the potential impact the new health care law will have on Northern Virginia businesses. They both addressed questions from an audience of more than 120.

A feedback survey was also conducted and according to the data the demand for events like this is very strong as nearly 95 percent of attendees said they would attend future Workforce Industry Building Learning Series events at NOVA. There are spinoff plans for the Workforce Development Division to host a monthly Business Series in collaboration with the U.S. Small Business Administration set to begin in July 2013.