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SUMMARY:VBA Lunch Featuring Fairfax County Department of Economic Initiatives
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the June VBA lunch meeting featuring representatives from Fairfax County Department of Economic Initiatives. \n\n\n\nPower Your Business with Fairfax CORE - Your Ultimate Resource for Entrepreneurial Success!\n\nPresented by Meaghan Kiefer\,  Div. Mgr.\, Small & Local Business Development\n\n\n\nFairfax County and the Town of Vienna will demonstrate Fairfax CORE (Connecting Opportunities and Resources for Entrepreneurs)\,  a groundbreaking online platform designed to empower business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs in Fairfax County\, including the towns of Vienna\, Herndon\, and Clifton and cities of Fairfax and Falls Church.\n\n\n\nWhether you are considering starting a business\, or you've been in business for a while\, Fairfax CORE can help you find the information and support you need to start and grow your business\, at no cost to you.\n\n\n\nRead the step-by-step guides for starting a business\, growing a business\, finding capital. Fairfax CORE also provides industry-specific guidance for selected business types. \n\nFind a webinar\, seminar\, networking or education event on the regional events calendar\, which promotes free and very low-cost events hosted by more than 115 local entrepreneurship support organizations. \n\n\n\nThrough Fairfax CORE\, entrepreneurs at all stages can find free business counseling\, coaching and support\, no matter your industry or need.  \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\nTalent Up Fairfax Fund: A Talent Recruitment Solution for Your Business\n\nPresented by Theresa Benincasa\, Manager\, Economic Mobility at Fairfax County Department of Economic Initiatives\n\n\n\n\n\nFairfax County is proud to introduce Talent Up\, a dynamic initiative aimed at connecting employers with qualified talent while providing valuable work-based learning opportunities to job seekers.\n\nEmployers in Fairfax County often face challenges in filling entry to mid-level positions in industries such as IT\, Healthcare\, Sales\, and more. Talent Up offers a solution by matching businesses with qualified temp-to-perm interns at no cost to the employer.  Talent Up Fairfax offers:\n\n\n	Customized work-based learning internships with competitive wages starting at $20 aligning with your business needs. \n	Benefit from up to $8\,400 in savings per hire\, as Talent Up covers wages and worker's compensation for the internship duration. \n	No-risk solution designed to enhance your workforce with skilled individuals\, ensuring financial ease and operational efficiency.\n\n Talent Up Fairfax is not just a recruitment tool\; it's a win-win prospect for both employers and job seekers alike. Employers gain access to overlooked talent for hard-to-fill positions\, while job seekers have the opportunity to gain valuable experience and secure employment in high-demand industries.\n\nInterested employers and jobseekers can learn more and apply at TalentUp Fairfax | Elevating Opportunities\, Empowering Talent.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHope you can make it!\n\n\n\nLunch of assorted subs and salads will be provided by Nozzo Pazzo \n\n\n\nQuestions?  info@ViennaBusiness.org
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet=""><strong>Please join us for the June VBA lunch meeting featuring representatives from Fairfax County&nbsp\;</strong></span><strong>Department of Economic Initiatives.&nbsp\;</strong><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#0000FF\;"><strong><span style="background:white\;">Power Your Business with Fairfax CORE - Your Ultimate Resource for Entrepreneurial Success!</span></strong><br />\n<span style="background:white\;"><em>Presented by </em></span></span></span></span><em><span style="color:#0000FF\;"><span style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: -0.32px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Meaghan Kiefer\,&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Div. Mgr.\, Small &amp\; Local Business Development</span></span></em><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="background:white\;">Fairfax County and the Town of Vienna will demonstrate </span></span><span style="color:black\;"><a href="https://fairfaxcore.com/" target="_blank">Fairfax CORE (<strong>C</strong>onnecting&nbsp\;<strong>O</strong>pportunities and&nbsp\;<strong>R</strong>esources for&nbsp\;<strong>E</strong>ntrepreneurs)</a></span><span style="color:#333333\;">\,&nbsp\;<span style="background:white\;"> a groundbreaking online platform designed to empower business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs in Fairfax County\, including the towns of Vienna\, Herndon\, and Clifton and cities of Fairfax and Falls Church.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#333333\;">Whether you are considering starting a business\, or you&rsquo\;ve been in business for a while\,&nbsp\;Fairfax CORE can help you find the information and support you need to start and grow your business\, at no cost to you.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#333333\;">Read the&nbsp\;</span><span style="color:black\;"><a href="https://fairfaxcore.com/business-guide-page/" target="_blank">step-by-step guides</a></span><span style="color:#333333\;">&nbsp\;for starting a business\, growing a business\, finding capital. Fairfax CORE also provides industry-specific guidance for selected business types.&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<span style="color:#333333\;">Find a&nbsp\;</span><span style="color:black\;"><a href="https://fairfaxcore.com/events-and-education/" target="_blank">webinar\, seminar\, networking or education event</a></span><span style="color:#333333\;">&nbsp\;on the regional events calendar\, which promotes free and very low-cost events hosted by more than 115 local entrepreneurship support organizations.&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#333333\;">Through Fairfax CORE\, entrepreneurs at all stages can&nbsp\;</span><span style="color:black\;"><a href="https://fairfaxcore.com/resources/" target="_blank">find free business counseling\, coaching and support</a></span></span><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:poppins\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">\, no matter your industry or need.</span> &nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<img alt="" height="104" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9111/Image/fairfaccorelogo.png" style="width: 150px\; height: 104px\;" width="150" />&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br clear="all" />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="color:#0000FF\;">Talent Up Fairfax Fund: A Talent Recruitment Solution for Your Business</span></span></strong></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><em><span style="color:#0000FF\;">Presented by&nbsp\;<span style="letter-spacing: -0.32px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Theresa Benincasa\,&nbsp\;</span><span apple="" color="" droid="" fira="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" helvetica="" lucida="" oxygen="" segoe="" ui="">Manager\, Economic Mobility at Fairfax County Department of Economic Initiatives</span></span></em></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;">Fairfax County is proud to introduce Talent Up\, a dynamic initiative aimed at connecting employers with qualified talent while providing valuable work-based learning opportunities to job seekers.<br />\nEmployers in Fairfax County often face challenges in filling entry to mid-level positions in industries such as IT\, Healthcare\, Sales\, and more. Talent Up offers a solution by matching businesses with qualified temp-to-perm interns at no cost to the employer.&nbsp\; Talent Up Fairfax offers:</span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">Customized work-based learning internships with competitive wages starting at $20 aligning with your business needs. </span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">Benefit from up to $8\,400 in savings per hire\, as Talent Up covers wages and worker&#39\;s compensation for the internship duration. </span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">No-risk solution designed to enhance your workforce with skilled individuals\, ensuring financial ease and operational efficiency.</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"> Talent Up Fairfax is not just a recruitment tool\; it&#39\;s a win-win prospect for both employers and job seekers alike. Employers gain access to overlooked talent for hard-to-fill positions\, while job seekers have the opportunity to gain valuable experience and secure employment in high-demand industries.</span>\n\n<div style="border:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt\;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">Interested employers and jobseekers can learn more and apply at <a href="https://www.talentupfairfax.com/">TalentUp Fairfax | Elevating Opportunities\, Empowering Talent</a>.<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="85" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9111/Image/talentup.png" style="width: 150px\; height: 85px\;" width="150" /></span></div>\n<br />\n<span font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet=""><span style="font-size:14px\;">Hope you can make it!<br />\n<br />\nLunch of assorted subs and salads will be provided by Nozzo Pazzo&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family: verdana\;"><em>Questions?&nbsp\; info@ViennaBusiness.org&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="792" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9111/Image/FairfaxCOREFlyer.jpg" style="width: 650px\; height: 792px\;" width="650" /><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="841" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9111/Image/FairfaxCountyTalentUp_Employers.png" style="width: 650px\; height: 841px\;" width="650" /></em></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
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