About the Course

Are you ready to take the leap into entrepreneurship? Do you want to scale your business? Get started today with Startup Virginia's Entrepreneur Certificate Course!


Developed in partnership with industry experts, each class includes videos and resources, providing you all the information you need to strategically build your business. Thanks to a partnership between Startup Virginia and Capital Region SBDC, we are delighted to offer this course for a special price exclusively for Capital Region SBDC clients and partners. Keep scrolling to learn more!

Course Overview

In this welcome video, Startup Virginia's executive director, Richard Wintsch, shares an overview of the Entrepreneur Certificate Course.

Course Curriculum

  Welcome
Available in days
days after you enroll
  #1 Define Your Idea
Available in days
days after you enroll
  #2 Establish Your Value Proposition
Available in days
days after you enroll
  #3 Validate Your Customer Acquisition Strategy
Available in days
days after you enroll
  #4 Create Your Marketing Strategy
Available in days
days after you enroll
  #5 Leverage the Startup Sales Playbook
Available in days
days after you enroll
  #6 Understand Startup Finance
Available in days
days after you enroll
  #7 Develop Legal Strategies
Available in days
days after you enroll
  #8 Discover Funding Options in Virginia
Available in days
days after you enroll
  #9 Design Your Pitch Deck
Available in days
days after you enroll
  Wrap-Up
Available in days
days after you enroll

Enroll in the Course


Thanks to the generosity of Startup Virginia's donors, we are pleased to offer discounts up to 100% exclusively for Capital Region SBDC members! To redeem this special offer, request your unique code at [email protected].