Whether you are interested in learning a new skill to help your business grow or looking to participate in an extensive business training program, the City and local partners are here to help you grow. Check out upcoming business events as well as recorded webinars below!
BWD Offerings
Office Hours
Starting or running a small business and have a question? Stop by the AALV office conference room in the O.N.E Community Center at 20 Allen Street for free business support Wednesdays between 2-3PM.
Recorded Webinars
Employee Ownership
- Vermont Employee Ownership Center employee ownership webinar
- Vermont Employee Ownership Center ownership succession webinar
Burlington Business Opportunities
Marketing
Partner Offerings
Mercy Connections
Mercy Connections’ inclusive entrepreneurship program provides education and access for people traditionally excluded from the business world to build knowledge and skills critical to having a successful business. They offer workshops, classes, and a semester long business planning course for women and others with marginalized gender identities. They also offer Launch Pad, a drop-in co-working space for those starting new businesses.
Learn More about their offerings
Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
CVOEO's Micro Business Development Program offers many classes and workshops from introduction classes on starting your business to specific topics like working in Excel and marketing through Facebook.
Learn more about their classes
Center for Women and Enterprise
CWE offers several recurring classes focused on business planning, small-business management, and certifying businesses as women-owned.
SCORE
Score offers a wide range of primarily online workshops covering topics from marketing and branding to insurance, taxes, and cashflow.
Check out their recorded webinars
LaunchVT
Launch VT provides business acceleration for Vermont startups including office hours, peer strategy sessions, focused trainings, pitch prep workshops, and investor events.
