• Webinar Tuesday with VI SBDC. Join SBA USVI Senior Area Manager Wayne Huddleston and Outreach & Marketing Specialist Lisa Chamely-Aqui for updates from the SBA. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session. Click here to register for all sessions for dates ranging from now until June 1 at 10 a.m., with webinar topics listed through April 13. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
  • Join us for a Basic Bookkeeping Webinar Series March 4 to April 1. This webinar series will be presented by VI SBDC Business Consultant Carmen Acevedo Adams, who will provide you with basic bookkeeping knowledge so you can: Understand basic accounting terminology; Identify the differences between the cash and accrual accounting methods; Keep track of your business by becoming familiar with accounts payable and receivables; Use a journal and general ledger to document business financials; Utilize the balance sheet; Identify different types of financial statements; Understand the payroll process and employer responsibilities; Uncover the reasons for and actually create a budget, and become familiar with internal and external auditing. Register here.
  • Disaster Recovery and Resiliency: What’s Next and Where Do We Go from Here? This disaster recovery and resiliency series will provide an opportunity for businesses to learn proven strategies to weather and recover from changing regulatory requirements, economic realities, and customer expectations. Join us for an eight-part training series led by veteran retail business strategist Marc Willson on Wednesday afternoons now until April 7. This engaging series will help businesses impacted by COVID-19 plan for what’s next. In these highly interactive sessions – featuring proven strategies businesses around the nation are applying NOW – participants will explore essential business considerations and best practices for navigating uncertainty, including everyday operations, financials, safety, sales, marketing and community. Register here.
  • Snack & Chat: Overview of the VI SBDC's ADA Primer Series During COVID-19 on March 22 at 2 p.m. The VI SBDC is continuing to celebrate the historic Americans with Disabilities Act 30th anniversary. The ADA Primer Series was created in collaboration with the Disability Rights Center of the VI to provide small businesses a holistic approach to accessibility. Whether it's expanding your customer base, increasing physical access at your business or learning about tax credits you might be eligible for, this training will give you a wealth of information and resources for nearly every business in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Register here.
  • The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority, in partnership with the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), is hosting an E-Marketing Training Course every other Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. until May 4. We will have local and national subject matter experts on each topic, in addition to real case studies of local businesses in the territory. Third Week - 3/9 (5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.): Navigating E-Commerce and Driving Online Sales. Fourth Week - 3/23 (5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.): Public Relations Best Practices. Fifth Week - 4/6 (5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.): Traditional Marketing Methods. Sixth Week - 4/20 (5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.): Customer Service: Do's, Don’ts, and Putting Your Best Face Forward. May 4, 2021 (5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.) - Final Recap: Breakout sessions with Subject Matter Experts. Click here to register at usvieda.org.
*Attendance at ONE Training Session is required to receive the Certificate of Participation. In addition, each person must register individually using their own unique email credentials and check-in during the Live Session.*

This training session, presented by CARPHA, addresses the following areas:
  • What is COVID-19 and how it is transmitted?
  • General health prevention tips and proactive measures
  • Overview of registration and use of the resources of the Tourism Health Information System (THiS) – a requirement to receiving CARPHA’s Healthier Safer Tourism Stamp

Important To Note:
Individuals attending a live training will receive a Certificate of Participation. In order to receive this certificate, each individual will need to register, attend and check-in separately as certificates are provided based on the attendance list from the registration. We encourage not to share the same registration link.
 
Live attendance and receipt of the Certificate of Participation from one session is required by 10 precent of all the hospitality facility staff, including senior management, as part of the process to receive CARPHA's Caribbean Travellers Health Assurance Stamp and WTTC Safe Travels Stamp as part of CHTA's Health Safety Commitment - which includes listing on CHTA's Website & CaribbeanTravel.Com consumer website.
 
If you attended previous sessions of this training, you are not required to attend but we encourage you to share with your colleagues for their attendance.

Register for each session at caribbeanhotelandtourism.com. Scroll down to the right side of the homepage.