Workshops & Events
Welcome to the Danville Office of Economic Development and Tourism’s Workshops and Events page. We offer a variety of free workshops to City of Danville businesses that meet the requirements, including sessions on marketing, financial management, and more. These events are designed to support your personal and professional growth, and upon completion, qualified participants will receive valuable incentives to help implement the skills they’ve learned in real time. Explore our offerings and sign up today to enhance your skills and advance your business!
Visit SoSi Customer Service Training
- DATE: Thursday, July 23, 2026
- LOCATION: Dan River Falls, 420 Memorial Drive, Suite 200, Danville, Virginia
- TIME: 9am-12pm
- Register Here!
Can You Reach Me Now | Holiday Campaign Lab
August 4 – September 8 (Tuesdays)
This 6-week workshop, led by Letterpress Communications, will dive deeper into the key components of creating and executing a clear and strong holiday campaign. Throughout the series, participants will identify the marketing channels that make the most sense for their business, analyze their audience, establish realistic budgets and timelines, develop campaign messaging, create written and visual content, and prepare a final campaign presentation. Each session builds on the previous week, allowing participants to leave with a fully developed campaign rather than a collection of disconnected marketing tactics.
By the end of the session, participants will:
- Identify the most effective owned, earned, and paid channels for their holiday marketing efforts.
- Better understand their audience and how to reach them.
- Create a realistic marketing budget and implementation timeline.
- Develop campaign messaging and content for multiple platforms.
- Adapt visual and written content across marketing channels.
- Present a complete holiday marketing campaign ready for execution.
Workshop Details
- DATES
- August 4
- August 11
- August 18
- August 25
- September 1
- September 8
- TIME: 6-8:30pm
- LOCATION: Dan River Falls, 420 Memorial Drive, Danville Virginia
Incentives
Attend all six classes and unlock up to $500 in marketing support. Businesses that complete the full series will receive $250 toward implementing the holiday marketing plan developed during the workshop. If the business provides a $250 match, the program will contribute an additional $250, creating a total implementation budget of $750.
Qualifications
- Participants must have an active city of Danville business license.
- Businesses must be located within the city of Danville.
Questions? Contact Samantha Bagbey, Project Manager, at samantha.bagbey@discoverdanville.com or 434.793.1753.
Visit SoSi Extranet Training
- Feature special offers, sales, coupons, and promotions
- Promote upcoming events and festivals
- Highlight custom photography, media, and account information
- Explore Requests for Proposals created by the Visit SoSi team
- Communicate with other Visit SoSi businesses
- Order Visit SoSi Visitor Guides to display and distribute
TRAINING INFORMATION
- TIME: 12-1pm
- WHERE: Virtual! A Zoom link will be sent to your email before the training.
- Register Here!
Can You Reach Me Now | Reach Without the Click: Zero-Click Website Analysis
Sunday, October 4
DETAILS COMING SOON!
- This event is limited to those operating in the City of Danville.
- Location: 420 Memorial Drive, Suite 200, Danville
- Registration Coming Soon!