Small Business 101; Financial Planning

If you are thinking about starting your own business, you probably have tons of questions about where to start. Get advice from Small Business 101 to learn more about the basics of entrepreneurship.

Scott Parsons is the director of the financial services division for the Virginia Department of Business Assistance. He also serves as the executive director of the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.

Scott has over 18 years of commercial lending experience. He has worked with Bank of America and its Virginia predecessors working as a credit analyst, a commercial account manager, and later as a manager of a central credit underwriting center in the commercial card division. Most of his experience has been in assisting small businesses with their financial needs.