Small business health and organizational wellbeing workshop (SHOW)

Rural businesses face challenges with retaining employees, workforce productivity, and a quality environment. Workplace conflict has a real dollar and interpersonal costs to businesses. Research has shown that:

• Businesses on average spend an average of 3 hours per employee per year on resolving conflict, poor morale, lack of effective decision-making, harassment, and stress-related medical issues. 
• Rural small businesses face increased problems related to workforce well-being and retention. 
• Workplace conflict and lack of employee well-being affect worker productivity, quality of work, and worker retention. 

The SHOW workshop will provide employees with tools that can be used to improve their functionality and productivity at work.

1. Workplace communication
   
2. Workplace conflict-resolution 
   
3. Employee well-being
   

Virginia Tech trainers will come to your community to train your employees. Please click on the link below to register your company. Once you have registered, we will contact you to set up an appropriate date and venue near you to train your employees

• Must be a small rural business in Virginia (non-agricultural) 
  
• Must have 30 or fewer employees 
• Be willing to let employees attend the 1.5-2 hour workshop

A small employee participation incentive will be provided.

Whether you are a business owner who wants their employees to attend a workshop, or if you want to be a hosting organization and bring this program to your county, please email Abby Cheng at ahemby@vt.edu.

Q. Will employees have to travel to receive the SHOW training?
A: No, the training will occur at a location near the business. 

Q: Do business owners participate in the training?
A: No, business owners do not participate in the training with their employees, but they will have an opportunity to be trained, if interested.