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Available ResourcesKathy Dolan, VCAVIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ASSISTANCEBusiness Formation and Growth Manager
The Virginia Department of Business Assistance promotes economic growth in the Commonwealth by helping Virginia businesses to prosper. We connect businesses with:
Business Information Workforce incentives and training Financing
Virginia Department of Business Assistance
Business Information Services
To support formation of new and expansion of Virginia’s existing businesses.
Formation AssistanceVirginia Business Information Center (VBIC) 1-866-248-8814
Bridges the 26 state agencies and over 100 programs that may touch a Virginia business
Virginia Central Business Portal (www.business.virginia.gov)
Covers foundation, taxation, licensingInteractive Business Plan CD
5 Step process to a business plan Entrepreneur Express –
75 Events – 3,000 trained
Virginia’s Business One Stop
Are you starting a business?
Virginia’s Business One Stop system can help you determine your business formation requirements and can pre-fill your business registration forms.
Visit http://www.virginia.gov/bos/index.html to access the Business One Stop System. Create a Business One Stop account. Answer a few brief questions about your business. Receive a list of action items and pre-filled business registration forms.
Questions? Contact the Virginia Business Information Center1-866-248-8814 (804) 371-0438 [email protected]
Business Information Services
Business Growth Assistance Business Sales Growth Program
Market Research and Expansion Financing Growth Management
Partnered events for SWAM certification and eVA registration
One-on-one counseling sessions Guidance/Assistance Resource Availability
Networking of businesses and decision-makers
OTHER VDBA RESOURCES
Workforce Training Financing Expansion
Assistance One-on-One Counseling
www.vdba.virginia.gov
AVAILABLE RESOURCES Virginia Department of Labor – Apprenticeship
Program Combination of on-the-job training and classroom
instruction. Advantage of skilled workforce and reduced turnover. http://www.doli.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Affairs
http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov
AVAILABLE RESOURCES Virginia Business Incubators
30 Sites in Virginia Business Incubator Benefits
Facility designed to assist businesses to become established and sustainable
Shared premises and business services Business advice and mentoring assistance
More details http://www.vbia.org/
Business Incubator
Light Manufacturing Space
Shared Amenities
Commercial Kitchen
AVAILABLE RESOURCES Virginia Economic Development Partnership – AIM
Program AIM (Accessing International Markets) Program will
assist companies from Virginia’s “Opportunity” Regions that are ready to actively pursue sales in a target market overseas.
Companies must be in business in Virginia’s economically distressed areas for a minimum of 2 years, have at least 10 employees, and earn at least $1 million dollars in annual revenues.
Contact Elizabeth Morgan, AIM Manager at (804) 545-5768 or e-mail at [email protected].
www.ExportVirginia.org
Virginia E-Commerce Technology Centerat Christopher Newport University
Helping small businesses get online.Helping businesses with web sites take the next step into e-commerce.Providing training in obtaining a web presence and developing e-commerce capabilities.Providing ongoing support.Creating a “business community” based on e-commerce.
www.vectec.org
AVAILABLE RESOURCES Department of Minority Business Enterprise
SWAM Certification - Supports small, women and minority businesses in doing business with State Government agencies
Loan Guarantee Program Marketing Assistance Bid Opportunity Referrals http://www.dmbe.virginia.gov
PTAC Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC)National
Program (administered through the U. S. Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency (DoD/DLA)
FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL government contracts Support Government agencies in reaching/working with the
suppliers they need Services
General counseling, government marketing strategy, identify preference eligibility, complete applicable certifications, Training: SBIR, GSA , Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) upcoming,
Completion mandatory/beneficial registrations Review bids and proposals, electronic bid-matching service Research contract award histories Regional resource, up-to-date information on government
procurement procedures/processes
Other Business Formation Assistance Small Business Development Center Network =
www.vasbdc.org SCORE = www.score.org Virginia Business Information Center = 866-248-
8814 Virginia Central Business Portal =
www.business.virginia.gov Virginia Business Incubator Association =
http://www.vbia.org
Financing Resources Virginia Small Business Financing Authority =
www.vdba.virginia.gov Small Business Development Center = www.vasbdc.org Small Business Administration = www.sba.gov Virginia Tourism Corporation = www.vatc.org SBA 504 Loan Program, James River Development
Corporation = [email protected] Local Economic Development Office or Chamber of
Commerce Virginia Small Business Financing Authority Capital
Resources Directory = www.vdba.virginia.gov/financing/crd Community Development Loan Fund, Capital Source =
This is a FANTASTIC time to be entering the business world, because business is
going to change more in the next 10 years than in has in the last 50.
- Bill Gates
For more information:Kathy Dolan, VCA
Business Formation and Growth Manager
804-371-0488
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