Resource List

Resources for Small Businesses

Find links to business resources at every level

LocalRegionalState Federal

Local

Altavista

Altavista Office of Economic Development www.altavista.com
Town of Altavista www.altavista.gov
Altavista Chamber of Commerce www.altavistachamber.com
Altavista on Track www.altavistaontrack.org

Amherst

Amherst County Economic Development www.amherstvabusiness.com
Amherst County Chamber of Commerce  www.amherstvachamber.com
Amherst County www.countyofamherst.com

Town of Amherst www.amherstva.gov

Appomattox

Appomattox County  www.appomattoxva.gov
Appomattox County Chamber of Commerce www.appomattoxchamber.org

Town of Appomattox townofappomattox.com

Bedford

Bedford County www.co.bedford.va.us
Bedford County Economic Development www.bedfordeconomicdevelopment.com
Bedford Area Chamber www.bedfordareachamber.com
Bedford County Tourism www.destinationbedfordva.com

Town of Bedford www.bedfordva.gov
Town of  Bedford Economic Development www.betterinbedford.com

Brookneal

Town of Brookneal www.townofbrookneal.com
Brookneal Chamber of Commerce www.brooknealchamber.com

Campbell County

Campbell County www.co.campbell.va.us
Campbell County Office of Economic Development www.campbellvirginia.com

Lynchburg

Launched In Lynchburg www.launchedinlynchburg.com
Lynchburg Office of Economic Development  www.opportunitylynchburg.com
Lynchburg Business Development Center www.lbdc.com
Downtown Lynchburg Association www.downtownlynchburg.com
City of Lynchburg www.lynchburgva.gov

Smith Mountain Lake

Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce www.visitsmithmountainlake.com

Regional

Workforce Solutions at Central Virginia Community College ww.CVCCworkforce.org
Lynchburg Retail Merchants Association www.lynchburgrma.org
Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance  www.lynchburgregion.org
Business Development Center  www.lbdc.org
Greater Lynchburg SCORE  www.lynchburgscore.org
Center for Advanced Engineering Research (CAER) www.caer.us

State

Virginia Small Business Development Center www.virginiasbdc.org
Virginia State Corporation Commission  www.scc.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Health Food Operators Guidelines www.vdh.virginia.gov/environmental-health/food-safety-in-virginia/food-operators/
Virginia Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity www.sbsd.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Taxation www.tax.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Labor and Industry www.doli.virginia.gov
Business One Stop, from the Virginia Department of Business Assistance bos.virginia.gov
Virginia Economic Development Partnership www.VEDP.org
Virginia Department of Business Assistance vdba.virginia.gov
Center for Innovative Technology www.cit.org
eVA Virginia Procurement eva.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Minority Business Assistance www.dmbe.virginia.gov
Virginia Veteran Resource Center www.dvs.virginia.gov/veterans-resources.shtml
Virginia Tourism www.virginia.org
Virginia Department of Historic Resources www.dhr.virginia.gov

Federal

Small Business Administration www.sba.gov
Business USA business.usa.gov
Department of Labor www.dol.gov
Minority Business Development Agency www.mbda.gov
Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov
IRS Small Business and Self Employed Guide www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed
Veterans In Business Portal www.vetbiz.gov
US Patent and Trademark Office www.uspto.gov
Export Assistance www.export.gov
Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer www.sbir.gov