Resource List
Resources for Small Businesses
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