There are a wide variety of organizations – both local, state, and federal – to help you start and grow your business.

Local

Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Lynchburg Region can provide counseling for your business on topics ranging from getting a new business off the ground to marketing your established business.
(434) 845-5966, 300 Lucado Place, Lynchburg, VA 24504

Business Development Center can help with financing and business training.
(434) 582-6100, 147 Mill Ridge Road, Lynchburg VA 24502

State

• Virginia Small Business Development Center www.virginiasbdc.org
• 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 Partnershiphttps://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 https://www.vetbiz.va.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
• Veterans In Business Portal https://www.vetbiz.va.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

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