*Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) provide a vast array of technical assistance to small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs. By supporting business growth, sustainability and enhancing the creation of new businesses entities, SBDCs foster local and regional economic development through job creation and retention. As a result of the no cost, extensive, one-on-one, long-term professional business advising, low-cost training, and other specialized services SBDC clients receive, the program remains one of the nation’s largest small business assistance programs in the federal government.
Economic Development: Startup Resources
*From Regional, State and Federal sources, this is a comprehensive resource to help prospecting entrepreneurs prove and move innovations to market. Some of the resources available are the Shenandoah Valley Innovation Coalition (SVIC) and Virginia Innovation Alliance (VIA).