The Greater Richmond area is rich in resources dedicated to assisting the small business community. Below are links to organizations dedicated to assisting businesses within the Central Virginia region:

• Advantech (Maggie L. Walker Business & Technology Center), Richmond
  http://www.advantechva.org
  
  
• City of Richmond Department of Economic Development
  Office of Minority Business
  http://www.ci.richmond.va.us/departments/econdev/
  
  
• Hanover County Department of Economic Development
  http://www.co.hanover.va.us/econdev/default.htm
  
  
• Goochland County Dept. of Economic Development
  http://www.co.goochland.va.us
  
  
• Chesterfield Dept. of Economic Development
  http://www.co.chesterfield.va.us/EconomicDevelopment
  
  
• Henrico Dept. of Economic Development
  http://www.co.henrico.va.us/business.html
  
  
• Greater Richmond Small Business Development Center
  http://www.grsbdc.com
  
  
• U.S. Small Business Administration, Richmond, VA District Office
  http://www.sba.gov/va
  
  
• Virginia Department of Business Assistance
  http://www.dba.state.va.us
  
  
• Virginia Center for Innovative Technology
  http://www.cit.org
  
  
• The Virginia Biotechnology Association
  http://www.vabio.org
  
  
• The Virginia Biosciences Development Center
  http://www.vabiotech.com/bioincubator/
  
  
• Better Business Bureau
  http://www.richmond.bbb.org
  
  
• The Venture Forum.
  http://www.ventureclub.com/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
  
  
• Internal Revenue Service, Small Business/Self-Employed
  http://www.irs.gov/smallbiz
  
  
• Small Business Assistance Program
  Air Division, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
  http://www.deq.state.va.us/osba
  
  
• Capital Source, Inc.
  http://www.mycapsource.org
  
  
• Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce
  http://www.aabac.org

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• Virginia Department of Business Assistance
  http://www.dba.state.va.us/
  
  
• Community College Workforce Alliance
  http://www.ccwa.vccs.edu
  
  
• Buzgate (provides resources to help you succeed in business)
  http://www.buzgate.org/va/index.html
  
  
• Commonwealth of Virginia Home Page
  http://www.vipnet.org/cmsportal/
  
  
• eVA: Virginia's business-to-government Web-based e-procurement tool
  http://www.eVA.state.va.us
  
  
• Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce
  http://www.grcc.com/
  
  
• Greater Richmond Partnership
  http://www.grpva.com
  
  
• Greater Richmond Technology Council
  http://www.richtech.com
  
  
• Small Business Administration (Richmond District)
  http://www.sba.gov/va
  
  
• Statistical Resources for Virginia
  http://www.virginiaplaces.org/stats.html
  
  
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Mid-Atlantic Compliance Assistance
  http://www.epa.gov/region03/index.htm
  
  
• Virginia's Business Pipeline
  http://www.virginiabusiness.org
  
  
• Virginia Census Quick Facts
  http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51000.html
  
  
• Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology
  http://www.cit.org
  
  
• Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  http://www.vdacs.state.va.us/index.html
  
  
• Virginia Department of Business Assistance
  http://www.dba.state.va.us/smdev/
  
  
• Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise
  http://www.dmbe.state.va.us/
  
  
• Virginia Economic Development Partnership
  http://www.yesvirginia.org
  
  
• Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  http://www.vahcc.com
  
  
• Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade
  http://www.commerce.virginia.gov/
  
  
• Work Force One
  http://www.wf1broward.com/

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Government

• Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Current Business (related to business activity) http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/pubs.htm
  
  
• Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
  http://www.exim.gov/
  
  
• Equal Employment Opportnity Commission (EEOC)
  http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/smallbusinesses.html
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission
  http://www.ftc.gov/
  
  
• Franchise & Business Opportunities (Federal Trade Commission)
  http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-fran.htm
  
  
• Legal and Regulatory Information for America's Businesses
  http://www.businesslaw.gov
  
  
• Minority Business Development Agency (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
  http://www.mbda.gov/
  
  
• Small Business Administration
  http://www.sba.gov
  
  
• U.S. Copyright Office
  http://www.loc.gov/copyright/
  
  
• U.S. Department of Census
  http://www.census.gov
  
  
• U.S. Department of Commerce
  http://www.commerce.gov/
  
  
• U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
  http://stats.bls.gov/
  
  
• U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
  http://osdbuweb.dot.gov/
  
  
• U.S. Government Export Portal
  http://www.export.gov
  
  
• U.S. Government Web portal (information on small business development)
  http://www.firstgov.gov/Business/Business_Gateway.shtml
  
  
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  http://www.uspto.gov/

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Associations

• Asian American Business Assistance Center
  http://www.aabac.org
  
  
• Edward Lowe Foundation (information for entrepreneurs)
  http://www.edwardlowe.org/
  
  
• International Franchise Association
  http://www.franchise.org
  
  
• Latin Business Association
  http://www.lbausa.com/
  
  
• National Association for the Self-Employed
  http://www.nase.org
  
  
• National Association of Home-Based Businesses
  http://www.usahomebusiness.com/
  
  
• National Association of Small Business Investment Companies (financing)
  http://nasbic.org/
  
  
• National Business Association (for small businesses)
  http://www.nationalbusiness.org/
  
  
• National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
  http://www.nawbo.org
  
  
• National Federation of Independent Business
  http://www.nfib.com/cgi-bin/NFIB.dll/Public/SiteNavigation/home.jsp
  
  
• Service Corps of Retired Executives
  http://www.score.org
  
  
• Small Business Advancement National Center
  http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/
  
  
• The International Center for Assistance, Inc (ICFA) (training, technical assistance and business loans)
  http://www.innovativebank.com
  
  
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  http://www.uschamber.org/default
  
  
• Working Today (advocate for home-based businesses)
  http://www.workingtoday.org/


• Young Entrepreneurs Organization
  http://www.yeo.org/
  
  
• Commercial Free Advice.com (Business law)
  http://business-law.freeadvice.com/
  
  
• International Wealth Success, Inc. (information on financing)
  http://www.iwsmoney.com/
  
  
• Vantis Numerica (Information for International Entrepreneurship)
  http://www.vantisplc.com
  
  
• The Business Search Engine
  http://www.business.com/
  
  
• The World Wide Chamber of Commerce (site for Internet businesses)
  http://www.chamberfind.com/
  
  
• Thomas Register (Company Profiles)
  http://www.thomasregister.com/
  
  
• Welcome Business USA (Resources for Entrepreneurs)
  http://www.welcomebusiness.com/

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• American Business Women’s Association
  http://www.abwahq.org
  
  
• Center for Innovative Technology
  http://www.cit.org/calendar.asp
  
  
• Community College Workforce Alliance
  http://www.ccwa.vccs.edu/
  
  
• Small Business Administration (on-line training)
  http://www.sba.gov/training/
  
  
• Small Business Administration (Richmond District)
  http://www.sba.gov/va/
  
  
• Tidewater Community College
  http://www.tcc.edu/
  
  
• U.S. Department of Labor
  http://www.doleta.gov/
  
  
• Virginia Community College System
  http://www.so.cc.va.us/
  
  
• Virginia Department of Business Assistance
  http://www.dba.state.va.us/

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