BUSINESS RESOURCES
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services promotes the economic growth and development of Virginia agriculture, provide consumer protection and encourage environmental stewardship.
http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov//
Department of Business Assistance
The Virginia Department of Business Assistance is the economic development agency dedicated to the growth and success of the Commonwealth's business community. Established by the Virginia General Assembly in 1996, the Virginia Department of Business Assistance ensures that businesses and entrepreneurs have a principal point of contact with state government for inquiries and services.
www.dba.state.va.us/
Ninth District Development Financing, Inc. (NDDF)
A Revolving Loan Fund that was established by Congressman Rick Boucher for use in the Ninth Congressional District. NDDF is a tax-exempt corporation that was founded to make loans to new or expanding non-profits and small businesses that are tourism related.
www.nddf.org
People Incorporated Financial Services
A community development financing institution created to provide financing solutions to viable businesses that build wealth and create jobs for low-income and low-wealth families and to provide high quality service to businesses that build on the community's assets.
www.businesstart.org
Small Business Administration
The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States.
www.sba.gov
Small Business Development Center
We are an organization of 29 local SBDCs across Virginia providing professional business counseling, training and information resources to help grow and strengthen Virginia businesses.
www.virginiasbdc.org
Southwest Virginia Agricultural Associations, Inc.
Providing a bridge for the Southwest Virginia Agricultural Community and its consumers through the SWVA Fresh Direct Website featuring local producers and their products, with an emphasis on agritourism, Farmers Direct Markets, Farm & Vineyard, Greenhouse & Nursery, Non Timber Forest Products, Organic and Naturally Grown and Value Added/Processed Food and Fiber.
www.swvafreshdirect.com
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
NASS is committed to providing timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture.
http://www.nass.usda.gov/
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Helping people improve their lives by providing research-based educational resources through a network of on-campus and local Extension offices and educators.
www.ext.vt.edu
Virginia Farmers Direct Marketing Association
The Farmers Direct Marketing Association is a non-profit organization that encourages and supports direct marketing efforts within Virginia.
www.vfdma.org/
Virginia Green
Virginia Green is the statewide program that works to reduce the environmental impacts of Virginia's Tourism Industry. It is run as a partnership between DEQ, the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the Virginia Hospitality and Tourism Association.
www.deq.virginia.gov/p2/virginiagreen/
Virginia Tech Community Viability Program
Focusing resources and efforts on improving human health and nutrition, sustaining agriculture and the environment, reducing the reliance on fossil fuels, and developing cures for devastating and debilitating diseases.
http://www.cals.vt.edu/?keyareas/communityviabiliyt.html
Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC)
The overriding goal of all of VTC's activities is to "serve the broader interests of the economy of Virginia by supporting, maintaining and expanding the Commonwealth's domestic and international inbound tourism and motion picture production industries in order to increase visitor expenditures, tax revenues and employment."
www.vatc.org or www.virginia.org
