Small Business Assistance Links &
Resources
2008-09 Virginia Guide to Establishing a Business
2008-09 Virginia Guide to Business Incentives
Commonwealth of Virginia:
Commonwealth of Virginia
www.virginia.gov/cmsportal2/business_4096
State Corporation Commission (filing of businesses' administrative
records)
www.scc.virginia.gov/
Information on how to form
a Virginia corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or
business trust can be found in the Business Registration Guide, a booklet that has been produced
by the State Corporation Commission, the Virginia Employment Commission and the
Virginia Department of Taxation. It includes a description of the various types
of business organizations and provides other basic information.
Virginia Guide to Establishing a Business (PDF)
- Virginia
Guide to Establishing a Business summarizes the major state and local tax,
labor, occupational and environmental regulations that may affect businesses in
Virginia, and more.
Virginia Department of Business Assistance
www.dba.state.va.us/
Virginia Department of Taxation
www.tax.virginia.org
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
www.yesvirginia.org
Virginia Economic Development Partnership (Starting a Small Business)
www.yesvirginia.org/Virginia_Advantage/SmallBusiness.aspx
Virginia Small Business Development Centers
www.virginiasbdc.org/
Virginia Small Business Development Centers (Office and Contact
Directory)
www.virginiasbdc.org/OfficeandContact.asp
Virginia Total e-Procurement Solution
www.eva.state.va.us/index.htm
Local Offices:
Arlington County BizLaunch
www.arlingtonvirginiausa.com/index.cfm/7012
Arlington Small Business Development Center
www.arlingtonsbdc.org/index.htm
Business Alliance of George Mason University
www.businessalliance.org/aboutus.html
Business Development Assistance Group
www.bdag.org
Center for Business Planning And Development
Send e-mail inquiries: tquangdo@aol.com , or call 703-538-7412
Community Business Partnership
www.cbponline.org
Fairfax County Resources for Small, Minority and Woman-owned firms
www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/minority_resources.htm
Fairfax Small Business Development Center
www.sbdc.org
George Mason University Enterprise Center
Send e-mail inquiries to segerson@gmu.edu or call 703-277-7724
Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce
www.fallschurchchamber.org
SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives)
www.score.org/
Arlington County SCORE Counseling
www.arlingtonvirginiausa.com/index.cfm/8549
Fairfax County Counseling e-mail address (to schedule an appointment with the SCORE Counselor): info@fceda.org
Washington DC SCORE – Chapter 0001
www.scoredc.org
E-mail: Chapter1@scoredc.org
Washington (DC) Metro Minority Business Enterprise Center (MBEC)
www.dcmbec.org
Workforce Development & Continuing Education (Annandale Campus)
www.nvcc.edu/annandale/continuing/wdc/boc/index.htm
Federal Offices:
IRS Web page for small businesses
www.irs.gov/businesses/index.html
(Click
on "Small Business and Self-Employed One-Stop Resource")
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
www.sba.gov
Counseling and Assistance with the SBA
www.sba.gov/services/counseling/index.html
Washington SBA office
www.sba.gov/localresources/district/dc/index.html
Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce
www.mbda.gov/
Office of Women's Business Ownership Entrepreneurial Development, Small
Business Administration
www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/onlinewbc.index.html
Business & Economic Development Groups:
Greater Washington Initiative
www.greaterwashington.org
International Council of Shopping Centers
www.icsc.org
International Economic Development Council
www.iedconline.org
National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
www.naiop.org
Urban Land Institute
www.uli.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
Northern Virginia Economic Development Coalition
www.northernvirginia.org
Northern Virginia Technology Council
www.nvtc.org/index.php
Virginia Economic Developers Association
www.goveda.org
Falls Church Technology Zone
Program:
Falls Church is the only jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of
Virginia that has the entire city designated a Technology Zone. Designated
technology businesses located anywhere within Falls Church are now eligible for
total exemption from BPOL taxes, for up to three years. For technology companies
locating within the City, a simple request can translate into thousands of
dollars saved every year, during the critical start-up period. Technology Zone Program Savings/Application. Technology Zone Ordinance.
