Business and Technology Resources
Participate in the Local Tech Conversation
Local Business and Technology Resources
Mentorship and Volunteer Opportunities
Coworking Spaces
- The Hub Coworking (Harrisonburg)
- Staunton Innovation Hub
- Broadway Coworking
General Federal & State Resources
- Virginia’s Small Business Development Center Network
- Service Corps of Retired Executives (See especially SCORE’s Business Resources link)
- Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology
- The U.S. Business Advisor, one-stop link to a multitude of resources
- Small Business Administration
- The Virginia Electronic Commerce Technology Center (VECTEC)
- Virginia Employment Commission
- Virginia’s Economic Development Partnership
- Central Shenandoah Planning District, facts & figures
- Virginia Department of Business Assistance
- Resources for Newcomer Professionals
- SourceLink Virginia (sourcelinkvirginia.org), online portal to service organizations offering assistance to entrepreneurs and enterprises.
Business Plans
Tax & Legal Issues
- Internal Revenue Service
- State Corporation Commission
- Virginia Department of Taxation
- The NOLO Legal Encyclopedia
- Patents & Trademarks
Publications
- Guide to Establishing a Business (Virginia Economic Development Partnership)
- Fundraising Survival Guide (Y Combinator)
Virginia Procurement
Chambers of Commerce
- Bath County Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce
- Highland County Chamber of Commerce
- Lexington, Buena Vista, Rockbridge Chamber of Commerce
- Luray-Page Chamber of Commerce
- Shenandoah Chamber of Commerce
- Virginia Chamber of Commerce
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Center
Demographics and Workforce
Cities and Counties
- Rockingham County Community Development Department
- City of Harrisonburg
- Shenandoah Valley Partnership
- The Rockbridge Partnership
Colleges and Universities
- Blue Ridge Community College
- Bridgewater College
- Eastern Mennonite University
- James Madison University
- National College
- Shenandoah University
Cybersecurity
- BRCC Information Systems Technology Programs
- Cybersecurity for Small Business
- JMU College of Integrated Science and Engineering
- JMU College of Business, MBA Programs
- Improving Cybersecurity for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
- NIST Cybersecurity Guide for Small Businesses
- SBDC Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program
- Small Business Big Threat
- Top Ten Cybersecurity Tips
Other Resources
