• MAIN STREET INCLUSIVE BACKING FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
• How To Form An LLC in Virginia

Consolidated Resource Guides

• Brochure - Overview of Primary Incentive Programs

Resources

The City of Petersburg Economic Development Authority has established a REVOLVING LOAN FUND to assist businesses with gap financing.  Contact the Department of Economic Development at 804-898-3645 for information and to see if your business qualifies.  

Federal

• Small Business Administration 
• SBA Trainings and Workshops 

State

• Virginia 2-1-1
• Virginia Business One Stop
• Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity - Main Page
• Virginia Business Resources
• Virginia Career Works - Crater Region
• Virginia Economic Development Partnership
• eVA - Virginia's eProcurement Marketplace
• VMR - Virginia's Manufacturing Region
• Community College Workforce Alliance
• Longwood University Small Business Development Center

Local

• Virginia Gateway Region 
• Petersburg Chamber of Commerce 

Business Resources

• Business Resource Brochure
• US Small Business Administration Resources
• Virginia Small Business Development Center
• Virginia Small Business Development Center EIDL Assistance
• Digital.com Small Business Entrepreneurship Outreach Program  

Incentives

Federal

• Opportunity Zone
• Opportunity Virginia
• Opportunity Zone Fact Sheet
• Opportunity Zone Slideshow
• Opportunity Zone Press Release
• HUBZone
  

Petersburg Opportunity Zone Map

State

• Virginia Economic Development Partnership 
• Enterprise Zone Real Property Investment and Job Creation Grants
• Industrial Revitalization Fund 
• Virginia Tourism Development Financing Program 
• Virginia Tourism Growth Fund 
• Virginia Department of Small Business Financing Authority - Investment Grant Fund

Local

• Enterprise Zone (Please find the application and checklist forms under "Expand Your Business" HERE)

Central Business District EZ Map

Tourism Zone 

• Petersburg Tourism Financing Program