How to Grow Your BUSINESS

Small Business VIRGINIA EDITION 2020 resource guide How to Grow Your BUSINESS in Virginia 1

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CONTENTS

Virginia Edition 2020

Local Business Funding

Assistance

Programs

8 National Success Story

Jerado and Joyce Reynolds know their local landscape for entrepreneurship support.

11 Local SBA Resource

Partners

13 Your Advocates

14 How to Start a Business

20 Entrepreneurial

Opportunities

21 Opportunities for Veterans

22 Write Your Business Plan

24 Local Success Story

When AVMAC, which manages aviation and maritime logistics, wanted to expand into the government sector, Bert Ortiz turned to the SBA.

26 National Success Story

Jennifer and Jeff Herbert's meadery has expanded into a multimillion dollar enterprise thanks to SBA assistance.

29 SBA Lenders

34 Go Global with

International Trade

36 R&D Opportunities for

High Growth Startups

38 National Success Story

Cheeseburger Baby owner Stephanie Vitori persevered through a financial storm and a natural disaster.

42 Surety Bonds

44 Need Financing?

Contracting

45 National Success Story

Jennifer Rahn steers the course for Admiral Engineering, succeeding as a small business subcontractor.

48 SBA Certification

Programs

49 Woman-Owned Small

Business certification

ON THE COVER Jared Brady, Marine Air Group 26/29 site lead, AVMAC President/CEO

Bert Ortiz, and Derek Carpenter, VMMT-204 maintenance controller in front of a V-22 Osprey Tilt Rotor Aircraft, courtesy of AVMAC Inc.

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Let us help give voice to your story.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

Brand Voice Articles Blogs

Website Content Social Media Posts

Email Content Brochures

Catalogs Visitor Guides

Books Copywriting Photography

Videos

We have all heard the phrase "content is king." Creating rich, engaging, and inspiring content differentiates your brand in the marketplace. But who has time to focus on anything other than running their business?

Narrative works with you to develop the tools to tell your story across all media platforms. Powerful and authentic storytelling helps you stand out. It inspires action. It creates an emotional impact and forges enduring relationships. It separates you from the competition.

BY NEW SOUTH MEDIA

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