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Virginia Small Business Development Center The Virginia SBDC Network is the most extensive business development program in the Commonwealth. The Network is a partnership between the U.S.

The Virginia SBDC Network supports small businesses through a statewide network of local centers and specialized programs.

✔️ No-Cost
✔️ Confidential
✔️ Credible

Advising, training, and resources built for you. The Virginia SBDC is an organization of 29 local SBDC offices across Virginia providing professional business advising, training, and business resources to help grow and strengthen Virginia businesses. Thousands of business owners and managers received one-on-one advising every year, and twice as many business owners attended a training program offered by a local SBDC. SBDC professionals assist with business planning, marketing, financial analysis, access to capital, business start-up and other specialized services as requested. Small Business Administration, George Mason University - Mason Enterprise Center and premier local host organizations throughout Virginia. These vital partners include universities, community colleges, chambers of commerce, municipalities, economic development organizations, and private companies.

Before you close out the week, check one setting: is multifactor authentication (MFA) turned on for your business email?...
10/09/2026

Before you close out the week, check one setting: is multifactor authentication (MFA) turned on for your business email?

Go ahead and check, we’ll wait.

If yes, check your financial accounts and website or social media admin tools next. If no, make email the first stop. Five minutes today can add another barrier between a stolen password and your business.

Do you use MFA? 👇

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10/07/2026

What did the past year really ask of your business?

Maybe you hired someone. Put growth plans on hold. Looked for financing. Absorbed another cost increase. Found an opportunity you didn’t expect.

Whatever your year looked like, it belongs in the data.

Virginia SBDC is partnering with the Federal Reserve System on the 2026 Small Business Credit Survey.

It takes approximately 12 minutes, responses are confidential and the results help build a clearer picture of what small businesses are experiencing.

In one word, how would you describe your business year?

Then make sure your experience is counted: https://fedreserveboard.gov1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_38k9xZy8ayEERue?orgID=VA_SBDC

09/25/2026

Business training should fit into your schedule—not become one more thing competing for your time.

Virginia SBDC’s YouTube channel gives you on-demand access to recorded trainings covering business credit, SBA loan programs, private equity, acquisitions and more.

Watch when you have time. Pause when you need to. Return when the information becomes relevant to your next decision.

What business topic would you like to see us cover next? Tell us in the comments—and share this with a business owner who could use the resource.

Explore the training library at https://www.youtube.com/

09/24/2026

Every small business has a story that can’t be captured in a spreadsheet.

There’s the idea, the risk, the long hours, the reason you began—and the future you’re working hard to create.

Sometimes what a business owner needs most isn’t another piece of generic advice. It’s someone who will listen, understand the full picture and help identify the right next step.

That’s what Virginia SBDC advising is built around.

What do you wish more people understood about running a small business? Tell us below—or share this with a business owner who deserves to feel supported.

Connect with your local Virginia SBDC advisor: https://www.virginiasbdc.org/locations/

09/23/2026

The business you started may not be the business you’re building.

Maybe you began as a solo owner. Now you’re adding partners, preparing to seek financing or making plans for your next stage of growth.

But does your original business structure still support where you’re headed?

Join Capital Pathways tomorrow for a practical conversation about LLCs, S Corporations and partnerships. You’ll learn how different structures affect ownership, liability, financing and long-term growth—and when it may be time to make a change.

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⏰ Noon–1:30 p.m.
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Your business will continue to evolve. Let’s make sure its foundation can grow with it.

Register here: https://clients.virginiasbdc.org/reg.aspx?mode=event&event=940460021

09/22/2026

Is your business next?

Added employees. Secured financing. Increased sales. Expanded operations.

Every click in this Reel represents a Virginia business owner who chose not to build alone—and turned thoughtful planning into measurable progress.

Nationally, businesses working with SBDC advisors experience sales growth at more than twice the rate of the average U.S. business.

But behind every number is something bigger: an entrepreneur gaining clarity, a team creating opportunity and a community growing stronger.

Your next success could be closer than you think. Connect with your local Virginia SBDC advisor here: https://www.virginiasbdc.org/advising/

Running a business can feel like you are expected to know everything. You are not 🫣This week’s Virginia SBDC classes off...
09/21/2026

Running a business can feel like you are expected to know everything. You are not 🫣

This week’s Virginia SBDC classes offer a place to ask questions, gain practical guidance and connect with people who understand what it takes to build a business.

Find the conversation that can help you move forward at https://www.virginiasbdc.org/training/

Address

10306 Eaton Place, Suite 180
Fairfax, VA
22030

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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