Business Resources

SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives)
Free counseling on Thursdays from noon to 1:00p.m. (or by appointment) at the Chamber of Commerce building at 115 Broad Street, Martinsville, VA.
Telephone: (276) 632-6401
Toll free 1-800-634-0245

Starting a business in Martinsville or Henry County?
Use the Martinsville Henry County Chamber of Commerce online guide to licensing and permits at www.martinsville.com/content.cfm?ID=51

Longwood Small Business Development Center
Located in the Chamber of Commerce building at 115 Broad Street,
Martinsville, VA Telephone: (276) 632-4462
Website: www.longwood.edu/sbdc/

Virginia Department of Business Assistance
Website: http://www.dba.state.va.us/, or you can contact DBA's Virginia Business Information Center at 804-371-0438, toll-free at 1-866-248-8814 or via e-mail at VBIC@dba.state.va.us.

Interested in selling to the Commonwealth?
Website for more information: www.dmbe.virginia.gov/

State Corporation Commission
P.O. Box 1197
Richmond, VA 23218-1197
Telephone: (804) 371-9733
Toll Free: (866) 722-2551 [in Virginia]
Website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/

Access this website to receive business registration forms: Small Business Administration
400 North 8th Street
Federal Bldg., Ste. 1150Richmond, VA 23240
Telephone: (804) 771-2400
Web address: http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/

Find out more about selling to the federal government at
https://eweb1.sba.gov/hubzone/internet/

Southside Business Technology Center
22 East Church Street
Suite 300
Martinsville, VA 24112(276)
638-2523 ext 210

Overview of the EEOC and Small Business:
What you need to know if you have employees in your small business.
www.eeoc.gov/employers/overview.html

West Piedmont Workforce Investment Board
Region 17 Board Office
914 Brookdale Street
P. O. Box 4043
Martinsville, VA 24115-4043
Phone: (276) 656-6190
Fax: (276) 656-6092
E-mail: WIA@sitestar.net
Website: http://www.wib17.org/

Virginia Small Manufacturing Assistance Program
The Virginia Small Manufacturing Assistance Program (VSMAP) will consider project proposals from companies meeting the following criteria:

Size: 150 or fewer employees or less than $30 million in sales at manufacturing location
Business: any manufacturer committed to integrating technology into their organization and improving company performance
Location: distressed areas of Virginia

Website: http://www.vsmap.org/

Virginia's Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership