eVA (e-procurement)
eVA is Virginia’s online, electronic procurement system. This web-based vendor registration and purchasing system allows state agencies, colleges, universities and many local governments to use eVA to conduct all purchasing and sourcing activities for goods and services.

Virginia’s Business Portal
Whether you are considering or have decided to start a business, whether you are already running or expanding your business, Business One Stop can guide you through the necessary steps to take.

Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise
The mission of the Department of Minority Business Enterprise is to promote access to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s contracting opportunities and ensure fairness in the procurement process.

Virginia Department of Taxation
The mission of the Virginia Department of Taxation is to serve the public by administering the tax laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia with integrity, efficiency, and consistency.

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Virginia Economic Development Partnership to better serve those seeking a prime business location and increased trade opportunities and, therefore, to foster increased expansion of the Commonwealth’s economy.

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
The Virginia Small Business Finance Authority (VSBFA) is the Commonwealth of Virginia’s economic development and small business financing arm. We help Virginia’s existing businesses and those businesses that are seeking to come to Virginia through our extensive portfolio of financing programs.

Virginia State Corporation Commission
The State Corporation Commission will strive to apply law and regulation to balance the interests of citizens, businesses, and customers in regulating Virginia’s business and economic concerns and work continually to improve the regulatory and administrative processes

Virginia Procurement Technical Assistance Program at GMU
The NV PTAC’s goal is “ helping business do business with government ” by providing procurement assistance to businesses within the local area.

Mason Small Business Development Center (Mason SBDC)
For over a decade, the Mason Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at George Mason University – Mason Enterprise Center has been assisting small business owners in Northern Virginia.

Women’s Business Center of Northern Virginia
Our mission is to provide the training, assistance and support that women, particularly minority and socially disadvantaged women need to start and grow successful small businesses in Northern Virginia.

RESOURCES BY LOCATION

City of Alexandria

• Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, Inc.
  The Alexandria Economic Development Partnership leads efforts to grow the tax base, diversify the economy and attract and retain businesses and organizations in Alexandria,Virginia.
• Alexandria Small Business Guide (pdf)
• Finance Department – Business Tax Branch
• How to Do Business with the City of Alexandria
  The government of the City of Alexandria consists of 28 departments with an annual budget of nearly $400 million. These departments purchase a variety of goods and services ranging from pencils to multi-million dollar construction projects.
• Planning and Zoning
• Procurement Division

Arlington County

• Arlington Economic Development
• Arlington Purchasing Office
• Guide to Doing Business in Arlington County

City of Fairfax

• City of Fairfax Economic Development Authority

Fairfax County

• County Court
• Department of Tax Administration
• Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA)
• The FCEDA mission statement, as approved by the FCEDA Board on February 20, 1996, is “to foster and promote the governmental, social, educational, and environmental infrastructure that will make Fairfax County a world-class 21st-century business center
• Office of Zoning
• Selling to Fairfax County
• Small Business Commission
• Fairfax County Chambers of Commerce
  • Annandale Chamber of Commerce
  • Arab American Chamber of Commerce
  • Asian American Chamber of Commerce
  • Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce
  • Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater Merrifield Business Association
  • Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Northern Virginia
  • Latvian Chamber of Commerce
  • Mid-Atlantic Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce
  • Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce
  • South Fairfax Chamber of Commerce
  • ViennaTysons Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce
  • Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce
  • Virginia Chamber of Commerce
  • Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Loudoun County

• County Circuit Court
• Department of Building and Development – Zoning Administration
• Department of Economic Development
• Division of Procurement
• Guide for Doing Business in Loudoun County
• Loudoun County Public Library Small Business Gateway
• Small Business Development Center

Prince William County

• Becoming a Vendor
• Clerk of the Circuit Court
• Department of Economic Development
• Doing Business in Prince William County
• Licenses and Permits