Entrepreneurs

NVBCC Member News- Dr. Rosemary Ahanor

Dentist Launches New Practice From Scratch Amid Pandemic Dr. Rosemary Ahanor opened Aglow Dental Studio in Reston right in the middle of the pandemic.

NVBCC Member News-Derek Russell

Early Adoption Of Teletherapy Helps Wellness Center Amid Pandemic Mindstate Wellness Center, a mental health and cognitive performance center, has navigated challenges and grown during the pandemic.

NVBCC Member News-Ed Williams

Fairfax Businessman Enjoys Helping People Find Financial Security

Community Business Partnership

At CBP’s Business Finance Center, we make a difference in people’s lives by lending to promising small businesses that are unable to secure financing through traditional means. Our goal: to help small businesses become credit worthy so that they can create sustainable income and jobs. Our target markets are traditionally underserved Black, Latino, and Asian small businesses as well as low income communities. We not only provide financing but we also share knowledge though the Community Business Partnership family of business assistance providers. We require lending clients to attend informative webinars and regular counseling sessions to help them become even better business owners. Check out our loan programs below to learn more about how we can help your business and community!

Talking Shop

Black entrepreneurs, especially women, face extra challenges. NVBCC members share their experience , development and growth.

Bridging The Gap

NVBCC Members and Executive Director share experiences in regard to black business during the pandemic.

Resources for Businesses, Entrepreneurs and Nonprofits

The library provides FREE ACCESS to the wide range of information resources that will help you create or grow a successful business or nonprofit in Fairfax County. This guide will direct you to the information resources you can use to: Start and run a small business or a nonprofit organization Do company, industry or market research using e-resources provided by the library Find your next read that will help you get new ideas and know-how for your business. THIS GUIDE IS INTENDED FOR Everyone working in private sector, especially small and medium-size businesses Entrepreneurs or anyone thinking about starting or running a business or a nonprofit Nonprofit organizations

Build Back – Dream Forward: Strengthening Minority-Owned Businesses in Northern Virginia.

Northern Virginia is home to approximately 128,000 minority-owned businesses, over 40 percent of all establishments operating in the region. As all businesses work to rebuild after the recent pandemic, this community of business owners will face a number of unique challenges. What do they need, why do they need it, and how can we help them? A cross-sector collaboration of seven local organizations recently emerged to address these very questions, forming the Northern Virginia Minority-Owned Businesses Working Group. Their upcoming report offers key findings and concrete recommendations for an equitable recovery across our region.

Dominion Energy Share Grant

Dominion Energy is partnering with the Virginia Chamber of Commerce Foundation to temporarily expand its EnergyShare program to assist those small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dominion Energy Virginia is pledging $500,000 to help provide energy bill relief for small businesses, nonprofits, and houses of worship in its Virginia service territory. The program funding will be covered by shareholders and will not impact customer rates. Qualified businesses may be eligible for one-time assistance with their Dominion Energy electric bill up to $1,000.

Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance

Members of NOVA EDA have compiled a list of COVID-19 resources from each jurisdiction. Visit our Resources for this and more.

SBA Resources

Created in 1953, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) continues to help small business owners and entrepreneurs pursue the American dream. The SBA is the only cabinet-level federal agency fully dedicated to small business and provides counseling, capital, and contracting expertise as the nation’s only go-to resource and voice for small businesses.

Internal Revenue Service

Small Business Administration

Virginia Government