Regional chambers and alliances

New River Valley

• Blacksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce
• New River Valley Economic Development Alliance
• Radford Chamber of Commerce

Lynchburg

• Greater Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce

Roanoke Valley

• Roanoke Valley Convention and Vistor's Bureau
• Vinton Area Chamber of Commerce
• Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce
• Western Virginia Workforce Development Board

Other Areas

• Carroll County Chamber of Commerce
• Galax-Carroll-Grayson Chamber of Commerce
• Botetourt County Chamber
• Wythe County Joint Industrial Development Authority
• Virginia Chambers of Commerce Listings

Area facts and figures

• VEC Labor Market Information
• Regional Economic Information System
• American FactFinder -- Community Information
• Virginia Community Profiles from the US Census Bureau

Market research sources

• American Demographics Magazine online
• The Thomas Register
• North American Industry Classification System
• Standard Industrial Classification Search
• WebGeographic Information Systems (local geographic information)
• Economic news from State of the Nation
• Federal Census Data from FERRET (no cost email registration required)
• Global Business News and Trends from GLOBUS & NTDB
• Social Science Statistics on the Web
• Worldwide Corporate Information
• The Economy at a Glance

Small business resources

• Workz.Com (small business e-commerce resource)
• Online Business Advisor
• Service Corps of Retired Executives (help for fledgling businesses)
• Small Business Advisor (free newsletter, bulletin board, searchable advice)
• Small Business Adminstration Page