Services Offered by Our Partners
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Local Workforce Investment Area 1
Appalachian Community Action
Community Action Agency assists people in Planning District 1 in their efforts to be self-sufficient and reduce the impact of poverty on residents.
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- Comprehensive state and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
Additional information about services offered
We refer clients to the WIA programs and Adult Education as we identify people in need of those services. We provide computers at 2 locations (Gate City and Jonesville) for people to do job search and register with the VEC.
Eligibility Criteria
Low to moderate income residents of Lee, Scott, and Wise Counties and the City of Norton.
Cost for Services
None.
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Department of Rehabilitative Services
Combining disability expertise with a real understanding of today's business challenges, DRS delivers quality services that help employers:
- Broaden the consumer base
- Discover the skills and talent that people with disabilities can bring to your workforce
- Expand diversity and disability practices and programs
- Improve company morale
- Increase productivity levels
- Simplify recruitment and retention efforts
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- Alternative staffing solutions
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Federal Bonding Program
- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility
- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
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- Information regarding consultations on workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities
- On-the-job training subsidies for newly-hired employees
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities (ADA)
- State and/or federally generated information on tax credits for new hires
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, worker productivity, etc.)
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Additional information regarding services provided
DRS provides employers the tools and resources they need to not only meet their workforce needs, but broaden their consumer-base and improve their bottom line of business. DRS offers the following services:
- Corporate Disability Awareness Training - request for staff to learn about disability issues and best practices for hiring, accommodating, and communicating with people with disabilities
- Financial Incentives - discover the various tax incentives applicable to businesses who hire and/or accommodate persons with disabilities in their place of business
- Staffing and recruitment - gain access to prescreened, qualified job applicants who meet your specific job requirements
- Workplace Accommodations - develop or revise position descriptions, identify reasonable accommodations for prospective or existing employees with disabilities, or improve workplace accessibility
Eligibility Criteria
The Department of Rehabilitative Services assists individuals with disabilities to meet their vocational goals. Our Business Services provide assistance to employers to hire, retain and accommodate individuals with disabilities as well as to train their staff regarding disability related issues.
Cost for Services
None.
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People Incorporated of Virginia
People Incorporated has provided small business development and lending services for disadvantaged businesses since 1992, and has a proven history of impacting the low income communities and individuals it serves. The organization piloted the first microenterprise development program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Encouraged by the growth and success of that initiative, People Incorporated founded People Incorporated Financial Services (PIFS) to increase its community development lending capacity and activities. PIFS now serves as the vehicle for the community development lending activities facilitated by People Incorporated, which provides all staffing, administration, financial management, compliance, asset management, resource development, and business development services for PIFS.
PIFS is a U.S. Treasury certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), an intermediary micro-lender and PRIME grantee for the Small Business Administration, and a Regional Service Provider for the Virginia Enterprise Initiative of the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. The organization provides financial products that include microenterprise loans, business loans, consumer, credit-building and home improvement loans, and New Markets Tax Credits; all of these financial products are accompanied by a comprehensive and progressive menu of development services that reinforce the sustainability of a business as well as strengthen a client’s ability to repay a loan.
As a designated Regional Service Provider for the Virginia Enterprise Initiative, People Incorporated Financial Services has expanded the provision of development services throughout a larger region of Virginia by sharing their expertise and instructing other Microenterprise Development Organizations to provide current and effective technical assistance, business training, and mentoring to small business assistance providers in their respective service areas. And as a U.S. Small Business Administration’s PRIME grantee, People Incorporated Financial Services provided small capacity-building grants to two small business assistance providers in Virginia. More frequently, PIFS is becoming recognized nationally as a leader in advocating for microenterprise entrepreneurship and providing the products and tools necessary to create viable businesses in predominantly rural communities, thus positioning People Incorporated as an ideal candidate to carryout out the activities requested by VMN.
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- Assistance with Business Planning and Development
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement
- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, workplace productivity, etc.)
Eligibility Criteria
By assisting entrepreneurs who were not eligible for traditional loans through banks, but whose businesses show potential for growth and success, employment opportunities are created within the communities. People Incorporated Financial Services is a microenterprise development loan program which continues to promote small business entrepreneurship throughout Virginia offering comprehensive business development services and loans to fund small and emerging businesses. These growing businesses are creating jobs for residents which in turn promote economic self-sufficiency, encourage economic growth, and keep our region's economy healthy. Our customers are those who would not traditionally qualify for a loan with a bank.
Cost for Services
Yes.
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Deborah S. Wagner
Director of Community Economic Development
(276) 619-2239
dwagner@peopleinc.net
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Rapid Response
Employment Transition Solutions: Consultation with employer management and partner agencies to determine layoff aversion strategies or employee transition programs. Employee briefings of those affected by layoff or closure that includes an custom approach based upon the needs of the employees and business; meetings with employees will include an overview of Rapid Response, details on UI claim filing, a walk through for job search registration with Virginia Workforce Connect, WIA Dislocated Worker Program, community college programs for various grant programs and career pathways, community services and contact information, and current Labor Market Information. Other services and workshops offerings are determined by an assessment of the workforce conducted by survey form during briefings.
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- Alternative staffing solutions
- Assistance with business planning and development
- Comprehensive state and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement
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- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
- Information and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- Rapid response to mass layoffs and plant closings
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
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Eligibility Criteria
Employers and job seekers.
Cost for Services
None.
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Beckie Cox
Rapid Response Coordinator
(540) 674-3600
bcox@nr.edu
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Local Workforce Investment Area 2
Department of Rehabilitative Services
Combining disability expertise with a real understanding of today's business challenges, DRS delivers quality services that help employers:
- Broaden the consumer base
- Discover the skills and talent that people with disabilities can bring to your workforce
- Expand diversity and disability practices and programs
- Improve company morale
- Increase productivity levels
- Simplify recruitment and retention efforts
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- Alternative staffing solutions
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Federal Bonding Program
- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility
- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- Information regarding consultations on workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities
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- On-the-job training subsidies for newly-hired employees
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities (ADA)
- State and/or federally generated information on tax credits for new hires
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, worker productivity, etc.)
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Additional information regarding services provided
DRS provides employers the tools and resources they need to not only meet their workforce needs, but broaden their consumer-base and improve their bottom line of business. DRS offers the following services:
- Corporate Disability Awareness Training - request for staff to learn about disability issues and best practices for hiring, accommodating, and communicating with people with disabilities
- Financial Incentives - discover the various tax incentives applicable to businesses who hire and/or accommodate persons with disabilities in their place of business
- Gain access to prescreened, qualified job applicants who meet your specific job requirements
- Staffing and recruitment - gain access to prescreened, qualified job applicants who meet your specific job requirements
- Workplace Accommodations - develop or revise position descriptions, identify reasonable accommodations for prospective or existing employees with disabilities, or improve workplace accessibility
Eligibility Criteria
The Department of Rehabilitative Services assists individuals with disabilities to meet their vocational goals. Our Business Services provide assistance to employers to hire, retain and accommodate individuals with disabilities as well as to train their staff regarding disability related issues.
Cost for Services
None.
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Rapid Response
Employment Transition Solutions: Consultation with employer management and partner agencies to determine layoff aversion strategies or employee transition programs. Employee briefings of those affected by layoff or closure that includes an custom approach based upon the needs of the employees and business; meetings with employees will include an overview of Rapid Response, details on UI claim filing, a walk through for job search registration with Virginia Workforce Connect, WIA Dislocated Worker Program, community college programs for various grant programs and career pathways, community services and contact information, and current Labor Market Information. Other services and workshops offerings are determined by an assessment of the workforce conducted by survey form during briefings.
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- Alternative staffing solutions
- Assistance with business planning and development
- Comprehensive state and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement
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- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
- Information and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- Rapid response to mass layoffs and plant closings
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
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Eligibility Criteria
Employers and job seekers.
Cost for Services
None.
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Beckie Cox
Rapid Response Coordinator
(540) 674-3600
bcox@nr.edu
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Virginia Employment Commission
We assist veterans to find gainful employment which includes starting their own business.
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- Federal Bonding Program
- Financial resources available to support the business start-up or enchancement
- Information on and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- On-the-job training subsidies for newly-hired employees
- State and/or federally generated information on tax credits for new hires
Eligibility Criteria
All eligible veterans who register with the Virginia Employment Commission.
Cost for Services
None.
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Local Workforce Investment Area 3
Department of Rehabilitative Services
Combining disability expertise with a real understanding of today's business challenges, DRS delivers quality services that help employers:
- Broaden the consumer base
- Discover the skills and talent that people with disabilities can bring to your workforce
- Expand diversity and disability practices and programs
- Improve company morale
- Increase productivity levels
- Simplify recruitment and retention efforts
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- Alternative staffing solutions
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Federal Bonding Program
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility
- Information regarding consultations on workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities
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- On-the-job training subsidies for newly-hired employees
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities (ADA)
- State and/or federally generated information on tax credits for new hires
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, worker productivity, etc.)
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Additional information regarding services provided
DRS provides employers the tools and resources they need to not only meet their workforce needs, but broaden their consumer-base and improve their bottom line of business. DRS offers the following services:
- Corporate Disability Awareness Training - request for staff to learn about disability issues and best practices for hiring, accommodating, and communicating with people with disabilities
- Financial Incentives - discover the various tax incentives applicable to businesses who hire and/or accommodate persons with disabilities in their place of business
- Gain access to prescreened, qualified job applicants who meet your specific job requirements
- Staffing and recruitment - gain access to prescreened, qualified job applicants who meet your specific job requirements
- Workplace Accommodations - develop or revise position descriptions, identify reasonable accommodations for prospective or existing employees with disabilities, or improve workplace accessibility
Eligibility Criteria
The Department of Rehabilitative Services assists individuals with disabilities to meet their vocational goals. Our Business Services provide assistance to employers to hire, retain and accommodate individuals with disabilities as well as to train their staff regarding disability related issues.
Cost for Services
None.
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Goodwill Industries of the Valleys, Inc.
One Stop and program operator for the adult, youth, and dislocated worker programs. We also operate the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP).
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- Comprehensive state and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
- Information on and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
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- Information regarding consultations on workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities
- Rapid response to mass layoffs and plant closings
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, workplace productivity, etc.)
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Eligibility Criteria
Low income adults, dislocated workers and low income youth with barriers to employment, as well as seniors over 55 who are income-eligible.
Cost for Services
None.
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Rapid Response
Employment Transition Solutions: Consultation with employer management and partner agencies to determine layoff aversion strategies or employee transition programs. Employee briefings of those affected by layoff or closure that includes an custom approach based upon the needs of the employees and business; meetings with employees will include an overview of Rapid Response, details on UI claim filing, a walk through for job search registration with Virginia Workforce Connect, WIA Dislocated Worker Program, community college programs for various grant programs and career pathways, community services and contact information, and current Labor Market Information. Other services and workshops offerings are determined by an assessment of the workforce conducted by survey form during briefings.
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- Alternative staffing solutions
- Assistance with business planning and development
- Comprehensive state and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement
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- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
- Information and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- Rapid response to mass layoffs and plant closings
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
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Eligibility Criteria
Employers and job seekers.
Cost for Services
None.
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Beckie Cox
Rapid Response Coordinator
(540) 674-3600
bcox@nr.edu
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Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc.
Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc. (Southeast RCAP) is a 501(c)3 private non-profit serving the seven Atlantic coastal states. Southeast RCAP's mission is "to promote the development of affordable water and wastewater facilities, activities and resources to improve the quality of life for low-income rural residents of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida." Southeast RCAP offers financial assistance to businesses through its loan fund, and training and technical assistance through its professional staff which include CPAs, certified housing counselors, and certified debt reduction specialists.
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- Assistance with business planning and development
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, workplace productivity, etc.)
- Other
- Workforce training for small water/wastewater system operators
Additional information regarding services provided
Southeast RCAP occupies a 13,000 sq. ft. modern training facility in downtown Roanoke. Its two training rooms can accommodate up to 30 individuals each and are fitted with wireless internet access, LCD projectors and screens, and dining facilities. It is convenient to downtown hotels and local attractions, and is available for hosting special training events, workshops and seminars.
Eligibility Criteria
Southease RCAP focuses on serving small businesses and small water/wastewater systems that serve rural communities, but its services are available to all Virginia small businesses.
Cost for Services
Some services have a fee (e.g. our loan products have both an application fee and interest rate if the loan is granted).
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Beth Pusha
Director of Loan Fund & Economic Development
(540) 345-1184
bpusha@sercap.org
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Virginia Employment Commission
The Virginia Employment Commission serves Businesses, Job Seekers, Unemployment Benefits Claimants, and all citizens with workforce programs designed to assist businesses find workers and workers find jobs. Veterans' services, Trade Act services, and Labor Market data are also available at the VEC's Roanoke field office.
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- Assistance with business planning and development
- Comprehensive state and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Federal Bonding Program
- HR toolkit (job description templates, personnel policies and regulations that affect your business, etc.)
- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
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- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- Information regarding consultations on workplace accomodations for persons with disabilities
- Rapid response to mass layoffs and plant closings
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- State and/or federally generated information on tax credits for new hires
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, workplace productivity, etc.)
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Eligibility Criteria
Employers, businesses, job seekers (employed or unemployed) and unemployment benefits' claimants including those eligible for Trade Act funds.
Cost for Services
None.
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Local Workforce Investment Area 4
Department of Rehabilitative Services
Combining disability expertise with a real understanding of today's business challenges, DRS delivers quality services that help employers:
- Broaden the consumer base
- Discover the skills and talent that people with disabilities can bring to your workforce
- Expand diversity and disability practices and programs
- Improve company morale
- Increase productivity levels
- Simplify recruitment and retention efforts
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- Alternative staffing solutions
- Assistance with business planning and development
- Comprehensive state and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Federal Bonding Program
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement
- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility
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- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
- Information regarding consultations on workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities
- On-the-job training subsidies for newly-hired employees
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities (ADA)
- State and/or federally generated information on tax credits for new hires
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, worker productivity, etc.)
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Additional information regarding services provided
DRS provides employers the tools and resources they need to not only meet their workforce needs, but broaden their consumer-base and improve their bottom line of business. DRS offers the following services:
- Corporate Disability Awareness Training - request for staff to learn about disability issues and best practices for hiring, accommodating, and communicating with people with disabilities
- Financial Incentives - discover the various tax incentives applicable to businesses who hire and/or accommodate persons with disabilities in their place of business
- Staffing and recruitment - gain access to prescreened, qualified job applicants who meet your specific job requirements
- Workplace Accommodations - develop or revise position descriptions, identify reasonable accommodations for prospective or existing employees with disabilities, or improve workplace accessibility
Eligibility Criteria
The Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services provides vocational services to individuals with disabilities as well as to community businesses and employers in need of business services related to hiring and serving individuals with disabilities. An individual seeking services must have a disability and be working on a vocational goal. Our business services are free to businesses in the Commonwealth.
Cost for Services
None.
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Lord Fairfax Small Business Development Center
Throughout the course of the year we offer to the general business community a range of seminars to both those within the pre-venture world as well as those currently in business. Within this; we also offer free one-on-one counseling to our community businesses. Our mission is to create and retain jobs in the private sector by providing business assistance to new and established small businesses.
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- Assistance with business planning and development
- Comprehensive state and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Rapid response to mass layoffs and plant closings
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, worker productivity, etc.)
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- Other
- 6 to 7 Retail Oriented Programs
- Business Plan Development
- Essentials of Business Ownership
- Financial and Accounting Management
- Google for Success
- Legal Issues for the Small Business Owner
- Legal Issues in Operations
- Marketing Management
- Networking
- Organizational Development and Change
- Organizational Leadership and Decision Making
- Persuasive Communication
- Positioning For and Finding Financing
- Principles of Buying and Selling a Business
- Quickbooks I & II - an overview of the services and products available via Quickbooks (taught by local CPA).
- Setting Up Business Books
- Social Media
- Strategic Management in Operations
- Understanding Financial Statements
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Additional information regarding services provided
- Considerations For Starting a Small Business - Taking that great idea and assisting with thoughts, thinking realistically about your goals, and consider questions you haven't asked.
- Facebook & LinkedIn classes coupled with Google (Analytics)
- Financials for the Business Proposal - assists in completing the financial data required on your business proposal.
- Insurance Issues for Small Business - discussing the needs for different types of businesses, such as "How much insurance is needed?"
- Legal Issues - considerations about structuring, organizing, and conducting your business (we also go into taxes and licenses with this as well).
- Marketing - overview of what marketing means, the tools necessary for success, and plans to improve your marketing proposal.
- Small Business Retreat (day long event for both pre-venture and those already in the trenches of business)
- Working With Financial Statements - useful information can a non-accountant gain from looking at financial statements.
- Writing a Business Proposal
- Veterans Conference (day long event with repeated classes throughout)
Eligibility Criteria
Those currently working within an established business or pre-venture entrepreneurs.
Cost for Services
None.
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Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center (WWRC)
WWRC, a division of the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS), provides vocational and
medical rehabilitation services for people with disabilities in an integrated setting to assist them
in obtaining employment and to live more independently.
WWRC services are typically residential in nature, but participants may be enrolled from the
locality surrounding the center in "day status".
Vocational and medical rehabilitation services include evaluation, assessment,
consultation, pre-employment workforce readiness,
training and skills development (including academic supports), driving services, assistive
technologies, and medical therapies. See website for more information:
http://www.wwrc.virginia.gov/.
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- Customized occupational skills training for new hires
- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
- Information regarding consultations on workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities
- Other
- Evaluation of transferable skills; job analysis
Additional information regarding services offered
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center is an approved Eligible Training Provider in Virginia's WIA Network. In addition to workplace readiness and vocational training services, WWRC has a formalized program of teaching workplace literacy skills, with over 100 students annually attaining a Career Readiness Certificate (CRC). All instruction is competency-based and each program is updated regularly with the assistance of Advisory Committees to ensure that it meets current business and industry needs. WWRC has a successful history of collaboration with industry to customize training to meet business needs in the community. Vocational Evaluation services help participants obtain greater self and work knowledge through participation in work activities designed to evaluate vocational skills, interests, and abilities including transferable skills. Participants learn about the functional impact of their disability in relation to their career options. They also learn about assistive technology and the devices and accommodations needed to remove barriers to employment.
Eligibility Criteria
WWRC accepts applications of any individual with a disability whose needs are compatible with the structure, staff, and other WWRC resources. Primary consideration is given to Virginia Department of Rehabilitation Services’ clients pursuing vocational goals. To make anon-DRS referral, contact the Admissions Department.
See website for more details:
http://www.wwrc.virginia.gov/
Cost for Services
See http://www.wwrc.virginia.gov/.
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Local Workforce Investment Area 6
Department of Rehabilitative Services
Combining disability expertise with a real understanding of today's business challenges, DRS delivers quality services that help employers:
- Broaden the consumer base
- Discover the skills and talent that people with disabilities can bring to your workforce
- Expand diversity and disability practices and programs
- Improve company morale
- Increase productivity levels
- Simplify recruitment and retention efforts
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- Alternative staffing solutions
- Assistance with Business Planning and Development
- Comprehensive State and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Federal Bonding Program
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement
- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility
- Information on and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
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- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- Information regarding consultations on workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities
- On-the-job training subsidies for newly-hired employees
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities (ADA)
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, worker productivity, etc.)
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Additional information regarding services provided
DRS provides employers the tools and resources they need to not only meet their workforce needs, but broaden their consumer-base and improve their bottom line of business. DRS offers the following services:
- Corporate Disability Awareness Training - request for staff to learn about disability issues and best practices for hiring, accommodating, and communicating with people with disabilities
- Financial Incentives - discover the various tax incentives applicable to businesses who hire and/or accommodate persons with disabilities in their place of business
- Staffing and recruitment - gain access to prescreened, qualified job applicants who meet your specific job requirements
- Workplace Accommodations - develop or revise position descriptions, identify reasonable accommodations for prospective or existing employees with disabilities, or improve workplace accessibility
Eligibility Criteria
The Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services provides vocational services to individuals with disabilities as well as to community businesses and employers in need of business services related to hiring and serving individuals with disabilities. An individual seeking services must have a disability and be working on a vocational goal. Our business services are free to businesses in the Commonwealth.
Cost for Services
None.
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Local Workforce Investment Area 7
Department of Rehabilitative Services
Combining disability expertise with a real understanding of today's business challenges, DRS delivers quality services that help employers:
- Broaden the consumer base
- Discover the skills and talent that people with disabilities can bring to your workforce
- Expand diversity and disability practices and programs
- Improve company morale
- Increase productivity levels
- Simplify recruitment and retention efforts
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- Alternative staffing solutions
- Assistance with business planning and development
- Comprehensive state and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Federal Bonding Program
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement
- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
- Information on and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
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- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services/li>
- Information regarding consultations on workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities
- On-the-job training subsidies for newly-hired employees
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities (ADA)
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, worker productivity, etc.)
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Additional information regarding services provided
DRS provides employers the tools and resources they need to not only meet their workforce needs, but broaden their consumer-base and improve their bottom line of business. DRS offers the following services:
- Corporate Disability Awareness Training - request for staff to learn about disability issues and best practices for hiring, accommodating, and communicating with people with disabilities
- Financial Incentives - discover the various tax incentives applicable to businesses who hire and/or accommodate persons with disabilities in their place of business
- Staffing and recruitment - gain access to prescreened, qualified job applicants who meet your specific job requirements
- Workplace Accommodations - develop or revise position descriptions, identify reasonable accommodations for prospective or existing employees with disabilities, or improve workplace accessibility
Eligibility Criteria
The Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services provides vocational services to individuals with disabilities as well as to community businesses and employers in need of business services related to hiring and serving individuals with disabilities. An individual seeking services must have a disability and be working on a vocational goal. Our business services are free to businesses in the Commonwealth.
Cost for Services
None.
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Local Workforce Investment Area 8
HOPE Community Services
Social services programs: Head Start, Weatherization, Emergency Services and Outreach, community development and individual empowerment.
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- Assistance with business planning and development
- Customized occupational skills training for new hires
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement
Eligibility Criteria
Low income individuals.
Cost for Services
None.
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Virginia Employment Commission
The Virginia Employment Commission has the mission to promote economic growth and stability by delivering and coordinating workforce service to include policy development, job placement services, temporary income support for unemployed workers, workforce information and transition and training services.
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- Comprehensive state and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Customized Recruitment and Placement Assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Information about training incentives, such as, on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
- Information on and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
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- On-the-job training subsidies for newly-hired employees
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on tax credits for new hires
- Other
- Job Services
- Tax
- Unemployment Insurance
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- Job Services - Comprehensive job services for the employer and job seeker
- Tax - Audits and guidance for employers
- Unemployment Insurance - Claims for employees and UI support for employers
Eligibility Criteria
All job seekers, employers and potential employers in the Commonwealth as well employers and job seekers who may wish to relocate to the Commonwealth. Our online services system, Virginia Workforce Connection, also allows global access to employers and job seekers desiring information about opportunities within the Commonwealth.
Cost for Services
None.
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Local Workforce Investment Area 9
Center for Career and Business Development Vocational Rehabilitation
Finding and retaining good employees is essential to your business success. At DRS, our experience and expertise in working with people with disabilities help employers successfully hire from this skilled and qualified labor pool. Whether you're looking to fill full-time or part-time positions, our professional staff takes the time to work with you to evaluate your specific job requirements and refer job candidates for your consideration.
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- Alternative staffing solutions
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Federal Bonding Program
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement
- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
- Information on and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
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- Information regarding consultations on workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities
- On-the-job training subsidies for newly-hired employees
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- State and/or federally generated information on tax credits for new hires
- Other
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Additional information regarding services offered
DRS is a vocational agency that focuses on getting people with disabilities trained and employed. DRS has a vast amount of resources that are tailored to businesses and the customers that we serve.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility is based on evaluation for disability. Out staff works with various referral services to assist individuals that have a disability or think that they may have a disability. Staff works to determine if a disability exists and then develop a plan of action to train and assist the individual with obtaining employment.
Cost for Services
Fees for services are based on income sources. Usually, if someone is receiving Social Security then there is no fee. Evaluations are made on a case by case basis.
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Local Workforce Investment Area 11
Fairfax County Department of Family Services
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- Alternative staffing solutions
- Assistance with business planning and development
- Customized occupational skills training for new hires
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Federal Bonding Program
- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
- Information on and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
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- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- On-the-job training subsidies for newly-hired employees
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and /or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- State and/or federally generated information on tax credits for new hires.
- Virginia Worker Retraining Tax Credit
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, workplace productivity, etc.)
- Other
- Virginia Income Tax Assistance
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Eligibility Criteria
The general public, ex-offenders, low income families, veterans, youth, clients with disabilities, and homeless clients.
Cost for Services
None.
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Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services
Today, businesses are recognizing people with disabilities as a workforce that works! The Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS) provides employers the tools and resources that they need to successfully employ and support people with disabilities in the workplace. At no cost, businesses can benefit from the following DRS Business Services:
- Access to Resources – DRS connects businesses with community resources and networks that support diversity and workforce needs
- Disability Awareness Training – Create a positive work environment within your company. Request for staff to learn about disability issues in the workplace, and adopt best practices for hiring, accommodating, and communicating with workers and customers with disabilities
- Financial Incentives – Hiring and/or accommodating persons with disabilities can provide businesses with tax and reimbursement benefits. Learn about the various tax incentives applicable to your business
- Job Retention/Return to Work Services – In cases of disability due to illness or non-occupational injury, DRS can help reduce turnover and training costs by providing solutions that keep valuable skills and expertise in your workplace
- Staffing and Recruitment – Gain access to prescreened, qualified job applicants who meet your specific job requirements
- Workplace Accommodations – Develop or revise position descriptions, identify reasonable accommodations for prospective or existing employees with disabilities, or improve workplace accessibility
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- Alternative staffing solutions
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Federal Bonding Program
- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
- Information regarding consultations on workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities
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- On-the-job training subsidies for newly-hired employees
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- State and/or federally generated information on tax credits for new hires
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, workplace productivity, etc.)
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Eligibility Criteria
Individuals with disabililties seeking employment or to increase their independence. Employers who are seeking to diversify their workforce with qualified candidates, who bring resources to the businesses with our state agency.
Cost for Services
None.
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Local Workforce Investment Area 12
Alexandria/Arlington Workforce Investment Board
The WIB is a local business-led advisory commission whose 42 members are appointed by the Mayor of the City of Alexandria and the Arlington County Board Chair. The goal of the WIB is to advance workforce development programs and initiatives that achieve sustainable economic growth in the City of Alexandria and Arlington County.
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- Alternative staffing solutions
- Assitance with business planning and development
- Comprehensive state and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Customized occupational skills training for new hires
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Federal Bonding Program
- HR toolkit (job description templates, personnel policies and regulations that affect your business, etc.)
- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
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- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
- Information on and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- Information regarding consultations on workplace accomodations for persons with disabilities
- On-the-job training subsidies for newly-hired employees
- Rapid response to mass layoffs and plant closings
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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Additional information regarding services offered
The Alexandria/Arlington Workforce Investment Board serves both employers and job seekers
Eligibility Criteria
The Alexandria/Arlington Workforce Investment Board services the businesses, education institutions and workforce development providers serving the City of Alexandria and Arlington County.
Cost for Services
None.
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ECDC Enterprise Development Group
Providing business and consumer loans, savings, small business assistance, training and asset building services for low-income people and immigrants throughout the Washington DC metropolitan area.
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- Assistance with business planning and development
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement.
- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
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- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- Virginia Worker Retraining Tax Credit
- Other
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Financial resources - an amount up to $50,000 business loans to start, sustain or expand a business. We also offer employed persons a loan up to $8,000 in order to purchase a used car.
Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training - We help to counsel, educate and train our clients in money management, as well as to save money and obtain viable "assets" such as a house, business or post secondary education.
We help working adults interested in starting their own business attend a specifically designed series of Entrepreneurship Classes in partnership with the Northern Virginia Community College. Attendees may earn a valuable Career Studies Certificate in Entrepreneurship if they complete all 9 classes. Financial Aid is available if qualified.
Eligibility Criteria
Low and moderate-income people.
Cost for Services
Yes.
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Chona Bravante
Program Manager, ECDC Enterprise Development Group
(703) 685-0510
cbravante@ecdcus.org
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Local Workforce Investment Area 13
Bay Aging
Bay Aging's mission is to deliver the programs and services people of all ages and disabilities need to live independently and safely in their own homes and communities for as long as possible.
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- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
- Information on and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
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- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- Information regarding consultations on workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- State and/or federally generated information on tax credits for new hires
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, workplace productivity, etc.)
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Eligibility Criteria
Individual job seekers age 55 and older with low to moderate incomes, living in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula. Applicants must be unemployed and may have unearned incomes from all other sources that are at or less than 125% of HHS Poverty Guidelines (e.g. SSA, SSDI and SSI).
Applicants must live in the Middle Peninsula or Northern Neck. Applicants must be willing to participate in community service training at local host agencies/organizations. Applicants can receive training (within limits) at local for profit organizations/businesses.
Cost for Services
None.
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Job Assistance Center
- One Stop Workforce Development operator
- TANF Employment Advancement operator
- YouthBuild Program partner
- Job and Work Readiness provider
- One Stop Secret Shopper and Monitoring Services
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- Customized occupational skills training for new hires
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
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- Information on and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
- On-the-job training subsidies for newly-hired employees
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, workplace productivity, etc.)
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Eligibility Criteria
General public, TANF clients, youth, businesses, One Stop operators, youth contractors and jails.
Cost for Services
Program services are free. Contract services are fee based.
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Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
Policy research and analysis with emphasis on STEM.
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- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, workplace productivity, etc.)
Eligibility Criteria
Academia, state and federal government.
Cost for Services
Yes.
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Local Workforce Investment Area 14
Department of Rehabilitative Services
Mission is to assist persons with disabilities in becoming employed. We currently have a vacant Business Development Manager position. When position is filled, BDM will focus on developing relationships with community employers to market our services and fill vacant positions with our pool of clients. Also networks with other ESO's, vendors, agency counselors, and others to find employment opportunities for clientele. Provides training on agency mission and business services and works to develop Unpaid Work Experiences and On-the-job training opportunities.
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- Assistance with business planning and development
- Comprehensive state and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Federal Bonding Program
- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
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- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
- Information regarding consultations on workplace accomodations for persons with disabilities
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- State and/or federally generated information on tax credits for new hires
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Eligibility Criteria
Persons with disabilities who can benefit from services that lead to employment.
Cost for Services
None. Services towards vocational rehabilitation are paid for based on a person's ability to pay.
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Jean Steveson
Business Development Manager
(757) 686-5004
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Virginia Employment Commission
The Virginia Employment Commission provides employer services, job seeker services, unemployment insurance, economic information services, and labor market information. We promote economic growth and stability by delivering workforce services.
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- Alternative staffing solutions
- Assistance with business planning and development
- Customized occupational skills training for new hires
- Federal Bonding Program
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement
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- HR toolkit (job description templates, personnel policies, regulations that affect your business, etc.)
- Information regarding consultations on workplace accomodations for persons with disabilities
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Virginia Worker Retraining Tax Credit
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, workplace productivity, etc.)
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Eligibility Criteria
The general public.
Cost for Services
None.
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Williamsburg - James City County Community Action Agency
To help individuals and families obtain the skills and find the opportunities that will move them toward self-reliance and to provide assistance when necessary. We have a holistic approach to services that enables an individual to overcome obstacles that hinder their progression. We currently have a Smart $$ Management, Building and Preservation Program that provides financial literacy, savings, entrepreneurship and asset building. WJCC CAA also provides job readiness and assistance services.
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- Comprehensive state and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- HR toolkit (job description templates, personnel policies and regulations that affect your business, etc.)
- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
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- Information regarding consultations on workplace accomodations for persons with disabilities
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, workplace productivity, etc.)
- Other
- Resumes, VITAs and video interviews
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Eligibility Criteria
Individuals who are 200% of the poverty level or below.
Cost for Services
None.
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Reba Bolden
Executive Director
(757) 229-9332
caa@tni.net
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Local Workforce Investment Area 16
Business Development Assistance Group
Business Development Assistance Group (BDAG) is a non-profit 501(c)-(3) organization assisting recently arrived immigrants to start a business as their first entry to the American workforce. BDAG partners with a wide variety of small business organizations to provide you with information on writing a business plan, taxes, permits, licensing, marketing, financing and just about anything else you'll need to know to start or grow your small business. In addition, the BDAG offers information, counseling and research opportunities, all free of charge.
Menu of Business Services
- Assistance with business planning and development
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement
- Information on and resource referral for business start-up
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
Eligibility Criteria
Anyone who is interested in starting a business but our main clientele are language minorities, immigrants and low income individuals.
Cost for Services
None.
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Lauryn Han
Special Project Coordinator, Business Development Assistance Group
(703) 538-7412
info@bdag.org
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Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center (HRSBDC)
The Small Business Development Center of Hampton Roads, Inc. is the service provider of first choice for the region’s small business community. By offering free, confidential one-on-one business counseling, low-cost training, research through SBDCNet and referrals to top-flight service providers, we assist in maintaining and growing this vitally important segment of the region’s economy.
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- Assistance with business planning and development
- Comprehensive state and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Customized Recruitment and Placement Assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Federal Bonding Program
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement
- HR toolkit (job description templates, personnel policies and regulations that affect your business, etc.)
- Information about training incentives, such as, on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
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- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- Information regarding consultations on workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities
- Rapid response to mass layoffs and plant closings
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities (ADA)
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, worker productivity, etc.)
- Other
- Resumes, VITAs and video interviews
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Additional information regarding services offered
- Business planning assistance through ongoing counseling services and training programs such as NxLeveL and other professional courses and seminars
- Financial analysis and modeling for existing businesses to help identify weaknesses in the operation
- Gaining access to capital through conventional or SBA guaranteed loans to through equity investment from outside sources
- Management skill counseling to enable business owners to become more efficient and effective in the marketplace
- Marketing assistance and analysis
- Networking assistance that enables business owners to have access to a side-range of services and assistance for which they may not have had any prior knowledge
- Partnering with the Virginia Economic Development
- Partnership in providing preliminary export assistance
- Providing business information through research, access to databases and through lectures and programs designed to provide information on a wide-array of topics
Eligibility Criteria
Anyone who is interested in starting a small business or grow their existing business
Cost for Services
None.
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Farley John
Program & Business Education Coordinator
(757) 865-3128
JOHNF@TNCC.EDU
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Local Workforce Investment Area 17
Department of Rehabilitative Services
Helping Companies Put Ability to Work -
Combining disability expertise with a real understanding of today's business challenges, DRS delivers quality services that help employers:
- Broaden the consumer base
- Discover the skills and talent that people with disabilities can bring to your workforce
- Expand diversity and disability practices and programs
- Improve company morale
- Increase productivity levels
- Simplify recruitment and retention efforts
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- Alternative staffing solutions
- Comprehensive State and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Federal Bonding Program
- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility
- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
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- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- Information regarding consultations on workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities
- On-the-job training subsidies for newly-hired employees
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on Americans with Disabilities (ADA)
- State and/or federally generated information on tax credits for new hires
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, worker productivity, etc.)
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Additional information regarding services provided
DRS provides employers the tools and resources they need to not only meet their workforce needs, but broaden their consumer-base and improve their bottom line of business. DRS offers the following services:
- Corporate Disability Awareness Training - request for staff to learn about disability issues and best practices for hiring, accommodating, and communicating with people with disabilities
- Financial Incentives - discover the various tax incentives applicable to businesses who hire and/or accommodate persons with disabilities in their place of business
- Gain access to prescreened, qualified job applicants who meet your specific job requirements
- Staffing and recruitment - gain access to prescreened, qualified job applicants who meet your specific job requirements
- Workplace Accommodations - develop or revise position descriptions, identify reasonable accommodations for prospective or existing employees with disabilities, or improve workplace accessibility
Eligibility Criteria
The Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services provides vocational services to individuals with disabilities as well as to community businesses and employers in need of business services related to hiring and serving individuals with disabilities. An individual seeking services must have a disability and be working on a vocational goal. Our business services are free to businesses in the Commonwealth.
Cost for Services
None.
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Rapid Response
Employment Transition Solutions: Consultation with employer management and partner agencies to determine layoff aversion strategies or employee transition programs. Employee briefings of those affected by layoff or closure that includes an custom approach based upon the needs of the employees and business; meetings with employees will include an overview of Rapid Response, details on UI claim filing, a walk through for job search registration with Virginia Workforce Connect, WIA Dislocated Worker Program, community college programs for various grant programs and career pathways, community services and contact information, and current Labor Market Information. Other services and workshops offerings are determined by an assessment of the workforce conducted by survey form during briefings.
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- Alternative staffing solutions
- Assistance with business planning and development
- Comprehensive state and/or federally generated Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement
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- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
- Information and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- Rapid response to mass layoffs and plant closings
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
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Eligibility Criteria
Employers and job seekers.
Cost for Services
None.
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Beckie Cox
Rapid Response Coordinator
(540) 674-3600
bcox@nr.edu
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Statewide
Telamon Corporation
Telamon Corporation began providing services to migrant and seasonal farm workers in Virginia in 1975. Since then, we have expanded our base of employment and training services to include a wide array of housing, nutrition, and other initiatives targeted at the needs identified in the communities we serve. This has enabled us to extend our services to a variety of other populations. Programs are operated out of eight field offices and are coordinated by the state office in Richmond.
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- Assistance with business planning and development
- Customized recruitment and placement assistance
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement.
- HR toolkit (job description templates, personnel policies and regulations that affect your business, etc.)
- Information about training incentives, such as on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
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- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on tax credits for new hires.
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, workplace productivity, etc.)
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Eligibility Criteria
- Have legal permission to work in the United States
- Must have not violated Military Selective Service Act by knowingly and willfully failing to register for the Selective Service Registration
- Have worked in the field or a warehouse where they handled an agricultural product during the last 24 months
- Earned at least $800.00 or have worked at least 25 days in farm work within 12 consecutive months within a 24 month period
- In addition, 50% of the work time or 50% of the earned income must have been in farm work, be the spouse of the eligible farm worker or be the dependant of the eligible farm worker
- Total family income must not exceed the WIA 167 farm worker income guidelines
Cost for Services
None.
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Nelson Diaz
Employment Marketing Specialist, Telamon Corporation
(804) 240-6792
ndiaz@telamon.org
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Virginia Community Action ReEntry Services (CARES), Inc.
Virginia's only statewide offender reentry program providing long-term support and services to individuals returning to their communities from Virginia state prisons, regional and local jails through a network of twelve service delivery sites across Virginia. Services are also being provided to offenders returning from any federal institution in the United States who are current residents of Virginia. Services include, but are not limited to, employment, housing, education referrals, restoration of rights, and emergency services.
Menu of Business Services
- Federal Bonding Program
- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
- Information on and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- State and/or federally generated information on tax credits for new hires
- Workshops and seminars (staff motivation and retention, workplace productivity, etc.)
Additional information about services offered
Virginia CARES contracts with ten Virginia Community Action Agencies to provide the services listed. Each site follows a basic outline for services, but customizes their services to fit situations unique to their geographic, public transportation availability and employer availability.
Eligibility Criteria
Any individual who has been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony, served time in a Virginia state institution or local or regional jail, or served time in a federal prison within the United States and is currently a resident of the State of Virginia.
Cost for Services
None.
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Virginia Department of Labor & Industry
Modern Registered Apprenticeship combines carefully defined and employer-specific training under the guidance of a highly skilled mentor at the worksite. On-the-job training is supplemented with related classroom instruction. Upon successful completion, apprentices are awarded a Certificate of Completion. This certificate and journey worker card is a portable credential that is recognized nationally and, when appropriate, allows the candidate to qualify for the licensing examination. Last year, 2,100 Certificates of Completion were issued.
For additional information visit http://www.doli.virginia.gov.
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- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
Eligibility Criteria
Employers (registered sponsors), current and potential employees (registered apprentices).
Cost for Services
None.
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Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
The Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is a statewide Chamber focusing on bridging the divide between Hispanic/Latinos, their businesses, mainstream businesses, and mainstream Virginians.
Menu of Business Services
- Assistance with business planning and development
- Customized Recruitment and Placement Assistance
- Facilities for recruiting, interviewing and training
- Financial resources available to support business start-up or enhancement
- Information on and referral to career preparation activities
- Information on and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
- Information on and resource referral for business start-up, retention and expansion services
- Special events hosting (job fairs, networking, etc.)
- Other
- Workshops and seminars (language and cultural training, business assistance)
Eligibility Criteria
Any job seeker, but mainly hispanic/latino job seekers.
Cost for Services
None.
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