1. Organizations
1.1. GOVT
1.1.1. Local government
1.1.1.1. Economic Development offices
1.1.1.1.1. Albemarle County
1.1.1.1.2. City of Charlottesvllle
1.1.1.1.3. Culpeper County
1.1.1.1.4. Fauquier County
1.1.1.1.5. Fluvanna County
1.1.1.1.6. Greene County
1.1.1.1.7. Louisa County
1.1.1.1.8. Madison County
1.1.1.1.9. Nelson County
1.1.1.1.10. Orange County
1.1.1.1.11. Rappahannock County
1.1.2. State government (and state affiliated non-profits)
1.1.2.1. Planning District Commissions (PDCs)
1.1.2.1.1. Thomas Jefferson PDC
1.1.2.1.2. Rapidan Rappahannock PD
1.1.2.2. Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP)
1.1.2.2.1. Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development (CVPED)
1.1.2.3. Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC)
1.1.2.4. Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)
1.1.2.4.1. Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD) - state contracting
1.1.3. Federal government
1.1.3.1. Virginia APEX Accelerator
1.1.3.2. U.S. Small Business Administration
1.1.3.3. U.S. Department of Agriculture
1.1.3.4. EXIM Bank (iexport/import)
1.2. Industry Specific
1.2.1. Tech
1.2.1.1. Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC member association)
1.2.1.2. 434.co Accelerator
1.2.1.3. Women in Tech
1.2.1.4. Central Virginia National Security Alliance (Defense - member assocation)
1.2.1.5. Venture Central (mid-stage startup and innovation community support)
1.2.2. Food and Beverage
1.2.2.1. New Hill Development Corp/BEACON kitchen
1.2.2.2. Carver Kitchen
1.2.2.3. F&B CPG Accelerator
1.2.3. Life Science/Bio Tech
1.2.3.1. CvilleBioHub
1.2.3.2. Virginia Bio
1.2.4. Renewable Energy Alliance (REA)
1.3. General Entrepreneurship
1.3.1. Community Investment Collaborative (CIC)
1.3.2. Small Business Development Centers
1.3.2.1. CV SBDC (all Region 9 except Fauquier)
1.3.2.2. Laurel Ridge SBDC - covers Fauquier Co.
1.3.3. SCORE
1.3.4. Chamber of Commerce
1.3.4.1. most counties in Region 9
1.3.5. 434 Accelerator
1.3.6. Cville Bio Hub & Commonwealth BioAccelerator
1.3.7. Venture Central Food & Beverage Accelerator
1.4. Ecosystem Support
1.4.1. Venture Central
1.5. Events/Tourism
1.5.1. Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau
1.5.2. Tom Tom Festival
1.6. UVA
1.6.1. UVA Innovates
1.6.1.1. The Foundry
1.6.1.2. UVA Licensing and Venture Group
1.6.1.2.1. LVG Seed Fund
1.6.1.2.2. ICORP
1.6.1.2.3. The Enterprise Studio
1.6.1.3. e-Cup
1.6.2. Centers
1.6.2.1. Galant Center
1.6.2.2. Batten Institute
1.6.2.2.1. intern programs
1.6.2.2.2. i-Lab
1.6.2.3. Social Entrepreneurship
1.6.3. Commercially Available Labs
2. Spaces
2.1. Food manufacturing spaces
2.1.1. Carver
2.1.2. New Hill/Beacon
2.1.3. Vint Hill Farm Kitchen (Fauquier)
2.1.4. Fluvanna County Kitchen
2.1.5. Bread and Roses (Cville)
2.1.6. Vault Hub (maker's space)
2.2. Farmer's Markets
2.2.1. IX Farmer's Market (Charlottesville)
2.2.2. Charlottesville City Market
2.2.2.1. Cville and most counties
2.2.3. Barracks Rd. Market
2.2.4. Nelson (Nellysford) Farmers Market
2.2.5. Greene (Stanardsville) Farmers Market
2.3. Coworking spaces
2.3.1. Cville
2.3.1.1. IX
2.3.1.2. Codebase
2.3.1.3. Vault
2.3.1.4. CIC Collaborative
2.3.1.5. North Fork
3. Region 9 Entrepreneur Ecosystem
4. add somewhere?
4.1. Charlottesville Tomorrow, Cville Weekly
4.2. the "Labs"
4.3. Fauquier Agriculture Development
4.4. Collaborators could include Tech Link, Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership (VTOP), and Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP).
5. Funding/Capital
5.1. Loans
5.1.1. CIC loans and microloans, available to CIC grads and non-grads
5.1.2. Banks
5.1.3. U.S. Small Business Aaadministration
5.1.4. Private loans
5.1.5. Commercial development loans
5.1.6. Virginia Small Business Finance Authority
5.1.6.1. Investor Tax Credit
5.1.6.2. Childcare Loans
5.1.6.3. Working Capital Loans
5.1.6.4. Cash Collateral Program
5.1.7. Agribusiness specific
5.1.7.1. Foodshed Capital
5.1.7.2. Dirt Capital
5.2. Grants
5.2.1. Federal grants
5.2.1.1. SBDC advisors to help
5.2.2. State govt
5.2.2.1. Virginia Small Business Finance Authority Small Business Investment Fund
5.2.2.2. Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation
5.2.2.2.1. Launch Grant
5.2.2.3. Virginia Catalyst (life science projects only)
5.2.3. Local govt (check for new)
5.2.3.1. Charlottesville Match
5.2.3.2. Orange County Tourism Cooperative Marketing Grant Program
5.3. Investment
5.3.1. Angel Networks
5.3.1.1. Cavalier Angels (CAV)
5.3.1.2. Charlottesville Angel Network (CAN)
5.3.2. Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation
5.3.2.1. Virginia Venture Partners
5.3.3. Family Offices
5.3.3.1. The Felton Group
5.3.3.2. The Manning Family Foundation
5.4. Pitch Competitions
5.4.1. Piedmont Pitch
5.4.2. Culpeper Competes (Town of Culpeper)
5.4.3. Accelerate Conference (Northern Virginia)
5.4.4. Startup World Cup
5.5. Venture Funds
5.5.1. Not Yet Ventures (university students only)
5.5.2. *SEE Accelerators for connections under 'Organizations'
5.6. UVA -affiliated
5.6.1. Competitions
5.6.1.1. Galant Challenge
5.6.1.2. Entrepreneurship Cup
5.6.2. Grants
5.6.2.1. Coulter
5.6.2.2. IVY BioMedical
5.6.2.3. LaunchPad
5.6.2.4. Cancer Center
6. Learn
6.1. General business training
6.1.1. CIC 16 week program
6.1.2. SBDC Business programs
6.1.2.1. BET (Business Essentials Training) (hybrid)
6.1.2.2. Start Your Business (2h virtual)
6.1.2.3. Various topics (check cvsbdc.org calendar)
6.1.3. 434 Accelerator Startup Series
6.2. CIC Office Hours (open to public)
6.3. Industry specific training
6.3.1. Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program (ICAP) through SBDC for Tech
6.3.2. Food/Beverage
6.3.2.1. New Hill kitchen training
6.3.2.2. SBDC Craft Beverage Assistance Program
6.3.2.3. Carver Food Enterprise Center classes
6.3.3. CvilleBioHub Events (Life Science)
6.4. Consultants
6.4.1. Private
6.4.2. SBDC Advisors (free)
6.5. Annual events
6.5.1. Tom Tom Festival
6.5.2. CBIC Awards Gala
6.5.3. CIC Business Resource Fair
6.5.4. Chamber of Commerce (check local chamber for events)
6.5.5. CvilleBioHub Device & Tech Expo
6.6. Pay for knowledge - Service providers (Bookkeepers, Attorneys, Graphic design, etc)
6.7. Libraries
6.8. Colleges and Universities
6.8.1. UVA, Germanna, Laurel Ridge & Piedmont Virginia Community Colleges, CATEC
7. Sense of Community
7.1. Meetups
7.1.1. CBIC Innovation Mixer
7.1.2. Meetup: Product Manufacturer's
7.1.3. CE2, short for “Entrepreneurs and Espresso"
8. Business support
8.1. Legal and Accounting Resources
8.1.1. SBDC advisors
8.1.2. Tax filing support (libraries)
8.1.3. Banking relationships
8.1.4. CIC Financial Mgmt Program
8.1.5. Legal help
8.1.5.1. SBDC advisors for preparation & triage
8.1.5.2. UVA Law Clinic
8.1.5.3. CIC office hours
8.2. Networking Groups
8.2.1. Business/Industry Groups
8.2.1.1. Black Professionals Network
8.2.1.2. Food & Beverage Packaged Goods Network (Venture Central)
8.2.1.3. Minority Business Alliance
8.2.1.4. Business Women's Roundtable
8.2.1.5. Veteran's Affairs Committee
8.2.1.6. Charlottesville Business Exchange
8.2.1.7. Renewable Energy Alliance
8.2.1.8. CvilleBioHub
8.2.2. CEO or leadership peer groups
8.2.2.1. 434.co CEO Forums
8.2.2.2. CvilleBioHub CEO Roundtables
8.2.2.3. CIC Small Business Circles
8.2.2.4. Virginia Council of CEOs, Vistage, Young President's Organization (all have size requirements and fees)
8.3. Incubators/Accelerators
8.3.1. Accelerator
8.3.1.1. 434 Accelerator
8.3.1.2. Cville Bio Hub
8.3.1.3. Lighthouse Labs in Richmond, 757 in Hampton Roads, and RAMP in Roanoke, while not located in our region, draw participants from Region 9.
8.3.2. Incubators
8.3.2.1. Beacon Kitchen
8.3.2.2. CIC 16-week program
8.3.2.3. UVA's iLab
8.4. Business Mentors
8.4.1. CIC
8.4.2. CV SBDC
8.4.2.1. local business hours in the counties
8.4.2.2. one-on-one advisors and specialists
8.4.3. Cville Bio Hub
8.4.4. Laurel Ridge SBDC
8.4.5. UVA Licensing and Ventures Group
8.4.6. SCORE
8.4.7. ICAP program
8.4.8. BEACON kitchen
8.4.9. Carver kitchen
8.5. Technical Experts
8.5.1. VSBDC International Business Development Program
8.5.2. VSBDC Cybersecurity Assistance
8.5.3. CV SBDC Quickbooks, Accounting, and access to capital consultants
8.6. HR/Employees
8.6.1. Virginia Career Works
8.6.2. Network to Work
8.6.3. Embark
8.6.4. Tech Link
8.6.5. FORGE