In partnership with the National Center For Economic Gardening (NCEG), VEDP provides qualifying second-stage companies with access to custom resources, data analysts, and tools to identify and resolve distinct growth challenges that traditional business assistance and incentives do not address.
Program benefits
Receive customized services from a team of research specialists, including, but not limited to:
Identify market trends, competitor intelligence and unknown resources
Map geographic areas for targeted marketing
Raise visibility in search engine results an increased web traffic
Find and learn how to develop qualified sales leads
Set up listening posts to monitor websites, blogs and online communities to better understand competitors and current or potential customers
To be considered for the program, companies must:
Be a for-profit, privately-held Virginia company in business for at least 2 years
Generate annual revenue between $500K and $50M
Employ 5 to 100 full-time employees
Demonstrate growth in employment and/or revenue during two of the past five years
Have potential revenue growth in the next three years
Provide products or services beyond the local area to regional, national, or global markets
Note: Retail, restaurant establishments, and local service providers (e.g. accounting, legal, staffing firms) do not qualify for the program.