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Virginia Business
Richmond.com 
(Entertainment, news, information) ) 
Virginia Business Magazine  ( Online news source about Virginia business communities)
Virginia Center for Innovative Technology (Non profit, state chartered organization dedicated to the growth of technology in business.  Site contains matchmaker, which is a database of technology companies looking for strategic partnerships)
Virginia Chamber of Commerce (Business resource) 
Virginia Department of Business Assistance  (Links to different programs and contacts)  
Virginia Procurement Pipeline   ( A self-referring database of Virginia businesses that can be sorted by size and other criteria) 
Virginia State Bar Association (Lawyer referral, professional regulations, public information) 

Virginia Education

Geospatial and Statistical Data Center at the University of Virginia   (You never know enough) 
University of Virginia Electronic Text Center (51,000 texts and Microsoft e-books)
University of Virginia's School of Continuing and Professional Studies  (Go back to school?) 
Virginia Tourism Office
(Tourist links and Virginia information) 
Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia  (A research center that is an excellent source of Virginia demographics and statistics)

Virginia Government

Careerconnect  (Government site that presents job information)
Commonwealth of Virginia (The official site of the State Government)
Consumer Portal (File a complaint, consumer assistance) 
State Agency Phone Directory
Virginia and the Federal Government 
(Virginia federal Congressmen)
Virginia Boat Registration (Register your boat on line) 
Virginia Customer Utilities
Virginia "How Do I?" website (Gads of useful information, like apply for a fishing license, order a ss card, complain about business practice  etc....) 
Virginia Institute of Government  (An institute that focuses on government, affiliated with the University of Virginia)
Virginia Lobbyist in a Box (Bill tracking)
Virginia Localities 
VirginiaNow 
(Site aimed at graduates of Virginia colleges who have left the state)

 

Northern Virginia Technology Resources

Baltimore-Washington Venture Group  (Networking organization administered by the University of Maryland's Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship)
The Batten Institute at the Darden School  ( A must click!)
Brint  (Technology business portal)
Business2.0 (Must read for New Economy research, insights and community)
Fairfax County Economic Development (Great contact for those seeking to do business or open operations in Fairfax county)
Greater Washington Board of Trade
(Regional Chamber of Commerce)
Greater Washington Organization (Washington area incubator directory and community profile)
Mid-Atlantic Venture Association 
(Venture capital, entrepreneur and service provider association) 
Netpreneur Regional Calendar 
NorthernVA.com 
(Useful information about the region) 
Northern Virginia Technology Council (1400 member companies representing NoVa technology, links to networking opportunities and events) 
Potomac Techwire  (Area's technology hotline) 
Red Herring  (Market information, special reports and insight and access to entrepreneurial communities)  
Washington Business Journal  (Daily news reports on region's business, including calendar of events) 
Wired

 
Links to everything one needs to do business in Virginia

Virginia Business
Virginia Education
Virginia Government
Virginia Rankings
Northern Virginia Technology Resources

 
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