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| Counties/Cities/Towns: Chesapeake, Franklin,
Gloucester, Hampton, Isle of Wright, James City, Mathews, Newport News, Melfa,
Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Southampton, Suffolk, Surry,
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Eastern Shore of Virginia Chamber |
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Franklin/Southampton Area Chamber |
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Hampton Roads Chamber |
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Isle of Wight, Smithfield, Windsor
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Northampton County Chamber |
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Virginia Peninsula Chamber |
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York County Chamber (61K, 3500) |
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City of Chesapeake Economic
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Hampton Center for Community
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Portsmouth Center for Community Developmentt: 440 High Street,
Suite 204 Portsmouth 23704 757-399-0925 Monique
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Norfolk Center for Community Development c/o Norfolk RHA, 201
Granby Street, 6th Floor 23510 757-314-1646 Suzanne
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Peninsula Alliance for Economic Development
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Virginia Beach Department of Economic
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Virginia Eastern Shore Economic Empowerment &
Housing Corp., PO Box 814 Nassawadox, VA 23413 757-442-4509 Robert Manoil
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4. Education:
· Community Colleges:
Thomas Nelson,
Tidewater,
Eastern Shore
· Christopher Newport University,
· Hampton University
School of Business
· Norfolk State
University
· Old Dominion University
· Regent University
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5. Finance: SBA Preferred Lenders
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Bank of Hampton Roads , 201 Volvo Parkway,
Chesapeake, VA 23320 |
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Innovative Bank, 708 Queen
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Monarch Bank 750 Volvo Parkway Chesapeake, VA 23320
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Old Point National Bank , 1 West Mellen Street Hampton, VA
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Resource Bank, 3720 Virginia Beach Boulevard
Virginia Beach 23452 See: Mary E. Smith |
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Wachovia Bank, 928 Diamond Springs Rd Virginia
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Tidewater Business Financing Corp, R. Patrick Gomezz, 1226
Suntrust Center, 500 East Main Street, Norfolk 23510
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Waterside Capital Corporation,, President, 500 East Main
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Alan Lindauer |
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SBA District Office:
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Inside Business: The Hampton Roads Business Journal, 258 Granby
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VA's Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) Applied Research
Center, 12050 Jefferson Avenue Suite 247, Newport News, VA 23606
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