Programs
Find programs and places where you can help grow your idea or company.
BizWorks is a non-profit small business incubator offering office and warehouse space to new businesses transitioning from a non-traditional environment.
BLDR is an experimental product design program for turning big ideas into proven businesses.
Build,RVA is a community makerspace & product incubator providing low-cost access to tools, resources and knowledge. For existing and aspiring entrepreneurs, creators, makers and tinkerers seeking tools and knowledge to advance their passions; Build provides access to a community of science-based innovators & artists, and an ecosystem of tools within which ideas become reality.
CO.STARTERS is a platform to help communities grow local business. This nine-week program equips aspiring entrepreneurs with the insights, relationships, and tools needed to turn business ideas into action. True to our nature as Lean Startup founders, CO.STARTERS applies lean business modeling methods to help new and existing entrepreneurs validate their business idea.
Dominion Energy Innovation Center
DEIC is a startup incubator located in Ashland, Virginia and affiliated with the VA Bio+Tech Park providing below-market space and services for companies with high-growth potential.
Lighthouse Labs is a non-profit, mentor-driven startup accelerator program connecting promising founders with proven mentors, investors, support services, working space and lean startup education to move from idea to viable high growth venture in 3 months.
Richmond SCORE is the premier source of free small business advice for start-up entrepreneurs and existing small business owners. They are a volunteer, non-profit organization whose mission is to foster a vibrant small business community in the Greater Richmond area through mentoring and education. SCORE provides individual free and confidential business mentoring and low-cost workshops tailored to meet the needs of small business to achieve and sustain profitability and growth.
Startup Works is a program for Richmond’s startup founders to establish and grow a thriving business. This program is to provide startups a launch pad for a profitable business that meets individual income needs.
Startup Virginia is a startup incubator for high growth companies, provides a workspace for startup teams and also serves as a meeting space for mentors and investors.
Through a competitive application process, promising student start-ups are chosen to receive a $5,000 stipend to participate in an intense three-month program focused on guiding teams through the challenging early stages of building a start-up.
The VA Bio+Tech Park is a dynamic and growing life sciences community and is home to nearly 70 life science companies, research institutes, state/federal laboratories and is adjacent to Virginia Commonwealth University, a “Top 100" life sciences research center.
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