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82 Best Business Ideas for New Entrepreneurs (2023 Edition)
To help get you started Digital.com came up with a list of online– and offline-based profitable business ideas that are easy to start and in demand.
Read More: 82 Best Business Ideas for New Entrepreneurs (2023 Edition)How to Write a Business Plan
Discover all the doors a solid business plan can help open for you, including business banking accounts, loans and other forms of funding. Presented by Chase for Business.
Read More: How to Write a Business PlanStarting a Business Checklist
Make the most of every opportunity with business resources to guide you. Our business banking resources can help you start, manage, or grow your business.
Read More: Starting a Business ChecklistHow to Get Your Business Started
Explore resources designed to help you set your business up for success.
Read More: How to Get Your Business StartedThe Fountain Fund
We provide low-interest loans and financial coaching to formerly incarcerated people, helping them build credit and achieve their self-determined goals.
Read More: The Fountain FundWENYC
WE NYC (Women Entrepreneurs NYC) is an initiative based out of the New York City Department of Small Business Services that is dedicated to helping women start and grow their businesses.
Read More: WENYCFastTrac
FastTrac is a series of entrepreneurship courses offered by the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) for aspiring and established entrepreneurs throughout New York City.
Read More: FastTracStart Small Think Big
We connect small business owners to our network of professionals who provide their legal, finance, and marketing expertise for free.
Read More: Start Small Think BigMaryland Community Enterprises
At Maryland Capital Enterprises, we strive to be a catalyst for small business success on Maryland’s Eastern Shore & across the state.
Read More: Maryland Community EnterprisesWashington DC Women’s Business Center
They also provide ShopHer, a pop-up incubator for 15 female entrepreneurs who own businesses in fields such as the arts, clothing and jewelry inspired by products from the USA, Uzbekistan, Africa, Mexico, and other global areas.
Read More: Washington DC Women’s Business CenterThe Hive
This co-working space is designed to provide support and opportunities for women and minority-owned businesses and was acquired by WACIF in 2021.
Read More: The HivePeople’s Advantage Federal Credit Union’s Small Business Lending Initiative
Virginia Small Business Resiliency Fund will provide financial assistance to organizations that serve underserved, COVID-19 impacted business.
Read More: People’s Advantage Federal Credit Union’s Small Business Lending InitiativeCommunity Investment Collaborative (CIC)
Will provide loans and microgrants for small businesses to help start and grow emerging enterprises
Read More: Community Investment Collaborative (CIC)Freedom First Federal Credit Union Small Business Fund
Provide $1.5 million in small and microloans with a focus on small loans for women, minority and/or immigrant-owned businesses.
Read More: Freedom First Federal Credit Union Small Business FundCatalyst
Catalyst is a long-format accelerator, providing select central Virginia-based, early-stage startups with nine months of program support.
Read More: CatalystDowntown Bristol Loan Fund
A community redevelopment agency which provides microloans of $2,500 to $25,000 to emerging businesses in Bristol, Virginia, that cannot access traditional financing sources.
Read More: Downtown Bristol Loan FundPeople Incorporated
A community action agency which provides business loans to entrepreneurs in the context of broader economic development and low-income housing programs.
Read More: People IncorporatedVirginia Highlands Small Business Incubator
The primary purpose of VHSBI is to encourage, enthuse and empower new and small businesses as tenants and non-tenants of the VHSBI facility and to ensure successful start-up and continued growth.
Read More: Virginia Highlands Small Business IncubatorVirginia Startup
The mission of our team and partners is to connect you to entrepreneurial resources. Our team and partners are anxious to help you be successful.
Read More: Virginia StartupLighthouse Labs
This technology accelerator provides 3 months of mentorship and support to emerging technology companies. They also provide $20,000 grants to 12 to 20 promising technology companies per year.
Read More: Lighthouse LabsCommunity Business Partnership
At CBP’s Business Finance Center, we make a difference in people’s lives by lending to promising small businesses that are unable to secure financing through traditional means.
Read More: Community Business PartnershipNewport News Virginia Microloan Program
This government agency provides microloans to small businesses including startups that cannot access traditional capital sources. They provide funding of $2,000 to $25,000 at 8% interest rates.
Read More: Newport News Virginia Microloan ProgramBusiness Finance Group
Our goal is to build success in small businesses throughout the communities that we serve. This is a flexible program that allows for small financing projects, from $50,000 to $250,000. We specifically target new businesses, veteran owned businesses, or business located in HUB Zones or low-to-moderate income areas.
Read More: Business Finance GroupVirginia Community Capital
Our lending team can find creative ways to bring your dreams to reality. VCC small business loans can help ensure your long-term success and goals.
Read More: Virginia Community CapitalVirginia’s Growth Alliance
This economic development agency provides microloans to small businesses of up to 40K through their Pack Fund microloan program. The loans are offered at low interest rates.
Read More: Virginia’s Growth AllianceDepartment of Small and Local Business Development
DSLBD offers several resources that can assist in your business growth and entreprenuerial journey.
Read More: Department of Small and Local Business DevelopmentVirginia DHCD Funding Assistance
DHCD has several programs that can help expand a current business.
Read More: Virginia DHCD Funding AssistanceStarting a Business: Plan & Research
The most important step to starting a business is good planning. Fairfax County and its partners offer free support and resources to assist you.
Read More: Starting a Business: Plan & ResearchMaryland Dept of Commerce Funding and Incentives
Learn about funding a Maryland business with programs and tax credits for businesses, banks and economic development organizations.
Read More: Maryland Dept of Commerce Funding and IncentivesMaryland Entrepreneur Hub
Find Resources. Connect with Businesses. Navigate the Ecosystem. From funding to talent sources and everything in between, explore over 2,000 resources to build your business in Maryland.
Read More: Maryland Entrepreneur HubBaltimore Entrepreneurial Support
Entrepreneur Support Organizations – Explore the 200+ organizations dedicated to supporting startups, nonprofits, and small businesses in Baltimore.
Read More: Baltimore Entrepreneurial SupportThe Disability Opportunity Fund
As the first national community development financial institution (CDFI) created for the disabled community, DOF provides an array of specific financial services through targeted lending and investments.
Read More: The Disability Opportunity FundResources for Entrepreneurs
Resources for business management, development and financing provided by Life Asset.
Read More: Resources for EntrepreneursLife Asset
Providing microloans and training to low-income entrepreneurs who are overlooked by traditional lenders and financial institutions.
Read More: Life AssetHello Alice
No matter where you are in your business journey, Hello Alice is here to provide access to funding, tools, and resources to help you grow your business.
Read More: Hello AliceWells Fargo
We’re here to help you reach your business goals. Get help finding the business accounts, financing, merchant services and resources for your small business.
Read More: Wells FargoResource Guide for Montgomery County, MD
Resources for businesses in Montgomery County, MD including financing sources, partnership opportunities, and more.
Read More: Resource Guide for Montgomery County, MDOffice of Veterans Business Development (OVBD)
The OVBD facilitates the use of all U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) programs by veterans, service-disabled veterans, reservists, active-duty service members, transitioning service members, and their dependents or survivors. OVBD oversees Veteran Business Outreach Centers (VBOC), which are designed to provide entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling and resource partner referrals. The SBA has 22 organizations participating in this cooperative agreement and serving as Veterans Business Outreach Centers (VBOC).
Read More: Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD)Office of Native American Affairs (ONAA)
The Office of Native American Affairs is part of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Their mission is to ensure that American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians seeking to create, develop and expand small businesses have full access to the necessary business development and expansion tools available through the Agency’s entrepreneurial development, lending, and procurement programs. ONAA contracts with two companies to offer entrepreneurial empowerment workshops and free technical assistance.
Read More: Office of Native American Affairs (ONAA)Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO)
The OWBO is part of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and helps women entrepreneurs through programs coordinated by SBA district offices. Programs include business training, counseling, federal contracts, and access to credit and capital. The OWBO oversees Women’s Business Centers (WBCs). These centers seek to level the playing field for all women entrepreneurs, who still face unique obstacles in the business world.
Read More: Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO)SCORE
SCORE, the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, is dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals. Since 1964, SCORE has provided education and mentorship to more than 11 million entrepreneurs. SCORE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
Read More: SCORESmall Business Development Centers (SBDC)
SBDCs are America’s nationwide network of Small Business Development Centers. A partner program of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), SBDCs are hosted by universities, colleges, state economic development agencies and private sector organizations. Their mission is to help start and grow small businesses.
Read More: Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)