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County Launches New Economic Development Website YesMontgomeryVA.org
Late last year, the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development (MCDED) partnered with Blacksburg-based NewCity to redesign and update the County’s economic development website YesMontgomeryVA.org. The redesign incorporated “best practices” identified by the International Economic Development Council and was launched late last month.
YesMontgomeryVA.org is MCDED’s primary marketing tool to attract new companies to Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg (MBC). According to Economic Development Online, 90% of site selection searches begin on the internet. Many companies and site consultants use this preliminary step to narrow down a short list of communities to solicit a proposal. Consequently, communities not making this initial cut may never even know they were considered for a particular project. To compete in today's "digital" site selection process, it is vital that Montgomery County have an on-line presence that effectively markets Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg as a highly desirable community to locate and operate a business.
YesMontgomeryVA.org also allows MCDED to market available programs and local resources to existing Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg based businesses. Many of these programs and resources can be leveraged by local companies to sustain and grow their businesses.
YesMontgomeryVA.org is organized into seven main sections, including:
Doing Business - Provides information about operating a business in Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg (MBC)
Available Sites & Buildings - On-line clearinghouse of available sites and buildings in MBC.
Incentives & Programs - Highlights the wide variety of programs that MBC-based companies can leverage to assist them sustain and grow their business.
Living - Provides an overview of our community's quality of life, including lifestyle amenities, area employment opportunities, education, healthcare, etc.
Facts, Maps & Stats - Community accolades, demographics, business statistics and maps.
News & Events - Hosts local economic development news feeds from various media outlets, calendar of events containing upcoming festivals and business events and links to MCDED’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages.
About Us - Provides information about the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, its partners and the services it provides to existing MBC businesses and those that are interested in relocating to our community.
For more information, please visit www.YesMontgomeryVA.org
2010 New River Valley Entrepreneur Express Workshop is a success!
The Virginia Department of Business Assistance and Montgomery County Economic Development presented an Entrepreneur Express Workshop on March 11. The event, held at New River Community College in Christiansburg, was a success with more than 85 participants. The attendees represented a mixture of startup companies, existing business owners, and several individuals gathering information for future projects.
This workshop, offered to small business owners and entrepreneurs throughout the New River Valley region, provided practical, hands-on-training and information on how to start and operate a business, growing an existing business, marketing strategies to include social media, financing and available resources to business.
This workshop is an example of how the Economic Development Department strives to provide services and inform companies of available resources to entrepreneurs, small business owners as well as businesses seeking to expand or relocate in Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg.
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VEDP offering free "Introduction to Exporting" course
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership, International Trade Division will be hosting two "Introduction to Exporting" sessions in May. "Introduction to Exporting" is a 3-hour interactive session on the fundamentals of exporting.
Its goal is to help attendees learn about how exporting can benefit their businesses.
Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. To learn more, click on the preferred location below to view session flyer and registration form.
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April 2010 Issue
About MCDED
The Montgomery County Department of Economic Development (MCDED) is dedicated to improving the quality of life in Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg by attracting new companies to the community and supporting those already here.
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