Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial Resources & Support

In an effort to support a healthy local entrepreneurial environment and encourage innovative new business development in York County, the OED:

• Supports several local entrepreneurial training opportunities, startup competitions, and business incubators
• Ensures that licensing/permitting procedures are business-friendly
• Partners with local businesses on education and training initiatives
• Provides new business networking, grant and scholarship opportunities
• Recommends changes in legislation aimed at improving the business environment

Local Entrepreneurial Programs

• William & Mary Mason School of Business Entrepreneurship Center
• START! Peninsula
• Start Wheel
• 757 Angels
• The Bank of America Institute for Women’s Entrepreneurship at Cornell

Entrepreneurial Resources

• Virginia Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning
• Hampton Roads Executive Roundtable
• Virginia Startup Information