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Who We Are

The Small Business Development Center of Hampton Roads, Inc. is the service provider of first choice for the region’s small business community. By offering free, confidential one-on-one business counseling, low-cost training, research through SBDCNet and referrals to top-flight service providers, we assist in maintaining and growing this vitally important segment of the region’s economy.

Getting Started?
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Already In Business?
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Technology Focused Websites

  • US Patent and Trademark Office (www.uspto.gov) – US patents, trademarks, forms, guides and helpful information for independent inventors.
  • Copyright Office (www.copyright.gov)- Registered U.S. copyrights
  • National Technical Information Service (www.ntis.gov) – science, technology and business information.
  • Technology-Based Economic Development Resource Center (www.tbedresourcecenter.org) – search reports by geography, topic, and type.
  • National Technology Transfer Center (www.nttc.edu) – lists federal technologies available for licensing.
  • IHS Engineering Resource Center (www.ihs.com) – databases of military and industrial standards and specifications.
  • Community of Science (www.cos.com) – databases on experts, research, and funding opportunities.
  • American National Standards Institute (www.ansi.org) – standards information and links to standards sites.
  • International Standards Organization (www.iso.ch – information on international standards.
  • Military Standards and Specifications (dodssp.daps.dla.mil) – information on Department of Defense standards.
  • TechSavvy.com (www.techsavvy.com)– supplier database, parts information, military documents, and standards.

 

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