First Annual Small Business Resource Day will be held on June 27th at Advantech. Representatives from all the resources available to small businesses will be on hand. This is a free event.

Based upon the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisor’s establishment of a Business Appreciation and Recognition Award Program, the Board gives three awards annually, one each to Large, Medium, and Small Business of the year.

The Jefferson davis Enterprise Center is a multi-use incubator that has industrial and office space available for lease. Tenants share administrative services and common areas, including a conference room. The center can also provide business counseling, training courses and general business advisory services at no charge. The center is conveniently located off of I-95 in Chesterfield County’s Jefferson Davis Enterprise Zone.

The Richmond region has been recognized in the recent issues of two magazines as one of the nation’s top cities for business, careers and corporate headquarters.

The 1st Annual Manufacturing Industry Environmental Conference will be held on September 8-10, 2003, in Richmond.

The Jefferson Davis Association has recevied funding to conduct a revitalization study of the Jefferson Davis Corridor around the Route1/Chippenham Parkway Interchange.