Economic Development

Business Assistance

Smyth County’s number one economic development priority is to support and assist the county’s existing businesses with the aim that they not only retain jobs, but they grow their sales, increase their investment in facilities, and add more jobs to the local economy. To that end, there are a number of business assistance programs that are promoted to local businesses:

•Enterprise Zones   

•Financial Assistance to Businesses

•Workforce Training Assistance  
    -Virginia Jobs Investment Program
    -Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing-Training Reimbursements

•Commercial Energy Efficiency Incentives

•Website Development Grant Assistance Program

•Small Business Development Center at Virginia Highlands Community College

•Technical Assistance

•Manufacturing Technology Center

•Innovation Grant Program for Manufacturers, Science and Research Firms

•Guide for Small Businesses in Virgina Resource Guide