Business Retention and Expansion Program

VEDP’s BRE program helps support the growth of existing Virginia firms through business site visits, corporate HQ calls, supply chain strategies, and business intelligence. Managers want to understand the challenges and opportunities for a company’s growth as well as identify opportunities to improve Virginia’s business climate.

VEDP’s BRE managers carry out a targeted outreach strategy to key Virginia businesses in partnership with local and regional economic development offices and serve as a resource for Virginia’s traded-sector and economic-growth driver companies. Targeted outreach strategies include, but are not limited to, the Virginia Economic Gardening program, which provides qualifying second-stage companies with custom resources to identify and resolve distinct growth challenges that traditional business assistance and incentives do not address. Learn more.

For more information on VEDP’s BRE program, please contact a regional BRE manager.

Talent Solutions

For eligible new and expanding companies, VEDP’s Talent Solutions Division offers recruiting and training assistance in the form of two incentive programs:

  • The Virginia Talent Accelerator Program delivers direct recruitment and training services that are fully customized to a company’s unique operations, requirements, standards and culture. All program services are provided at no cost to qualified companies as an incentive for job creation.
  • The Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP) reduces a company's talent development costs through grant funds, consulting, and coordination with regional partners to streamline company recruitment and training.

Companies have the option to choose the VEDP talent incentive option that best fits their needs. These programs are designed to complement the myriad of support available from Virginia’s Community College System, universities, Employment Commission and Career Works.

For more information on VEDP’s Talent Solutions Division's services, please contact a regional manager.