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Grace Festa

NEW! Earn tax credit for increasing your exports

Does your Richmond business move goods to the Port of Virginia by tractor trailer on I-64? Maybe you are planning to increase the amount of goods you ship through Virginia cargo facilities? Or maybe you are interested in becoming a new shipper? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this blog post is for you! There are several new tax incentive programs in place designed to help you save money while moving your goods through Virginia’s ports.

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News You Can Use: February Business Events

There are some great new business events going on in Richmond this month. Whether you’re interested in learning new sales and marketing strategies, or you’d just like to network, the events below may be of interest. Don’t delay, as registration deadlines are approaching quickly!

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Mark Myrick, International Business Development

Virginia Export Program Recognized for Innovation

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell announced the selection of the Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program for the newly created Bright Ideas program by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. The VALET program was one of 173 government programs selected from more than 600 submissions for the newly created Bright Ideas program. Bright Ideas is designed to recognize and share creative government initiatives with interested public sector, nonprofit and academic communities nationwide.

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Sealeze utilizes international trade resources with hopes of expansion

With the help of Business First and VEDP, industrial brush manufacturer Sealeze hopes to expand their business into countries such as Mexico, Germany, India and South Africa.

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