Business Support Partners

Sandy Ratliff, VP Community Solutions
LOCUS Community Focused Capital

Abindgon, VA 24210
276-477-3999
Email: sratliff@locusimpact.org

Becki O’Quinn-Purdie, Director
Mountain Empire Small Business Development Center

Big Stone Gap, VA
Phone: 276-523-9454
Email: BO’Quinn@mecc.edu

Cindy Fields, Director
Virginia Highlands Small Business Development Center

Abingdon, VA
Phone: 276-739-2515
Email: cfields2@vhcc.edu

Margie Douglass, Director
Small Business Development Center – SWCC

Richlands, VA
Phone: 276-964-7345
Email: margie.douglass@sw.edu

April Collins, Director
Blue Ridge Crossroads Small Business Development Center

Galax, VA
Phone: 276-601-7727
Email: SBDCdirector@brceda.org

Kalen Hunter, Senior Destination Development Specialist
Virginia Tourism Corporation

Bristol, VA
Phone: 276-213-0009
Email: khunter@virginia.org

Michelle Workman, Destination Development Specialist
Virginia Tourism Corporation

Bluefield, VA
Phone: 276-722-0238
Email: mworkman@virginia.org

Stephanie Lillard, Director of Community Economic Development
People Inc.

Phone: 540-742-0168
Email: ssimmons@peopleinc.net

Cathy Lowe, Executive Director
Virginia Highlands Small Business Incubator

851 French Moore Jr. Blvd.
Abingdon, VA 24210
Phone: 276-492-2062
Email: clowe@vhsbi.com

Carl Knoblock, Richmond District Office
Small Business Administration

400 North 8th Street, Suite 1150
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-253-9087
Email: carl.b.knoblock@sba.gov

Jonathan Evenden, President & CEO
Aegis Information Technology Solutions

Kingsport, TN
Phone: 423-863-4130
Email: jonathan@thinkaegis.com