Business Support Partners

Sandy Ratliff, VP Community Impact Advisor
Virginia Community Capital
Abindgon, VA 24210
276-477-3999
Email: sratliff@vccva.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

Mandy Archer, Director
Blue Ridge Crossroads Small Business Development Center
Galax, VA
Phone: 276-601-7727
Email: SBDCdirector@brceda.org

Becky Nave, Senior Destination Development Specialist
Virginia Tourism Corporation
Bristol, VA
Phone: 276-791-9172
Email: bnave@virginia.org

Michelle Workman, Destination Development Specialist
Virginia Tourism Corporation
Bluefield, VA
Phone: 276-722-0238
Email: mworkman@virginia.org

Shane Simmons, Director of Community Economic Development
People Inc.
Abingdon, VA
Phone: 276-619-2294
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