DOING BUSINESS IN IOW
Isle of Wight County is proud to have a diverse mix of employers in established industries such as paper products, lumber, food processing, information systems, farm and seafood products, building materials, logging tractors, manufacturing and equipment assembly.
Your business will find great support for industry in Isle of Wight County. Beyond having land availability unlike any other city or county in the region, we have an abundance of available building space, offer a skilled, diverse workforce and stable economy, and very competitive tax rates and incentives for new and existing businesses. Isle of Wight County also has an Industrial Development Authority (IDA), which issues bonds for manufacturing operations.
The Isle of Wight County Department of Economic Development, the Hampton Roads Region, and the Commonwealth of Virginia offer a wide range of business assistance programs and incentives tailored to fit companies of all types and sizes. If you cannot find the information you are looking for through the resources below, please contact our department for additional assistance.
Business Assistance
- Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center (planning, counseling, market research and analysis, networking, loan program information)
- Virginia Department of Business Assistance (financing, workforce services, procurement assistance, business resources, problem solving)
- Small Business Administration (general business services, financing)
Other Local, Regional and State-level Business Resources

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