Grow Your Business
Whether you're opening your first location or planning your next expansion, King George County Economic Development is here to help you build something that lasts.
Your Partner in Business Success
Running a business is demanding enough without navigating permits, paperwork, and red tape on your own. At King George County Economic Development, our job is to make that path easier. We sit down with local entrepreneurs, established employers, and companies looking to relocate — and we bring the connections, incentives, and local knowledge to help each one grow.
From the high-tech workforce around Dahlgren to the farms, makers, and Main Street shops that give our county its character, we're invested in the success of every business that calls King George home. Tell us where you want to go, and we'll help you get there.
Why Partner With Us?
The Right Introductions
Half of getting anything done is knowing who to call. We've spent years building relationships across county departments, state agencies like VEDP, lenders, and regional partners. Work with us and you skip the runaround — we connect you straight to the people who can approve a permit, fund a project, or open a door.
Support at Every Stage
We're not a one-time stop. Scouting a site, hiring your first crew, applying for a grant, sourcing a local supplier — our team stays with you through all of it. Think of us as an extension of your own, focused on clearing obstacles so you can focus on the work.
A Community Worth Joining
King George is small enough that your business gets noticed and large enough to matter. You'll join a growing network of defense contractors, manufacturers, farms, and family-owned shops, backed by a county that genuinely wants to see you thrive between the Rappahannock and the Potomac.
Work With the EDA: Business Visitation Program
The best partnerships don't happen over email — they happen face to face. That's why our Business Retention & Expansion (BRE) Program is built around one simple idea: we come to you.
A member of our staff will visit your business, walk your space, and sit down with you for an honest, one-on-one conversation about where you are and where you want to go. We can talk through available grants and incentives, plans for growth or expansion, connections to local vendors and contractors, workforce and hiring needs, or whatever roadblock has been slowing you down. No script, no sales pitch — just a real conversation about how the county can help your business succeed. Pick a time that works for you, and let's get on the calendar.
*Requesting a time slot does not confirm your meeting. Staff will follow up to confirm after your requested time.
Incentives & Grants
Growth costs money, and you shouldn't have to fund it alone. King George County and the Commonwealth of Virginia offer a range of grants, incentives, and programs designed to lower the cost of locating, building, expanding, or modernizing your business here.
The hard part is usually knowing which ones you qualify for and how to apply — and that's exactly where we come in. Tell us what you're planning, and we'll help you match it to the right programs, put together a competitive application, and walk the process from start to finish. Whether it's a local EDA grant, a state incentive through VEDP, or a workforce or infrastructure program, we'll make sure no opportunity slips past you.
Find Room to Grow
Every expansion starts with space — the right building, the right site, the right place to take your business into its next chapter. King George County offers options for companies ready to grow, from move-in-ready commercial spaces and storefronts to development sites and industrial parcels with room to build.
And because of where we sit — within a day's drive of nearly a third of the U.S. population, with the Port of Virginia and the Port of Baltimore both inside 250 miles — the space you find here connects you to markets up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Washington, Richmond, and the wider Mid-Atlantic are all an easy reach, putting your next location at the center of it all.
Our interactive Property Finder lets you search available properties across the county and filter by size, zoning, and location, so you can zero in on the spaces that fit your plans. Not seeing the right fit? Reach out. We keep a pulse on what's coming available, and we can help you find — or even help assemble — the site your business needs.
Let's Get Started
You don't have to figure this out alone. Wherever you are — sketching a business plan, eyeing a new location, or ready to break ground on an expansion — King George County Economic Development is ready to help you take the next step. Reach out today, and let's start building something together.