Meet the Capital Region Business Solutions Team
Our region’s Business Solutions Team has deep roots. This is a collaborative effort between the Capital Region Workforce Development Board and its local government and non-profit partners. Working together as a team, it allows us to support larger and more complex projects than individual organizations can handle. This also gives employers the bonus of being able to interact with just one person, knowing that the information is then disseminated to the entire region.
With a team of 15 organizations and an email network of over 800 workforce professionals, we’re able to handle your, recruitment, job fair, training, consultation, and outplacement needs. Our team is also frequently utilized by economic development to support businesses that are new to the region, or even new to the country. We’ll help you land on your feet.
You focus on growing your business—we’ll help you find the talent to match. Our Business Solutions Team is your partner in workforce development and HR efficiency by providing no-cost recruitment, screening, and hiring support designed with your business goals in mind. We’ll work with you to create a customized hiring strategy that connects you with qualified candidates saving while you time and resources. From promoting job openings and hosting targeted hiring events to prescreening applicants and supporting fair and inclusive hiring practices, we deliver services tailored to your workforce needs.
Need to reach specific talent pipelines such as veterans, youth, individuals with disabilities, or bilingual-speaking candidates? We can do that too.
Let us help you build the team you need to succeed at no cost to your business.
What We Can Do for You
Labor Market Information
We can provide you with local labor market information to help guide you in your business decisions. We can also provide community profiles, industry profiles, and occupational pay ranges.
Consultation Services
Tap into the experience that comes from working with hundreds of businesses every year. We can meet with you and visit your site to figure out new solutions to your workforce challenges. We provide entrepreneurs and businesses the information and resources needed to enhance business performance.
Outplacement Assistance
We assist businesses that are downsizing due to economic factors or other circumstances. In partnership with the regional Rapid Response, we can meet with you and your management team to develop a workforce reduction plan that minimizes impact on employees and business reputation. Then, we can bring in a team of workforce professionals to meet with the dislocated employees and guide them through the next steps. We cover topics like unemployment insurance, health insurance, free community services, and how to quickly find a new job.
Tax and Financial Incentive Services
There are numerous federal and state tax incentives and grants. We’ll help you locate and apply for them. We also can connect you with local, regional, and state economic development as appropriate to utilize their services and incentives too.
Supporting the Region's Economic Development
We recognize that the economic development entities that represent the Commonwealth of Virginia and the localities of the Capital Region are doing invaluable work in helping to build our local economy through business development and outreach. A skilled workforce is of little value without local businesses, and our economic development partners are doing exceptional work to ensure the demand for the regions skilled workforce is always high. Our hope is that our combined efforts make Virginia’s Capital Region a more enticing place for companies around the world to come and do business.
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