Benefits to Companies Selected

COMPANIES

INTRODUCTION
The nomination and selection process for Greater Richmond's Companies to Watch is intended to be inclusive, efficient, and provide many great benefits to those selected.

To APPLY to be selected as a Greater Richmond Company to Watch, click here

To NOMINATE a company that you think Richmond should be watching, click here

Application and Nomination Deadline: September 30, 2009

BENEFITS TO COMPANIES SELECTED

Businesses selected as one of Greater Richmond’s Companies to Watch will receive many benefits, including:

Inclusion in the four page, full color “Greater Richmond’s Companies to Watch” insert that will be included in their Winter issue  of Greater Richmond Grid, fka WorkMagazine (www.workmagazine.biz). Greater Richmond Grid will be publishing 10,000 copies of the brochure in their magazine and the Venture Forum and GRCTW Partners will be distributing hundreds of brochures.   The January issue is likely to include stories on many of the selected companies.  The Greater Richmond Grid list includes the Greater Richmond Partnership’s contact lists of CEO’s of Fortune 1000 companies, corporate investors, local and outside government and civic leaders and local and national relocation specialists and consultants.

Selected companies can purchase reprints at their option for marketing purposes.  These reprints will be impressive for use at trade shows, marketing, when seeking financing and for holiday mailings or when recruiting employees.

Historically, the Richmond BizSense, the Richmond Times Dispatch, TechJournalSouth and Potomac Tech Journal have covered the announcement of selections.

The Venture Forum will be distributing the list to venture capital firms in Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland.

The Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce will include the list on its website, which receives heavy user traffic from both inside and outside of the Greater Richmond area.  The site receives over 10,000 unique visitors per month.

A small plaque, suitable for hanging in a reception area or executive office, is given to selected companies.

As you can see, by being selected as one of Greater Richmond's Companies to Watch, you can receive free publicity and get your business in front of potential customers, strategic partners, venture capitalists, financing sources, government officials and employees both inside and outside of the Greater Richmond area. 

PAST SELECTIONS
For more information on Companies to Watch Alumni download the brochures below.