Every state and many local governments have economic development agencies dedicated to assisting new and established businesses start, grow and succeed. Services provided by these agencies typically include:

• Start up advice, training and resources

• Financial assistance with loans, grants and tax-exempt bonds

• Business location and site selection assistance

• Employee recruitment and training assistance

Click on the links below to access your state’s economic development agency.

Contact your city or county government in your state to learn about local economic development services available in your area.

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Alabama

• Alabama Development Office

Alaska

• Alaska Office of Economic Development

• Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority

Arizona

• Arizona Department of Commerce

Arkansas

• Arkansas Economic Development Commission

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California

• California Business Portal

Colorado

• Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade

Connecticut

• Connecticut Economic Resource Center

Delaware

• Delaware Economic Development Office

District of Columbia

• District of Columbia Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic_Development

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Florida

• Enterprise Florida

Georgia

• Georgia Department of Economic Development

Guam

• Guam Economic Development and Commerce Authority

Hawaii

• Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism

Idaho

• Idaho Department of Commerce

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Illinois

• Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development

Indiana

• Indiana Economic Development Corporation

Iowa

• Iowa Department of Economic Development

Kansas

• Kansas Department of Commerce, Business Development

• Kansas Department of Commerce

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Kentucky

• Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

Louisiana

• Louisiana Economic Development

Maine

• Maine Department of Community and Economic Development

Maryland

• Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts Housing and Economic Development

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Michigan

• Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Minnesota

• Positively Minnesota

Mississippi

• Mississippi Development Authority

Missouri

• Missouri Department of Economic Devleopment

Montana

• Montana Governor's Office of Economic Development

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Nebraska

• Nebraska Department of Economic Development

Nevada

• Nevada Commission on Economic Development

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development

• New Hampshire Business Resource Center

New Jersey

• New Jersey Economic Development Authority

• New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Program

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New Mexico

• New Mexico Economic Development

• New Mexico Partnership

New York

• New York State Economic Development Corporation

North Carolina

• North Carolina Department of Commerce

North Dakota

• North Dakota Division of Economic Development and Finance

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Ohio

• Ohio Economic Development Division

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Department of Commerce

Oregon

• Oregon Economic and Community Development Department

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development

Puerto Rico

• Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company

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Rhode Island

• Rhode Island Commerce Corporation

South Carolina

• South Carolina Economic Development

South Dakota

• South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development

Tennessee

• Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development

Texas

• Texas Economic Development and Tourism

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U.S. Virgin Islands

• U.S. Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority

Utah

• Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development

Vermont

• Vermont Department of Economic Development

Virginia

• Virginia Economic Development Partnership

Washington

• Washington Economic Development Finance Authority

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West Virginia

• West Virginia Economic Development Authority

• West Virginia Dept of Commerce

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Department of Commerce

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Wyoming

• Wyoming Business Council

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