The 2026 Virginia
Small Business Survey

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Your Business, Your Experience, Your Voice

Virginia’s small businesses are essential to its economy, and the people who own and operate those businesses know best what it takes to start, grow, compete, and thrive.

 

As part of Governor Spanberger’s Comprehensive Economic Development Policy, the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD) is conducting the 2026 Virginia Small Business Survey to better understand the experiences, challenges, needs, and opportunities facing small businesses across the Commonwealth.

 

The insights gathered will help inform this plan and future policies, programs, and legislative priorities affecting Virginia’s small business community, and help state leaders to identify where the Commonwealth can better support businesses as they work to succeed and grow.

Help Shape the Future of Small Business in Virginia

Your perspective can help paint a clearer picture of what it’s really like to own and operate a small business in Virginia. By participating, you can help bring greater visibility to the issues, opportunities, and needs that matter most to businesses like yours.

 

Your responses will help provide insight into:

  • What it takes to operate and grow a small business in Virginia.
  • The challenges and opportunities businesses are experiencing today.
  • The resources and support businesses need to succeed.
  • What can be done to strengthen Virginia’s business environment and help small businesses compete and thrive.
  • What policymakers should understand about the realities of running a small business.
  • The issues that matter most to Virginia’s small business community.

It Takes About 15–20 Minutes

The survey includes 10 sections and 51 questions, most of which are multiple choice. We know your time is valuable, and we appreciate the time you’re willing to invest in helping shape the future of Virginia’s small business community.

 

Your participation helps ensure that the voices of Virginia’s small businesses are heard, and that their experiences can help shape what comes next.

See What Virginia's Small Businesses Are Saying

Once the survey is complete, aggregated and summarized results will be shared with participants and published on the SBSD website. You’ll have the opportunity to see what businesses across the Commonwealth are experiencing and how your collective input is helping inform the conversation about small business in Virginia.

We Hope You'll Be Part of the Conversation

Whether you’re just getting started, building a growing company, or have been in business for years, your perspective is valuable. Every response helps create a more complete understanding of Virginia’s small business community.

 

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience, your challenges, and your ideas. Virginia’s small businesses help power the Commonwealth, and your voice can help shape what comes next.

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