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The Hampton IDA along with the assistance of the Hampton Department of Economic Development has created a E-Commerce Grant Program aimed at assisting Hampton businesses in order to optimize productivity, marketing and technology plans that will assist in retaining and growing employment, and business profitability.
The IDA will contract with various Service Providers who will provide a spectrum of e-commerce resources to help Hampton businesses assess their business needs, and will develop e-commerce solutions with an emphasis on return on investment. Where appropriate, the Service Provider will provide its proprietary applications and will customize them to the Hampton business's specific needs.
The type of assistance includes, but is not limited to the following e-commerce services:
- Web Design and Development Services including custom website design, information architecture and graphic user interface planning, database driven website design and development, content management solutions, usability testing, advanced scripting and programming, custom database development, collaboration and social networking (Web 2.0), website accessibility analysis, and maintenance contracts.
- Consultation Services including information technology strategic planning, ecommerce needs and marketing assessments, domain name registration assistance, hosting service needs assessments, website analytics, and website security assessments and testing tools.
- Internet Marketing Services including email marketing, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, eNewletters, blogs, RSS, Wikis.
- E-Commerce Services including shopping carts, donation and membership systems, online security assessments and testing tools.
Grant Amounts
- Individual awards range from $1,500 to $2,500 each. Certified minority and women owned businesses are eligible to receive awards up to $4,500.
- Maximum grant amount shall not to exceed 50% of total project cost or the allowable grant, whichever is less.
- Funding is subject to appropriation and grants are made on a first-come, first served basis.
Requirements
- Technical and business assistance will be available to all Hampton for-profit businesses which are licensed in and maintain their principal places of business within the City of Hampton, Virginia.
- Projects must be legal, no adult only material, ethical, and commercially viable
- Grants are made on a first-come, first served basis.
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