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Our Programs

The Business Support staff in DED principally counsel businesses to make them aware of the various resources that are available facilitate employee training, workforce, market expansion, facilities growth and relocation. In addition, our counselors coordinate the various programs that are available while collecting commentary from business leaders and reporting it to State leadership. 

Vermont Economic Progress Council (VEPC)

The Council serves as an approval and authorization body for the Vermont Employment Growth Incentive (VEGI) program and the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District program.

Vermont Training Program (VTP)

The VTP partners with employers and training providers to train Vermont's employees for the jobs of tomorrow. VTP provides performance based workforce grants for: pre-employment training, training for new hires and incumbent workers.

Captive Insurance 

Through cutting edge legislation, supportive government and a world class infrastructure, Vermont is a global leader in the competitive industry of captive insurance.

International Trade Division 

The International Trade Division is the Vermont Department of Economic Development’s center for export business assistance and helps Vermont businesses succeed in international markets by providing export trade related educational seminars, trade show assistance, technical assistance, and one-on-one consulting services.

Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC)

The Northern Border Regional Commission, is a federal-state partnership for economic and community development.  NBRC invests in community and economic development projects in economically distressed counties across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. 

Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) Defense Industry Diversification Programs

Accelerating Growth and Innovation in the Defense Industry Supply Chain

Vermont APEX Accelerator (formerly VT PTAC)

For small companies with an interest in selling to the government, VT PTAC is where to begin. 

This procurement technical assistance center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency. It is also funded by the Vermont Department of Economic Development (DED), and it operates as a program within the DED.

Vermont Talent Pipeline Management (VTPM)

The VTPM is a two-phased approach to rethinking the development and sourcing of Vermont’s future workforce by first, creating employer collaboratives that identify and communicate around shared employer needs to education providers, and secondly, then “value mapping” backwards by analyzing talent flows, and implementing performance measures and aligning incentives for education providers.

Relocation Incentives

The Vermont Legislature created relocation incentives to attract new residents to the state and grow the workforce as well as provide support to Vermont employers.