Occoquan business owner hub
Upcoming Events
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​Town & Business Quarterly Meeting (Jan. 14 @ 6pm)
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In person at Town Hall​
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Online through this link
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Firelight Night (Feb. 14 from 6-9pm)
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​​Town & Business Quarterly Meeting (Apr. 8 @ 6pm)
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Peep Show (Apr. 15-19)
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Trivia Night (May 16)
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RiverFest & Craft Show (Jun. 7-8)
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Trivia Night (Jun. 20)
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​​Town & Business Quarterly Meeting (Jul. 8 @ 6pm)
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Trivia Night (Jul. 18)
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Trivia Night (Aug. 15)
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Trivia Night (Sep. 12)
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Fall Arts & Crafts Show (Sep. 27-28)
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Trivia Night (Oct. 10)
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​​Town & Business Quarterly Meeting (Oct. 14 @ 6pm)
See our Events Calendar for more details on all upcoming Occoquan events!
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Visitors Guide
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Reserve your spot now for the 2025 Spring/Summer issue! The deadline to submit is February 10, 2025 and the guide runs March 1 - August 31, 2025.
Learn more at visitoccoquanva.com/visitorsguide
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business deadlines
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Monday, January 20 - Early bird ad purchase deadline for 2025 Spring/Summer Visitors Guide
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Monday, February 10 - Final ad purchase deadline for 2025 Spring/Summer Visitors Guide
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Monday, February 10 - final artwork due for the 2025 Spring/Summer Visitors Guide
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meeting minutes
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Meeting minutes from the quarterly Town and Business Partnership Meetings are available below. Click the date to access the PDF.​​
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helpful links
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NEW! Submit an event to our Occoquan Events Calendars (online, printed visitors guide, and social media).
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Opt in to the Visit Occoquan Gift Card Program (free for town businesses to join)
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Join the Occoquan Business Owners Facebook Group!
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View the public Business Directory. Need an update to your business listing? Use the form above to submit a change.
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Who is the Visit Occoquan Board of Directors? Click here for details.
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Town Links
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contact
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Contact Visit Occoquan at info@visitoccoquanva.com (tourism, marketing, website, or general information)
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Contact the Town of Occoquan at info@occoquanva.gov (permits, business license, sign questions, etc)
business resource center
Below are various opportunities for businesses in Occoquan, compiled by the staff and board of Visit Occoquan. Always be sure to thoroughly research and look into grant and funding opportunities!
Upcoming Webinars & Workshops:
Blueprints for Success: Crafting Your Winning Business Plan (Jan. 6, FREE)
Blue Print Business Plan Workshop (Jan. 7, $35)
Business Foundations - Management (Jan. 14, FREE)
Business Foundations - Marketing (Jan. 21, FREE)
Financing Your Small Business by Mason SBDC (Feb. 5, FREE)
Marketing 101 *Webinar (Live)* (Feb. 12, FREE)
SEO & Social Selling - *Webinar (Live)* (Mar. 19, FREE)
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Grants & Other Opportunities:
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VTC Microbusiness Marketing Leverage Program (opens June 2025)
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Year Round Opportunities:
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Ways Visit Occoquan can Help Market Your Events:
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Add it to the visitoccoquanva.com website & printed Visitor's Guide. Add your event!
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Add a Facebook Event on your business page and we will link it to our Facebook Events Calendar (FREE!)
NEW! Partnered Reel Marketing
Partner with us on a collaborated Instagram reel to help promote your upcoming event, a sale, or your business in general. These paid opportunities allow businesses to tap into our targeted local audience.
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How it works:
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Someone on the paid Visit Occoquan social media team will hold a brief 15-20 minute call to discuss your goals of the campaign, a time frame for the reel to launch, and to schedule filming time.
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Visit will film and produce the reel, showing a draft to the business for one round of changes, before it goes live.
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When Visit posts the reel, it will be collaborated with the business (meaning it will show up on both account feeds). There is also an option for the business to promote the post through Meta, for additional traction and views.
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Investment: $250 covers the time and expertise of the social media person to consult, film, produce, edit, post, and manage comments on the reel. A portion of that fee also helps Visit Occoquan's general budget. Email Sarah at sarah@visitoccoquanva.com to get started.
