Occoquan business owner hub
Upcoming Events
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Holiday Shop, Dine & Win! Contest (Nov. 23 - Dec. 15)
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Holiday Shop Late Night (Dec. 6 until 8pm or later)
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Santa Sing-A-Long (Dec. 7 at 11am)
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Seal-the-Deal Holiday Elopements (Dec. 13 from 12-4pm)
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Firelight Night (Dec. 13 from 6-9pm)
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Holiday Shop Late Night (Dec. 13 until 8pm or later)
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Sign up here! ​
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Holiday Shop Late Night (Dec. 20 until 8pm or later)
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Sign up here! ​
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Town & Business Quarterly Meeting (Jan. 14 @ 6pm)
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Firelight Night (Jan. 17 from 6-9pm)
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Firelight Night (Feb. 14 from 6-9pm)
See our Events Calendar for more details on all upcoming Occoquan events!
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Visitors Guide
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The Fall/Winter issue is now closed. The 2025 Spring/Summer issue will have information out by January 1, 2025.
Learn more at visitoccoquanva.com/visitorsguide
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business deadlines
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none
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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:
Marketing 101 Webinar by Mason SBDC (Nov. 13, FREE)
Building Your Value Proposition Design by Mason SBDC (Nov. 20, FREE)
Building your Business Performance Dashboard Metrics by Mason SBDC (Dec. 4, FREE)
SEO & Social Selling by Mason SBDC (Dec. 18, FREE)
Financing Your Small Business by Mason SBDC (Feb. 5, 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.
