The Mount Business Huddle

Angela Barber

Angela Barber, Business Service Manager for the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity is a former Detroit native who has been a resident of Hampton Roads since 1992. With over 25 years of marketing, strategic planning and economic development experience, she is responsible for Business Development and Outreach for Hampton Roads, The Peninsula and the Eastern Shore. In this capacity, Angela provides business development resources, counseling services, training and technical assistance with the State’s certification program (SWaM) for small business owners interested in doing business with the Commonwealth of Virginia. She also serves as buyer advocate for state agencies in her service area to help connect small businesses to contracting opportunities. Prior to her employment with the Commonwealth of Virginia, Angela worked for the City of Chesapeake’s Economic Development department for 17 years. She began her employment with the City in 1999 as Marketing Research Specialist and spent the last 9 years of her tenure as Business Development Manager, focusing on small, women and minority owned business development and entrepreneurship.