I tend to think you should hang tight, maybe "contract" with the VLJ...especially since the time is questionable at best. If instructing, you are only six months or so from having an ATP, which then you can go be a 135 King Air/regional copilot and be at 2500 in two years and maybe logging PIC pretty quickly as well. There is going to be bigtime turnover as soon as Delta, JetBlue, United, Spirit, etc start hiring. 135/Regional pilots will be picked up and a quite a few 91 pilots as well, and if you wanted to go the airline route you'll have your pick of the regionals. I'd want to be in a situation where I could be an ATP once that churn starts and can step into a job flying 500-800+ a year, be a Captain shortly thereafter, then move onto greener pastures. I'd think 6 more months of financial pain will pay for itself fairly quickly over the next three years if you play your cards sensibly. I'd think a 1501 hour recip pilot would be much more valuable than a 1300 hour Eclipse gear puller......especially with new laws....
Odds are, you're next deal will be with a 135 outfit, so I'd point that direction. While I agree it's a step up, it's probably not a step you need to take.