Black Business Month: LaTonya Jackson

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to LaTonya Jackson of L. Jackson Associates for answering our questions for Black Business Month! Learn more about the Chamber’s DEIA Committee and get involved here. Where were born and raised and, if it was someplace else, when and why did you come to Loudoun? LJ: I was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. My […]

DEIA Member Survey: We Want to Hear From You!

by Andrea Winey

Dear Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce Member, Would you take 10 minutes to help the Loudoun Chamber make progress on our ongoing efforts to make our organization, and the community we all love, more diverse, inclusive and welcoming. The Loudoun Chamber has partnered with Ascension Worldwide, a firm that specializes in helping organizations with the […]

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The Current Cost Crisis for Small Businesses

by Andrea Winey

Guest post by Brett A. Friedman, CFP, DeLeon & Stang CPAs The Current Cost Crisis for Small Businesses Inflation rates and supply chain costs are on an unprecedented rise. With several global factors in play, there’s no estimate for when costs will return to normal. In fact, it will most likely last longer and worsen before […]

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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Dr. Vani Takiar

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Dr. Vani Takiar, owner of Tooth Clues PLLC – The Dental Detective for Kids, for answering a few of our questions! Learn more about the Chamber’s DEIA Committee and get involved here. Where were you born and raised and, if it was someplace else, when and why did you come to Loudoun? My journey […]

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Andrew Ko

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Andrew Ko, founder of Kovexa, for answering our questions! Learn more about the Chamber’s DEIA Committee and get involved here. Where we’re born and raised and, if it was someplace else, when and why did you come to Loudoun? Born in El Paso, Texas, and raised in Gaithersburg and Potomac Maryland. We moved to […]

Arab American Heritage Month: Dina Abdel-Hamid

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Dina Abdel-Hamid for answering our questions! Check out her business, Meows Corner here. Learn more about the Chamber’s DEIA Committee and get involved here. Where were you born and raised and, if it was someplace else, when and why did you come to Loudoun? I was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey […]

Loudoun High Schooler Earns Top Honors in 2022 Young Entrepreneurs Academy Investor Pitch Competition

by Andrea Winey

$5,000 in Investments Awarded to Six Student Businesses in 6th Annual YEA! Business Plan Competition Lansdowne, VA – The Loudoun Chamber’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Class of 2022 held its 6th Annual Investor Panel on March 24, 2022, where 22 local student entrepreneurs pitched their businesses and nonprofit startups to a panel of investors and […]

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Arab American Heritage Month: Othman Altalib

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Othman Altalib for answering our questions! Check out Othman’s business GardeLina Flowers here. Learn more about the Loudoun Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Committee here. Where were you born and raised and, if it was someplace else, when and why did you come to Loudoun? I was born in Mosul, Iraq […]

Arab American Heritage Month: Natasha Magrath

by Andrea Winey

Thank you Natasha Magrath, owner of You’ve Got Maids NoVa, for answering our questions! Learn more about the DEIA Committee here. Where were you born and raised and when/why did you come to Loudoun? I was born and raised in Lebanon.  During Lebanon’s Civil War in the mid-1970 my family fled to France where we have relatives […]

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Susan Carroll, Inova Loudoun Hospital

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Susan Carroll, President of Inova Loudoun Hospital, for answering a few of our questions. Learn more about the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Committee here. Where were born and raised and, if it was someplace else, when and why did you come to Loudoun?  Not too far away, I was born […]