Meet the Finalists! Select Construction

by Andrea Winey

To see the FULL list of SBA Finalists, click here. 1.  Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today?Allen Kabiri came to the United States from his birthplace in Iran in 1976. He had all the doubts of a young man, wondering if he could make it in America with sheer […]

Meet the Finalists! PeopleTactics

by Andrea Winey

To see the FULL list of SBA Finalists, click here. 1.  Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today? In 2002 I was working at a high-paying Human Resources position in a Fortune 500 company. This was a position I had been working towards since a very young age. At five […]

Meet the Finalists! B3 Group, Inc.

by Andrea Winey

To see the FULL list of SBA Finalists, click here. 1.  Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today?In 2008, Brad Palmer formed B3 Group Incorporated. Three years later in 2011, Dwight Hunt assumed majority ownership, making B3 a VOSB and SDVOSB. That same year B3 grew from one employee […]

Meet the Finalists! Champagne Services

by Andrea Winey

To see the FULL list of SBA Finalists, click here. 1. Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today?Champagne Services was started in 1981. I began working here in 1997 and left in 2003, came back in 2008 and left again in 2009, returned in the summer of 2014 […]

How Innovation Can Save Your Company Money

by Andrea Winey

Blog post written by: David Skiles, The Vectre CorporationFor more information on the Public Policy Initiatives that the Loudoun Chamber is involved in, click here. U.S. taxpayers claim nearly $10 billion in R&D tax credits each year. Large companies aren’t the only businesses that can get those tax benefits! The 2016 General Assembly Session will be […]

Transformation 2020: Loudoun County Connected!

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Paul McNeal, a member of our Loudoun Technology Coalition, for this post!Be sure to check out the LTC upcoming event, October 21st at AOL – The Internet of Things: As More of the World Connects Online, Will Your Business Keep Up? In the year 2020, we could possibly have nearly 50.1 Billion connected […]

What Does “IoT” Have to Do With Me?

by Andrea Winey

Blog post by Vanessa Wagner, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Manager, Loudoun County, Va Department of Economic Development You’ve probably heard people mention something called “IoT,” which is short for the “internet of things.” What does it mean, and why should you care? First, some background: IoT applications are often described with the word “smart” because the information collected […]

4 Tips to Elevate Your Brand as a Small Business Award Finalist

by Andrea Winey

Congratulations on being named a Finalist for the Loudoun Small Business Awards!  What a great and well deserved honor.  Here’s four tips to strike while the iron is hot and make sure your audience knows about this major milestone for your business.    1)      People’s Choice Award Voting (Closes today at 5pm!)– You’re up for […]

2016 Small Business Awards Finalists

by Andrea Winey

Celebrating the Best-of-the-Best of Loudoun for 22 years   |   November 4, 2016, The National Entrepreneur of the Year Allen Kabiri, Select Construction – Meet the Finalist!Geoff Crawley, Champagne Services – Meet the Finalist!Kamal Gill, the Zone – Meet the Finalist!Rusty Foster, Bow Tie Strategies – Meet the Finalist! Finalists for Nonprofit of the Year: Loudoun Literacy […]

New Limitations on Subcontracting Rules For Small Businesses

by Andrea Winey

Blog post written Orest J. Jowyk, Ravenhearth Law, PLLC For more information on the GovCon Initiative, click here. As of June 30, 2016, we are living under new rules issued by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) regarding limitations on subcontracting, how those limitations are calculated, and how the rules are to be enforced. Shift From “Percentage of […]