New Contract Award, Now What?

by Andrea Winey

By Karen Long, Streamline Government Contracts, LLC For more information on the GovCon Initiative, click here Between now and September 30, ‘tis the season for the Federal Government to issue contract awards as they wrap up fiscal year 2017. If your company is one of the fortunate contract award winners, there are required actions you must […]

Rapid Mobile Application Prototyping

by Andrea Winey

Written by Tim Reichert, EnergySherlock Mobile Application (MA) growth will total some 210 billion annual installs on users’ devices between 2016 and 2020, and generate an estimated $57 billion in direct revenue to MA developers (source International Data Corporation). MA’s have been successful in solving a wide variety of consumer and business challenges in all major […]

Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist Spotlight: Joshua Anton, X-Mode

by Andrea Winey

Thanks to Joshua Anton, owner of X-Mode, and congratulations again! Register here for the Small Business Awards on November 2, 2017.  1.   Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today? X-Mode began as the college safety app Drunk Mode. Drunk Mode helps users find their drunk friends and track their drunken […]

Small Business Finalist Spotlight: Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers

by Andrea Winey

Thanks to Susan Mandel Giblin of Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers, and congrats again! Register here for the Small Business Awards on November 2, 2017.  1.  Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today? Our mission: Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers is a corps of volunteers who strive to help frail elderly, disabled and […]

Small Business Finalist Spotlight: Pack Rat Hauling

by Andrea Winey

Thanks to Michael Scott of Pack Rat Hauling, and congrats again! Register here for the Small Business Awards on November 2, 2017.  1.  Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today After being layed off from my Electricians job in the recession of 2007, a friend of the family needed […]

Small Business Finalist Spotlight: Mr. Appliance of Leesburg and Martinsburg

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Ed Vargas of Mr. Appliance of Leesburg and Martinsburg, congrats again! Register here for the Small Business Awards on November 2, 2017.  1.  Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today?  In December 2011, I received orders to Afghanistan.  My orders were for September 2012 for 330 […]

Small Business Finalist Spotlight: Community Foundation for Loudoun & Northern Fauquier Counties

by Andrea Winey

Thanks to Amy Owen, of the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties! Register here for the Small Business Awards on November 2, 2017.  1.  Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today?  In 1999 in the tradition of community foundations across the U.S. (there are 700 in America […]

Small Business Finalist Spotlight: Smokehouse Live

by Andrea Winey

Thanks to Jim Foss of Smokehouse Live, and congratulations! Register here for the Small Business Awards on November 2, 2017.  1. Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today? I’ve been in the hospitality industry longer than I haven’t been. I’ve always worked for someone else, helping make their visions […]

Small Business Finalist Spotlight: IndED

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Butch Porter of IndED! Congratulations again. Register here for the Small Business Awards on November 2, 2017. 1. Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today? IndED started with the realization that we wanted our first-grader to get more than he was getting from his educational experience. […]

Small Business Finalist Spotlight: The Organizing Mentors

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Lisa Geraci Rigoni of The Organizing Mentors, and congratulations! Register here for the Small Business Awards on November 2, 2017.  1.  Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today? The concept of The Organizing Mentors began in 2008 under the brand Leave It To Lisa. We lived […]