Small Business Finalist Spotlight: GloveStix

by Andrea Winey

Thanks to Krista Woods of GloveStix LLC! 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? GloveStix were invented out of necessity 2 years ago. As a mom of 3 athletic children I was tired of dealing […]

Small Business Finalist Spotlight: Evergreen Sportsplex

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Carolyn Dobson, of Evergreen Sportsplex. 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? Our story began four years ago when the 44-acre hay farm where CroppMetcalfe Park at Evergreen Sportsplex now sits, was […]

Small Business Finalist Spotlight: Exit Plan

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Kathryn of Exit Plan: An Escape Room Adventure! 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? In December of 2015, our friends Bruce and Stacie Hardy invited us to go to an Escape Room […]

Small Business Finalist Spotlight: Battery Warehouse

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Battery Warehouse, and congratulations! Register here for the Small Business Awards on November 2, 2017.  Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today? Battery Warehouse opened its doors in 1992 as a specialty battery shop featuring batteries for cars, motorcycles and a few select electronics.  25 years […]

Small Business Finalist Spotlight: Deidra Bird Kokel, DDS

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Deidra Bird Kokel, DDS! Congratulations. Register here for the Small Business Awards on November 2, 2017. Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today? Deidra Bird Kokel DDS, PC has grown tremendously over the past 20 years.  To be honest, the story of how the practice got to […]

Small Business Finalist Spotlight: Cucinamore

by Andrea Winey

Thanks to Daniela Williams, of Cucinamore, 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? My name is Daniela Williams and I am the founder of Cucinamore, LLC. I was born and raised in the Italian city of […]

Small Business Finalist Spotlight: Insight Into Action Therapy

by Andrea Winey

Thank you Cyndi Turner and Craig James, co-owners of Insight Into Action Therapy! Congratulations. Register here for the Small Business Awards on November 2, 2017.  Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today? Cyndi:  The founding of Insight Into Action Therapy was a journey over twenty years rather than a single event. Craig and […]

Small Business Finalist Spotlight: Automotive Quality Solutions

by Andrea Winey

Daryl Collette, owner, Automotive Quality Solutions Register Here for the Loudoun Small Business Awards, November 2, 2017 1.  Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today?  Our origins at AQS come from working with dealerships. Typically, when a used car is traded in or purchased by a dealership at an […]

Small Business Finalists Spotlight: Watermark Woods

by Andrea Winey

Julie Borneman, owner, Watermark Woods Register Here for the Loudoun Small Business Awards, November 2, 2017 1.  Tell us your story of how your company got to where it is today? We have always known we wanted some sort of a small business as well as good stewards of the land. As we volunteered with Loudoun Wildlife […]

Helping Your Company Do Well by Doing Community Good!

by Andrea Winey

By Nikki Daruwala, Founder & President, NDpoint Strategies Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the process by which a company contributes to its community’s well-being by delivering economic, social and environmental benefits for all stakeholders. In 2017, that role is growing, and the relationship between companies and the nonprofits they support is changing. We no longer […]