Category: News
Grow your Business through Government Contracting on June 15
While it's often much quicker and less stressful to email a potential customer, it’s evidently clear that face-to-face meetings and networking are far more effective in creating meaningful connections. And if the potential customer is the federal government, one needs to make the time to regularly visit the D.C. beltway. To help small business owners make ...
How to Access Capital in DC
The District of Columbia government has a variety of resources available to support small business owners. The Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) provides resources to bring lenders from top leading banking institutions to the table to meet with local District of Columbia businesses. Resources such as DSLBD’s ‘Access to Capital’ guide provide ...
Fairfax County Hosts Small Business Conference May 24
Fairfax County is hosting the annual Vendor Forum, a small business conference, at the Fairfax County Government Center on Thursday, May 24, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attendees of the 4th Annual Vendor Forum - "Doorway to Opportunities” will be able to meet, greet, and connect with governmental purchasing professionals from Fairfax County and various local ...
National Small Business Week Video Challenge
In celebration of National Small Business Week 2012, the U.S. Small Business Administration is looking for creative videos from small businesses that show how they have been helped by an SBA program or service (counseling, training, guaranteed loans, government contracts, disaster recovery, etc.). The video contest will help showcase the amazing small businesses across the country that ...
Women in Technology Announces Finalists for 13TH Annual Leadership Awards
Women in Technology (WIT), the premier organization contributing to the success of professional women in the Washington, D.C.-area technology community, today announced the finalists for the 13th Annual Leadership Awards. The awards program honors leading female professionals working in the Greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area who have exemplified unique vision and talent in the technology ...
Mayor Vincent C. Gray Releases Vibrant Retail Streets Toolkit
Mayor Vincent C. Gray announced the release of the Vibrant Retail Streets Toolkit, which evaluates the essential elements of outstanding retail areas and offers a customizable toolbox of strategies and implementation steps to improve retail streets. Developed by the DC Office of Planning (OP) and its consultant partner, Streetsense, the Toolkit provides a framework for retail ...
Maryland Pinterest Business Pitch Contest
In Partnership with the University of Maryland College Park, the Future of Information Alliance, the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development and the Baltimore Angels, Governor Martin O’Malley announced the launch of a new business pitch contest designed to highlight Maryland entrepreneurs and small business owners. The contest will allow participants to pitch their businesses using ...
CustomInk Expands with Opening of New Location in Nevada
CustomInk, the “design online” custom t-shirt company, announced it will open a new location in Reno, Nevada. The Reno location will be the first outpost in the western part of the U.S. for CustomInk, which opened a facility in Charlottesville, VA last year. The expansion marks another major milestone for the 12 year-old company, which also ...
