Spotlight on the 2023 SBA Finalists: Mama’s Canine Mix

by Andrea Winey

Congratulations to Mama’s Canine Mix, a finalist for Home Based Business of the Year! Check out all of the finalists here. These responses are written by Mary Hayes, owner of the business. Tell us the story of your business/nonprofit and how it’s evolved. The story of Mama’s Canine Mix is a testament to entrepreneurship, a love […]

Spotlight on the 2023 SBA Finalists: Function-N-Fitness

by Andrea Winey

Congratulations to Shannon Curvey, owner of Function-N-Fitness, for being a finalist for Health & Wellness Business of the Year! View all 2023 SBA Finalists here. Tell us the story of your business/nonprofit and how it’s evolved. In 2015, after working fourteen years in health and wellness, I observed a gap between healthcare and fitness. People […]

Spotlight on the 2023 SBA Finalists: Birch Tree Books

by Andrea Winey

Congratulations to Birch Tree Books on being a finalist for the Main Street Business of the Year! Check out all of the 2023 SBA Finalists here. Tell us the story of your business/nonprofit and how it’s evolved. Birch Tree Books started as a dream that downtown Leesburg could one day have an independent bookstore. Bookstore’s […]

Spotlight on the 2023 SBA Finalists: ESSAYCURE

by Andrea Winey

Join us in congratulating the finalists for the 29th Annual Loudoun Small Business Awards! ESSAY CURE is a finalist in the Home Based Business of the Year category. Get your tickets for the big event before they’re sold out, Friday, November 10, 2023. Event Details Here Tell us the story of your business/nonprofit and how it’s evolved. My […]

Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Brigitta Toruño, UNO Translations & Communications LLC

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Brigitta Toruño, Owner of UNO Translations & Communications, LLC for answering these questions! Learn more about the Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Committee here. Where were you born and raised and when/why did you come to Loudoun? My father was from Argentina and my mother was from Ecuador. They met in Washington, […]

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Spotlight: Robin Sgambati Photography

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Robin Sgambati for answering our questions! Check out Robin’s photography business here. Learn more about the 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 South Korea and moved to Reston, […]

Arab American Heritage Month Spotlight: Sherif Said, eSolytics

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Sherif Said, CEO and Co-Founder of eSolytics for answering our questions! Learn more about the 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? Born in New Carrollton, MD. Grew up in Waldorf, MD. […]

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Ferri Riar, Orblynx Academy LLC

by Andrea Winey

 Thank you to Ferri Riar, Founder and CEO of Orblynx Academy LLC and Chair of the Loudoun Coalition on Women and Girls (LCWAG), for answering our questions! Learn more about the 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 […]

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Kim Tapper, A Place to Be

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Kim Tapper, Co-Founder and Community Director at A Place To Be, for answering a few of our questions! Learn more about the 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 […]

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Devina Mahapatra, Dulles South Soup Kitchen

by Andrea Winey

Thank you Devina for answering a few of our questions! Check out the Dulles South Soup Kitchen website here. Learn more about the 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 Kuwait […]