Native American Heritage Month: Frank Watson, RavenTek

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Frank Watson from RavenTek for answering these questions in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Check out the RavenTek website here. To learn more about the Chamber’s DEIA Committee, click here. Where were you born and raised and, if it was someplace else, when and why did you come to Loudoun? I […]

30th Annual Loudoun Small Business Awards Finalist Spotlight: iQuasar

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Sabia from iQuasar for sharing about your business with us. Congratulations on being a finalist for the 30th Annual Loudoun Small Business Awards! View all finalists here and event info here. Tell us the story of your business and how it’s evolved. iQuasar was founded over two decades ago in Northern Virginia with […]

2019 Committee Spotlight: GovCon Committee

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Matt Stavish & Jeff Powell, Chair & Vice Chair of the GovCon Committee, for answering a few of our questions. The GovCon Committee meets the 4th Tuesday of each month at 8 a.m. Learn more about the GovCon Committee.  1. What is the mission of your committee in your own words? To […]

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How to Grow in the GovCon Space Besides Traditional Business Development

by Andrea Winey

Post written by: Ted Lauer, SVP with Access National Bank, a division of: Union Bank & Trust Join us at our upcoming Loudoun GovCon Event, “Government Contracting M&A: The State of Market and Acquisition Strategies” on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Register Here Growth in the government contracting space can be achieved in more ways than […]

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Plan Now or Fail Later – Why your Wrap Rate Matters

by Andrea Winey

Written by John Janek, CEO, cBrain North America. Learn more about the Loudoun GovCon Initiative and upcoming events, click here. The Loudoun Chamber of Commerce has a lot of great events that it holds throughout the year.  The Government Contracting committee typically pulls together a number of these events focused exclusively on the government contracting community.  And […]

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Deliver Uncompromised: The Department of Defense’s Latest Security Initiative

by Andrea Winey

This post originally appeared on Aronson, LLC‘s website. Thank you to the authors, Payal Vadhani & John Peatross. Join us for our upcoming Loudoun Tech Coalition event, Policing the Cloud, on October 29th. Register Here In recent months, the Department of Defense declared a new initiative called “Deliver Uncompromised,” which aims to improve the private sector’s […]

SBA Loans to Buy a Business: Requirement Changes!

by Andrea Winey

By Ted Lauer, Senior Vice President, Access National Bank Effective January 1, 2018, the requirements to obtain an “7a” loan from a bank, backed by the guaranty of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), to buy a business are changing. As background, SBA does not make loans directly to businesses, it has a loss-sharing agreement […]

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It’s Never Too Soon to Think About the End

by Andrea Winey

By Jay Gruendl of Corporate Results, Inc. There are very few instances in business where someone will say, “It’s too soon to start thinking about that,” and this definitely applies to having an exit strategy.  While many of the financial metrics used in the initial valuation of the business can be maximized in the 18-24 […]

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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 […]

Introduction to Facility Security Clearance

by Andrea Winey

By Ade Odutola, Solvitur Systems LLC & Imo F Etuk, MathCraft Security Technologies, Inc. Companies that wish to do business with the federal government and handle national security information must obtain a confidential, secret, or top secret Facility Security Clearance – or FCL. The clearance can be awarded by the government after an investigation determines […]