Black History Month Spotlight: Nicole Wright, Wright Accounting Solutions LLC

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Nicole Wright from Wright Accounting Solutions LLC for being a spotlight for Black History Month! Learn more about the Chamber’s 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 Milford, Delaware, and raised in […]

Spotlight on the 2023 SBA Finalists: Loudoun Coalition on Women and Girls (LCWAG)

by Andrea Winey

Congratulations to LCWAG Loudoun Coalition on Women and Girls for being a finalist in the Nonprofit Organization of the Year category! Check out all of the finalists here. These responses are written from the perspective of Coalition Chair Ferri Riar. Tell us the story of your business/nonprofit and how it’s evolved. The inception of our non-profit is […]

Spotlight on the 2023 SBA Finalists: MAVENTRI

by Andrea Winey

Congratulations to MAVENTRI, a finalist for Home Based Business of the Year! Check out all of the finalists here. This spotlight was written from the perspective of Veronica Duckett, CEO of MAVENTRI. Tell us the story of your business and how it’s evolved. Our journey began when our founder, Wanda Medina, recognized the challenges that […]

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: Casa de Avila Tacos

by Andrea Winey

Congratulations to Casa de Avila Tacos for being a finalist in the Main Street Business of the Year category! Check out all of the SBA finalists here. Tell us the story of your business and how it’s evolved. We began this amazing journey in September of 2020 as a dream of what could be. One […]

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: Tree of Life Ministries

by Andrea Winey

Congratulations to Tree of Life Ministries, a finalist for Nonprofit Organization of the Year! View all SBA 2023 Finalists here. Tell us the story of your business/nonprofit and how it’s evolved. Tree of Life Ministries was established fifteen years ago in 2008 with a simple Purpose – ‘to reach out to the poor and needy […]

Spotlight on the 2023 SBA Finalists: Hidden View Bed & Breakfast

by Andrea Winey

Congratulations to Hidden View Bed & Breakfast on being a finalist for Destination Business of the Year! This post is from the perspective of Cheri Shields, CTA. View all of the SBA 2023 Finalists Here Tell us the story of your business and how it’s evolved.  In 2014, our retirement dream was to find an endeavor […]

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 […]