Supporting Homeless & at risk Youth in Loudoun

by Andrea Winey

  Leading up to the Chambers First Superhero 5k Run/Walk, we will be spotlighting our beneficiary* and the facts about children in Loudoun County throughout the next few months. The Mobile Hope program is designed to support the needs of precariously housed, homeless and at risk youth living in Loudoun County. As one of the richest […]

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Using Social Media for Your Business

by Andrea Winey

Blog Post by Lisa Karl, Savvy Digital Business Let me get this out of the way: No, you absolutelydo not have to be on Facebook. Or any other social media for your business. Lisa and I always advise our clients that you should be where your customers are and where you are most comfortable being. […]

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Know Your Audience: Why Target Marketing is Essential in Today’s Online World

by Andrea Winey

  By: Kathy Sebuck, Strategic Marketing Communications Solutions at Microsoft As attention spans shrink and mobile devices continue to be a daily staple, down time is now a commodity as everyone is constantly connected and on sensory overload. As a result, in today’s business world knowing your audience and how to communicate with them online can […]

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The General Assembly is in Session, do you care?

by Andrea Winey

  Post by Brain Fauls, Government Affairs Manager at the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce Let’s face it, most people just don’t care about what goes on in the Virginia General Assembly.  If you ask the average person on the street about the General Assembly they’ll probably respond in one of two ways; either complain that […]

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Your Virtual Benchmark Emulator

by Andrea Winey

Written by Tracee Garner, Leadership Loudoun As a company owner, who are the CEOs, speakers, writers and forward-thinking leaders that you truly admire? We follow their social media, read about and watch for them in the news and on TV, just to see what they’ll come up with next. Why? For inspiration and motivation to […]

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Green Business Challenge – Update

by Andrea Winey

Update written by Carol Kearney, Momentum Realty, Committee Chair of the Green Business Initiative We had a fabulous first of the year at the Green Business committee meeting.  We discussed the green business scorecard and how companies can actually measure their energy savings, as we have built in calculators! Business owners should take advantage of […]

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#UniteLoudoun Campaign 2015

by Andrea Winey

Why #UniteLoudoun? We want to give Chamber members a reason to be proud of where they live, work & play, but we also want them to tell others why being a member is beneficial to them and their business! Did you know 80% of customers prefer doing business with a Chamber Member over their non-member competition? […]

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Resolutions – Do they really work?

by Andrea Winey

Post written by Susan McCormick, 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year & Owner of The Wellness Connection Take the Healthy Business Challenge today! More Information in our *new* video! The reality is that resolutions work for some people, and create nothing but more angst for others.  It really depends on how you are motivated and the […]

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Networking – Finding the Balance

by Andrea Winey

Post by Andrew Jenkins, Owner of Visual Edge Lansdscape Company As a small business owner, I think one of the biggest challenges is having balance. We constantly find ourselves juggling the many tasks we are faced with daily!  Often I find myself “working in the business” and not “working on the business”.  We’ve got to […]

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