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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thank you to Chamber Board Member Sharon Wright, founder and President of Loud & Clear Marketing, for answering our questions! Learn more about the Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Committee here. I was born and raised in a suburb of Pittsburgh and had what I would describe as a pretty idyllic childhood. It was the era of great […]
Thank you to Darlene Shenier, owner of Darlene’s Photography, for answering our questions! Learn more about the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility Committee (DEIA) 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 Los Angeles, CA (my mother was born in […]