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New Limitations on Subcontracting Rules For Small Businesses

Blog post written Orest J. Jowyk, Ravenhearth Law, PLLC For more information on the GovCon Initiative, click here. As of June 30, 2016, we are living under new rules issued by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) regarding limitations on subcontracting, how those limitations are calculated, and how the rules are to be enforced. Shift From “Percentage of […]

GO Virginia – What is next for Loudoun?

As Prepared for Delegate Randy Minchew (R-Loudoun) On July 1, 2016 a series of proposals known as the Virginia Initiative for Growth and Opportunity in Each Region (GO Virginia) became law.  As a member of the House of Delegates from Loudoun County, I am proud to have co-patroned part of the GO Virginia proposal and […]

Can Tech Startups Save Main Street?

Blog post by Vanessa Wagner, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Manager, Loudoun County, Va Department of Economic Development “95 Million People Went to Shop at Small Businesses on Small Business Saturday 2015” ¹  There is buzz around shopping local and supporting small business, but it needs to extend past one day or season to sustain our main street […]

Smartphones and your Company’s Secrets

Blog post written by Joey M. Alonso, President & Founder, Quortum For more information on the GovCon Initiative, click here. Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve certainly heard about Pokémon Go, the smartphone-based game that has kids and adults wandering urban and rural areas in attempts to “Catch’em All!”  How about social media apps or from […]

Back-to-School Health Tips

Thank you to Sunil Budhrani, CMO & CMIO at Innovation Health, for this informative post!To learn more about the Loudoun Chamber’s Health & Wellness Initiative, click here. It’s that time of year again. A slow up-tick in traffic on the beltway, endless school supply lists begin making their way to the top of every parent’s […]

How to Save a Life

Blog post written by Stacey Miller, Government and Community Liaison, Inova Loudoun HospitalTo Learn More about the Health & Wellness Business Initiative at the Loudoun Chamber, click here. That song by The Fray sneaks into my head sometimes because I work for a hospital and every day I see and hear about life saving events […]

Compliance for Federal Contractors Accounting Systems

Thank you to Tom Moler, of YHB (Yount, Hyde & Barbour, PC) for this article!To learn more about the GovCon initiative, click here. Is it important to have our accounting system in compliance with the Defense Contract Audit Agency’s (DCAA) requirements?  That’s one of the first questions we get from many of our small government contractors.  […]

PRESS RELEASE: Grafton deButts, IOM, LCCC Graduates from Institute for Organization Management

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 8, 2016Contact: Andrew Weller 202-463-5802 A Leadership Training Program Produced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation WASHINGTON, D.C.— Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, is pleased to announce that Grafton deButts, IOM, Director of Membership & Brand Strategy, of the Loudoun County […]

Two Truths and a Lie

Blog Series by Government Affairs Manager Brian FaulsTo view previous posts in this series, click here. In efforts to hold our elected officials accountable, the Northern Virginia Chamber Alliance issues a scorecard every year with records of what was voted on by those representing the alliance in the Senate and House of Representatives. (full press […]