How to Shift Your Business to Current Market Conditions
Join us for a casual conversation with other young professionals regionally as we hear from one of our community leaders and Loudoun’s Top Entrepreneur of the Year for 2020, Tony Stafford, Owner of Ford’s Fish Shack. You will walk away with tips for how to shift your business to current market conditions and leverage change to your advantage. Tony will dive into the lessons he learned from 2020 and how his business emerged stronger in 2021.
Featured Speaker: Tony Stafford, Owner, Ford’s Fish Shack
Tony opened Ford’s Fish Shack in 2010 in Ashburn, Virginia. Three years later, he opened his second location in South Riding and in 2017 he opened his third restaurant in Lansdowne. With over 25 years of experience, he has worked in all types of foodservice operations, from business catering to resorts, country clubs, large restaurant groups and small boutique restaurants, and even brew pubs. Ford’s has won numerous awards over the years, including best seafood restaurant and has even taken their lobster rolls to NYC for a national lobster roll competition. Recently Ford’s started a catering division and a food truck. Ford’s is always helping local charities and giving back to the community.
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Annual DEIA Summit
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Chamber Classic
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Small Business Awards
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Valor Awards
In the Spring of 2025, the Loudoun Chamber will celebrate 40 years of honoring our community’s real-life heroes, including several truly heroic citizens, for their courageous and often lifesaving actions. Join us at the 40th Annual Loudoun County Valor Awards. Event Page Here
State of the Loudoun Market
The Loudoun real estate market has rarely experienced the number of challenges and opportunities it does today. It is difficult to make sense of these current market conditions and their impact on economic conditions. In 2025, the Loudoun Chamber will bring together the region’s top economic and real estate experts to examine how the economic and cultural forces influencing this market will impact your business. Stay tuned for more information.