Friday, February 15, 2013
Tysons-based Fairfax County Economic Development Authority opens eighth marketing location to encourage business growth.
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) has hired a Boston-area communications firm to help market Fairfax County to New England companies considering an expansion to the Metropolitan Washington area.g Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications will represent the FCEDA in greater-Boston. FCEDA said it chose to open a marketing office in Boston because of its similarities with the D.C. metro area. “With its concentration of IT companies, strong venture capital community, life-science initiatives and renowned academic institutions, the Boston area shares many economic similarities with the Fairfax-Washington area, and we are opening a Boston office to show New England companies how they can benefit by expanding with a Fairfax …
Friday, September 28, 2012
Business owners in Alexandria and southern Fairfax County tell Patch what they want to hear from Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama in the upcoming debates.
The future of small businesses has been a major topic in the 2012 Presidential race, and the difficulty securing bank loans and regulatory and economic uncertainty is weighing down local business owners across Northern Virginia. President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney will debate Wednesday on domestic issues, including the economy. These small business owners will be watching. Small Business Loans, Health Care Costs Take a Toll In July 2009, 29-year-old Danielle Romanetti opened her first business — Fibre Space, a knitting store in Old Town Alexandria. Months earlier, despite her good credit rating, she was unable to get a $95,000 loan from a bank to cover her start-up costs. Romanetti ended up borrowing $50,000 from a…
Friday, July 22, 2011
'The details are that you end up in traffic congestion, but we have jobs,' says FCEDA Chief.
Severe traffic aside, Base Realignment and Closure is a net positive for the Northern Virginia economy, according to Dr. Gerald Gordon, president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. “Ghost towns don’t have traffic. Cities with a 15 percent unemployment rate don’t have heavy traffic during rush hour because nobody is going to work,” said Gordon, who spoke with Patch from his office in Tysons Corner. “Our traffic is all these people going to work. It’s hard to argue.” And Gordon had advice for commuters: "Start early. Adjust your hours. Go in early, go home early. Go in late, come home late. I think that’s the answer. Or go further out, get near a VRE [Virginia Railway Express] station, and take the train. Carpool…
Bill Sweet
9:33 am on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Did anyone try the Small Business Administration? These sized loans would fit right into that program. And if for any reason your loan would not be excepted you could appeal directly to the Obama administration! So what are you waiting for? more ›