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Help DC better understand its small business environment - DC
Business Owners click here: Fill Out Survey
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Affinity Lab Wins $100,000 Business Plan Competition
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Adams
Morgan based Affinity Lab, a business cowork venture, took first
place in a business plan competition qualifying for $100,000 in
investment in a tight four-way competition staged at the Washington, DC
Economic Partnership (WDCEP). READ MORE...
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Register Today For The 2009 Small Business Awards!
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The
2009 Small Business Awards is taking place July 22nd, 2009, from 9:00am -
11:00am in the Grand Ballroom at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel (1401
Pennsylvania Ave, NW). Don't miss your chance to celebrate DC's small
business community - RSVP today!
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WDCEP Undertakes a Comprehensive Site Location Survey
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This
summer, the Washington, DC Economic Partnership has acquired four interns
to complete our first ever comprehensive site location survey. Our interns
are canvassing the city's commercial corridors-photographing and recording
information on occupied and vacant mixed-use, retail, and commercial
storefronts.
From Wisconsin Avenue to Rhode Island Avenue to South Capitol Street, our
interns are focusing their efforts on corridors not covered by an existing
neighborhood BID or CID. Utilizing new cameras with built-in GPS
technology, our goal is to have the city's first comprehensive site
database which will continue to be updated throughout the year.
Our interns are Adam Young, a rising-senior at The George Washington
University; Dave Clark, a rising-sophomore at Utah Valley University; Matt
Kruczlnicki, a rising-senior at Providence College; and Sam Prendergast, a
rising-junior at Boston College.
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DC Business Owners: Take Our Survey
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The
Washington, DC Economic Partnership, the Department of Small and Local
Business Development, and Social Compact are conducting a 20-minute on-line
business environment survey in the District in an effort to gain a
clearer understanding of the issues and burdens that DC businesses
encounter and to gain a better sense of what services are most needed. The
input from your business is essential, and we appreciate your time and
contribution. Please note that you are able to save responses and go
back to them at any time without having to start over again. TAKE SURVEY .
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Changes to DSLBD's Certified Business Enterprise Revolving
Micro Loan Fund Program
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Last
month, the Mayor signed into law legislation that changed the definition of
eligible recipient of the DC Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) Revolving
Micro Loan Fund Program. Now the program is open to businesses certified by
DSLBD as small or disadvantaged. The Micro Loan Program previously required
an eligible recipient to be a business certified as small and
disadvantaged. Due to the modification, businesses with any of these
designations are eligible to apply for loans of $15,000 to $25,000 based on
emergency (90 days) and temporary (225 days) legislation. READ MORE...
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 Michael Chasen, chief
executive officer for Blackboard, is this year's Small Business Awards
(SBA09) keynote speaker. Register today for SBA09 and get the chance to meet Mr.
Chasen and hear him speak in this intimate setting.
As
chief executive officer for Blackboard, Michael Chasen has provided the
leadership to take Blackboard from a start-up company with just one product
and a handful of clients to a publicly held company, with thousands of
clients, offering software and services used by millions of people around
the world.
Chasen's expertise
managing fast growth Internet software companies coupled with a passion to
enhance education through technology has been critical to Blackboard's
success. Chasen, together with Blackboard Chairman Matthew Pittinsky,
founded the company in 1997. Before founding Blackboard, Chasen served as a
member of the Higher Education Practice at KPMG Consulting. He worked
closely with several universities and colleges to implement wide-ranging
software systems and also managed online development projects within the
U.S. Department of Education.
Chasen
holds an MBA from Georgetown University and an undergraduate degree in
computer science from American University. Visit Blackboard here.
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DC's Creative Economy(1)
· The
Washington DC region ranked 4th in the US in the number of artists per
capita in 2000
· The Washington DC
region has the third highest number of architects in the US - only
the New York and Chicago regions have more.
· The Washington DC
region has more multi-media artists than Boston or Austin
· Over 4,000 people
are employed by the Smithsonian, with the majority in DC
· Only NY, LA and
Chicago have more graphic designers than the DC region
· There are at least
66 museums off the Mall
· Theater groups
estimate that there are 67 professional Washington area theaters presenting
454 productions, with an audience in 2007 of close to 2 million
(1): DC Creative Action Agenda, WDCEP & OP, prepared by
Mt. Auburn Associates
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