Launch Loudoun Monthly: Unlocking Opportunities: The Small Business Summit 2025
This year’s Launch Loudoun Small Business Summit brought together entrepreneurs, innovators, and industry leaders for an unforgettable experience. Our guest speakers, Rohit Bhargava and Louie Gravance, shared valuable insights on how to step up your marketing and have the best user experience in your business, inspiring the entrepreneurial mindset and bolstering practical knowledge. Whether you’re a startup looking for guidance or a seasoned business owner seeking new strategies, the summit delivered tools, connections, and motivation to take your business to the next level.
If you missed it—no worries! Launch Loudoun is here to support you year-round. We host monthly Lunch & Learns, offer regular office hours at locations throughout the County, and organize engagingMeetups designed specifically to help small business owners like you grow, connect, and thrive. There’s always another opportunity to plug in, learn something new, and be part of our thriving entrepreneurial community.
Apple FCU's Giving Away $50,000 Through FinTastic Funding
Got a bold vision for your business? Here’s your chance to bring it to life! Apple Federal Credit Union is excited to support small businesses with FinTastic Funding, a Shark Tank-style competition designed to fuel local entrepreneurs and small businesses. If you’ve got a story to tell and a plan to grow, they want to hear from you! Through FinTastic Funding, they’re offering three prizes totaling $50,000 to small businesses that can most effectively pitch their passion, innovation and intent to impact our community.
Office hours provide small business owners time to sit down with our team to receive personalized advice on operations, finance, and marketing / sales. If you don’t see a time or location that fits your schedule, please contact Alberto Fernandez.
As a small business owner, understanding how money comes into and out of your business is crucial to the long-term success and sustainability of your business. Throughout 2025, Loudoun Economic Development is offering a variety of classes in their Ashburn office, hosted by Cheryl Wiehn, that will walk you through the essential financial concepts every entrepreneur should know, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, e-commerce, financial reports and budgeting. You’ll learn how to interpret and leverage these tools to make informed decisions, avoid common financial pitfalls, and ensure the financial health of your business.
As a tool for tracking your business finances, a high-level overview of QuickBooks will be reviewed at each class.
Meet Rebekah Murray and Colleen Steedly, Dare Gift Boxes
Created by best friends Rebekah Murray and Colleen Steedly, Dare Gift Boxes helps businesses build stronger client and team relationships through thoughtful, branded gifts. Based in Leesburg and shipping nationwide, Dare offers fully customized gifting solutions, with no minimums and any budget in mind. All gifts may also include a handwritten note, to add a touch of personalization.
They make gifting easy, strategic, and personal, so you can focus on growing your business while they handle the details. Shop their curated gifts or get in touch to start a custom gift project!
Verge Talent Partners (Verge), an HR and Hiring consultancy headquartered in California, is excited to announce its expansion into Ashburn, VA, with an initial focus on supporting Loudoun County's thriving cybersecurity community.
Verge brings distinguished expertise delivering people operations systems and solutions in partnership with tech organizations across the United States. The firm serves organizations at various stages of growth and across multiple industries, including government contractors.
