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HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2015-07-20 HUBZone Quarterly Meeting Town of Leesburg News Release For Immediate Release Media Contact: Betsy Fields, Research & Communications Manager bfields@leesburgva.gov  703-771-2734 Town of Leesburg Hosts HUBZone Business Meeting at Mason Enterprise Center on July 30, 2015 Small businesses interested in federal contracting or HUBZone certification are invited to attend this free informational meeting. Leesburg, VA (July 20, 2015) – The Town of Leesburg’s Economic Development Office will hold its next quarterly HUBZone Business Meeting on Thursday, July 30, 2015, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, at the Mason Enterprise Center in downtown Leesburg (202 Church Street SE). The meeting is free and open to all small businesses. This quarter’s meeting is sponsored by Clearfocus Technologies, LLC. Guest speaker, Kevin Cassidy, President and CEO of Clearfocus Technologies, will share his experience and lessons learned from going through the HUBZOne certification process. Representatives from the Mason Enterprise Center, the Loudoun Workforce Resource Center and the Leesburg Economic Development Office will be on hand to answer questions. A program of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the HUBZone program helps small businesses gain preferential access to federal procurement opportunities while also increasing employment opportunities in economically distressed areas. In an effort to assist local businesses with navigating the HUBZone certification process, the Leesburg Economic Development Office has partnered with local business owners who have completed the process successfully to present quarterly information sharing meetings. For more information about the Leesburg HUBZone, contact Kindra Jackson, Business Development Manager with the Leesburg Economic Development Office at kindra.jackson@leesburgva.gov or 703-737-6530. # # #