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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Town of Leesburg Hosts HUBZone Business Meeting at Mason
Enterprise Center on July 28, 2016
Small businesses interested in federal contracting or HUBZone
certification are invited to attend this no-cost informational meeting.
Leesburg, VA (July 18, 2016) – The Town of
Leesburg’s Economic Development Office will
hold its next quarterly HUBZone Business
Meeting on Thursday, July 28, 2016, from
6:00pm to 8:00pm, at the Mason Enterprise
Center in downtown Leesburg (202 Church
Street SE). The meeting is no-cost and open to
all small businesses.
The guest speaker for this quarter’s meeting will be Mr. Mark Crowley. Mr. Crowley is the
Executive Director of the HUBZone Contractors National Council. The HUBZone Contractors
National Council is a non-profit trade association providing information and support for
companies and professionals interested in the Historically Underutilized Business Zone
(HUBZone) Contracting Program. The Council strives to:
Monitor public policy and promote actions that support the well-being of the HUBZone
Empowerment Contracting Program.
Seek public policies that support, enhance, and expand business opportunities for firms
that have been certified as HUBZone firms by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Provide a forum for HUBZone firms to discuss issues of mutual interest .
Provide and promote services of interest to HUBZone firms.
Reinforce relations among HUBZone firms, government agencies, and other businesses.
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.
Please visit www.leesburgva.gov/hubzone to RSVP for this meeting. For more information
about the Leesburg HUBZone, contact Kindra Harvey, Business Development Manager with the
Leesburg Economic Development Office, at kharvey@leesburgva.gov or 703-771-6530.
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