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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
January 3, 2017
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Leesburg HUBZone Business Meeting at Mason Enterprise
Center on January 26, 2017
Small businesses interested in federal contracting or HUBZone certification are
invited to attend this informational meeting.
Leesburg, VA (January 3, 2017) – The Town of Leesburg’s Economic Development Office will
hold its next quarterly HUBZone Business Meeting Thursday, January 26, 2017, from 6:00 p.m to
8:00 p.m., at the Mason Enterprise Center in downtown Leesburg (202 Church Street SE). The
meeting is open to all small businesses at no cost.
The guest speaker for this quarter’s meeting will be Scott Svabek, President and CEO of Svabek
Consulting LLC. A retired U.S. Army Colonel, Mr. Svabek started his company after serving for
over 28 years as a Medical Logistics Officer and a Defense Procurement expert in the Army. He
recently was nominated and served as the newly established Defense Health Agency’s first Head
of Contracting (HCA) and Director of Procurement. Prior to this assignment, he served as the
Commander and Principle Assistant Responsible for Contracting (PARC) of the USAMEDCOM
Health Care Acquisition Activity (HCAA) for over 5 years. In total, Mr. Svabek has over 17 years
of personal experience in federal procurement.
This quarter’s meeting is sponsored by Custom Software Systems, Inc. (CSS). Headquartered in
Leesburg, CSS is a certified woman-owned small business (WOSB) and certified HUBZone
business. CSS specializes in developing and implementing Software Solutions and IT Support
Services that deliver value to their customers. For more information, visit
www.CustomSoftwareSystems.com.
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 703-737-6530.
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