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Real-World Success with Social Media Social Media Committee Event Presented by the NVTC Social Media Committee

Date:
January 25, 2011

Time:
7:30 a.m. Registration and Networking
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Program

Real-World Success with Social Media

Everyone talks about utilizing social media for business, but have you spoken to someone who has successfully integrated and executed social media as part of a business plan? The next Social Media Committee event features panelists who will provide real-world case studies about how they’ve used social media to further gain awareness, increase lead generation, build relationships with their target audiences, and more.

This event we will cover questions such as:

Can social media really work for a business?
Are organizations seeing success from their social media efforts?
If so, how did they define success in a social media campaign?
What tools were most useful?
What was the ROI from their social media strategy?
How did they convince the C-Suite that using social media was necessary?
Panelists:
Shashi Bellamkonda, Director Social Media, Network Solutions
Hooman Radfar, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Clearspring
Jennifer K. Smith, Manager of Web and Video Communications, Arlington County

Location:
Northrop Grumman
7575 Colshire Drive
McLean, VA

Cost:
Member: $ 45.00
Non-Member: $ 75.00

Walk-in Prices:
Member: $ 55.00 / Non-Member: $ 85.00

Walk-ins will be accepted on a space-available basis
Visit www.nvtc.org for more information and to register!

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Hi Everyone!
Happy Veteran’s day! I am feeling proud to be an American and want to thank all those who have served our country.
I have 2 quick announcements to share with you:

1. Georgetown Entrepreneur Club has one more slot for a Startup to present in front of a group of students and some possible VCs this Sunday. Here is the 411:
• Provide a business plan
• Show up at Georgetown Sunday from 1-4 PM to pitch your business and answer questions from teams of students
• Interested? Please contact Jay Rosenthal immediately at (202)747-4156 or jr525@georgetown.edu

2. Wednesday, Nov 17th is our 10th Startup Rockstars at the Affinity Lab in Adams Morgan. We have an exciting line up, featuring 5 Startup Demos and a special guest speaker speaking about “Law for People Who Can’t Be Bothered”. For more information or RSVP, please visit http://www.meetup.com/socialweb/calendar/15230048/

Here is the Agenda:
6:30 – 6:50 Sign in & networking
6:50 Start program
7:00 Presentations & Announcements
8:30 Networking & wrap-up

Demos and Presentations:
1. AmpStamps
2. Innoengineer (beta)
3. Soundtrckr
4. Podcast Recycler
5. BigUniverse

Special Guest Speaker – Sue Wang – “Law for People Who Can’t Be Bothered” – Simple ways to protect your downside and plan for your upside. (startup-related focus)

Pass this around! I look forward to seeing you next week!

Kady
301.332.5649

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Loudoun County is joining with the Town of Leesburg and George Mason University’s Mason Enterprise Center to create the Leesburg Business Incubator. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to appropriate $100,000 to support the first three years of the incubator’s operational costs.

A business incubator is a collection of office space for small businesses that allows for and encourages collaboration and innovation. In an environment where entrepreneurs and innovators can work together and share ideas, small businesses have the opportunity to grow stronger and more quickly. Also, by combining common administrative functions, such as reception, copy/fax services, and conference rooms, overall costs can be reduced.

The Mason Enterprise Center will manage the incubator and offer additional support services such as training, access to George Mason University resources, and business expansion assistance. The incubator is also expected to have space for teleworkers.

It is anticipated that future tax revenue and business growth from the incubator will offset the initial costs to operate the facility. As businesses need to expand further, staff from the town and county Departments of Economic Development will assist in finding suitable space for the businesses.

The incubator is expected to begin operating in the next few weeks. It will be located temporarily at 15 N. King Street, Leesburg, before moving to its eventual location of 202 Church Street, S.E., Leesburg. Town staff members have indicated that there is already significant interest in the incubator and that the temporary space may be expanded to accommodate additional tenants.

Leesburg District Supervisor Kelly Burk, the Board’s appointed liaison on the business incubator initiative, commented: “I am excited about this great partnership and opportunity for both the town and county. The location in downtown Leesburg is ideal for small business development and growth. Further, Loudoun and Leesburg are well-positioned to house these companies as they grow and need to expand into permanent spaces of their own.”

County Administrator Tim Hemstreet remarked, “Small businesses have traditionally been the linchpin behind economic recoveries, and this is an important step in Loudoun’s and Leesburg’s history in further supporting the growth of our homegrown small businesses.”

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The second round of 2010 SEVC presenting companies include:
AvidXchange – Charlotte, NC
avVenta – Mt. Pleasant, SC
BestThinking – Cary, NC
Blue Ocean Biomedical – Pembroke Pines, FL
CallMiner – Fort Myers, Florida
Columbia Power Technologies – Charlottesville, VA
Creative Allies – Asheville, NC
Deposco – Alpharetta, GA
GetWellNetwork – Bethesda, MD
HitFix – Washington, DC
LinkConnector – Cary, NC
MiserWare – Blacksburg, Virginia
Oversight Systems – Atlanta, GA
Parabon NanoLabs – Reston, VA
Patient Point – Orlando, FL
RivalHealth – Raleigh, NC
Sestar Technologies – Gainesville, FL
Skoodat – Chattanooga, TN
smartRealm – Leesburg, VA
SoloHealth – Duluth, GA
Voices Heard Media – Knoxville, TN
X-Ray Robotics – Raleigh, NC

David Troy, Moderator
Michael Ryan, South River Technologies
Elliott Hamilton, TeleCommunication Systems
Catharine McNally, Keen Guides
Todd Marks, Mindgrub

Details & Registration can be found here.

See full press release here.