Alexandria Economic Development Partnership

07/28/2020

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: NEW EMERGENCY WORKPLACE STANDARDS- ALEXANDRIA EMPLOYERS. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

TODAY! 3PM!
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zUhVJF4BS0uif73ZhPvzxg
#AlexandriaVA Businesses: we highly encourage you to find time this afternoon to join us for a webinar discussing the recent business requirements.
Governor Ralph Northam announced that the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board adopted a new Emergency Temporary Standard, to take immediate effect next week.To help Alexandria businesses understand these new standards, please join us for an important webinar to hear more about these requirements that impact ALL ALEXANDRIA BUSINESSES.
Jennifer Rose, Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Cooperative Programs Director with the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry will talk through these standards and the employer's responsibility to implement them. We will also discuss tactics and advice for enforcement of the face mask requirement in businesses.

Important webinar to learn about new statewide requirements that impact ALL ALEXANDRIA BUSINESSES. Jennifer Rose, Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Cooperative Programs Director with the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry will talk through these standards and the employer’s res...

07/13/2020

Newsletter Sign Up - AEDP

Did you know - each week, we send out a newsletter filled with events, highlights, news, and more related to economic development and community for Alexandria, VA? Check out this week's newsletter, or sign up today to start receiving them on the first work day of the week!

Sign up here: https://alexandriaecon.org/newsletter-sign-up/
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AEDP’s weekly newsletter features information for businesses and the community. Including events, news, announcements, and more, sign up below to begin receiving it.

06/29/2020

Watch Regular Heroes Season 1 - Prime Video

We see a familiar face in episode 7 of Amazon Prime's Regular Heroes... Brad Halsey from Building Momentum is featured, showing the innovative inventions that are the every day work over in the Eisenhower Valley!

https://www.amazon.com/Regular-Heroes-Season-1/dp/B08859BYPG

06/18/2020

Next week, the City of Alexandria and AEDP will reconvene the business community to review the newly announced Governor of Virginia's Phase 3 guidelines. The Commonwealth will not be entering Phase 3 any sooner than Friday, June 26th. If you are interested in participating in a briefing- by industry, please sign up here: https://alexandriaecon.org/covid-19-resources/#sign-up-covid-alerts

06/15/2020

Tech on Tap: No camp? No problem! STEM ideas for family summer fun.

Virginia Tech’s Tech on Tap, a regular community speaker series, is exploring ideas for family summer fun. This virtual summit with STEM education specialists will explore outdoor & indoor activities in which families can have so much fun, they won’t realize how much they’re learning.

Experts Jim Egenrieder and Erika Bonnet will share teaching strategies and activities, adults will better understand what their kids are thinking and how they learn.
Launching Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 4:00 PM EDT!

Register here: https://bit.ly/2AE9mOb

Have a question for the experts? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/1nS3ANPYi54gYfXZ9

Event partners: Virginia Tech Port City Brewing Company Alexandria Library

With kids at home this summer, you need a game plan. Two Virginia Tech STEM education specialists will guide us through activities.

06/09/2020

6/9/20 UPDATE: Northern Virginia Moving Into Phase 2 on Friday, Webinars for Businesses

ATTENTION Alexandria restaurants, breweries and fitness businesses- learn about the changes ahead as Northern Virginia moves into Phase 2 of the "Forward Virginia" plan this Friday, June 12th. Follow the links below to sign up for industry-specific webinars TOMORROW, where you will hear about the new guidelines and be able to ask questions to City and Health Department staff to assure you are ready to continue to reopen safely this weekend!

06/08/2020

Alexandria Back to Business Grants Close Today at 5PM

Last call for applications for the ALX B2B Grants- to learn more and apply, visit: https://bit.ly/ALXB2B

06/07/2020

Good afternoon- reminder that applications are OPEN for the Alexandria Back to Business Grants. The fund has $4.4M for qualifying Alexandria businesses - learn more and apply today! https://bit.ly/ALXB2B

06/02/2020

ALX B2B - AEDP

This week, the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership and the AlexandriaVA.gov City of Alexandria are launching the Alexandria Back to Business Grants Program for Small Businesses!

The ALX B2B Grants program will allow for Alexandria businesses to offset costs associated with reopening and rescaling. This much-needed capital allows for us to invest in our businesses and business owners.

Grants will be available to Alexandria-based, for-profit businesses with 2 to 100 employees that have experienced losses in revenue of 25% or greater due to the COVID-10 pandemic.

Applications will be open from 8:00AM on Thursday, June 4th through 5:00PM Monday, June 8th.

For more information, including acceptable use of grants, eligibility requirements, size of grants, and ALX B2B timeline, visit the Alexandria Back 2 Business grants webpage.

https://alexandriaecon.org/alx-b2b/

ALX B2B The Alexandria Back to Business (B2B) grant program is a partnership of the AEDP and City of Alexandria that aims to accelerate the recovery and profitability of small businesses in Alexandria…

05/27/2020

See you tomorrow afternoon at the next digital installment of Tech on Tap!

Meet the food science experts who will be answering your questions at tomorrow's virtual event Tech on Tap: The Ripple Effect: Food in the time of COVID-19! Please don't forget to submit your questions in advance 👉 https://bit.ly/3d5KJIm

For more info and to register 👉 https://bit.ly/2M3cXHP

#TechonTap Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Tech - DC area Virginia Cooperative Extension Alexandria Library Alexandria Economic Development Partnership Port City Brewing Company Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Alumni Organization

05/25/2020

Alexandria Back to Business Industry Webinars - AEDP

ATTENTION all restaurants, brick & mortar retailers, exercise & fitness businesses and salons, barbers, spas, and personal grooming businesses in the City of Alexandria: as the City and the business community prepare to enter Phase 1 of the #ForwardVirginia plan, and await news on a timeline from the Governor of Virginia, please attend one of the meetings below on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY to make sure you understand the rules for operation, and learn about specific things the City is doing to help businesses re-open safely. Make sure you sign up for the correct webinar- subject matter experts will be available to answer your questions and make sure we are all prepared for Phase 1 as soon as we are given the green light.

To help Alexandria businesses prepare for Phase 1, including review and interpretation of the guidelines and regulations for reopening, the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership (AEDP) and the…

05/20/2020

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Beyond Covid-19: Keeping my customers and finding new ones in this climate. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join us TOMORROW, 5/21, for Keeping My Customers and Finding New Ones in This Climate, the next webinar in the NOVA EDA “Beyond COVID-19: NOVA Business Resiliency Webinars" series-

The Covid-19 Pandemic has shutdown broad swaths of industries, displacing workers, disrupting supply chains, and causing a significant contraction of the US economy during the first quarter of 2020.
Topics include:

Deliver greater value and engagement online

Engage your current customers digitally

Test new in-person meeting formats

Identify and trial new customer segments

Develop marketing and social media campaigns that have true impact to your business

Create new channels to market and adapt your products and services to reach new audience for continued growth

To register, please visit:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2xCym7dcTwKUT-O2FBqwdw

05/12/2020

Collision 2020 - AEDP

Are you an #AlexandriaVA based #startup? Looking for big new opportunities? Trying to grow your business? Want to build a network?

Then consider applying to (virtually) join us at this year's Collision Conf! We are partnering with Arlington Economic Development and Prince William County Economic Development to take 18 #NorthernVirginia start ups with us to this year's all-digital conference.

For more information, or to apply today, please visit: https://alexandriaecon.org/2020/05/collision-2020/

Join us! The City of Alexandria, Arlington County, and Prince William County are looking for innovative tech start-ups to take to the Collision from Home Conference during June 23 – 25, 2020.

05/08/2020

The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce

Congratulations to our Director of Marketing & Communications, Adrianne Griffith on today's announcement from the The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce. She joins an impressive list of honorees in the 2020 class of Alexandria's 40 Under 40- we're so excited to have her on our team and can't wait to celebrate this accomplishment in October!

We are proud to announce our 2020 40/40 Honorees! These 40 individuals will be celebrated at the 2020 40/40 Awards reception, presented by Beyer Subaru, to be held on October 29, 2020 at the United Way World Wide building.

The 40 under 40 program was established in 2016 by the Chamber to recognize top men and women, age 40 and under, engaged in a variety of fields including business, technology, nonprofit management, civic life, public service, education, and the arts, who are shaping Alexandria for the future.


The 2020 Honorees:

Andres Acosta II
T.C. Williams High School International Academy

Councilman Canek Aguirre
AlexandriaVA.gov

Chelsea Anderson
Home Grown Restaurant Group (Whiskey & Oyster, Pork Barrel BBQ Restaurant - Del Ray, Tequila & Taco, Sweet Fire Donna's, Holy Cow Del Ray, The Sushi Bar)

Chris Arnold
Alexandria Soccer Association

Allen Carrington Brooks
Building Momentum

Virginia Bush
Association of American Medical Colleges

Jessica Du Bois
Business Benefits Group, Inc. (BBG)

Andrew D. Garrahan
Covington & Burling LLP

Shawna Gary
Arlington County Government

Marcy Giannunzio
DIAG Studios

Ariana Gordillo
National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC)

Adrianne Griffith
Alexandria Economic Development Partnership

Gresham W. Harkless Jr
Blue 16 Media

Amanda Hayes Rudolph
Redmon, Peyton & Braswell LLP

Beth Inglis
Preting

Grant Alan Joiner
Charles Schwab

Lisa Kiefer
Sightline Strategy

Rachel Lazarus
AARP

Helen Lee
AlexandriaVA.gov

Garrett McGuire
AT&T

Catherine Miller
Four Directions Wellness

Katelin T. Moomau
Rich Rosenthal Brincefield Manitta Dzubin & Kroeger, PLLC

Jeremy Ryan Moss
Bonaventure Property Management

Courtney Overton
Speech of Cake, Inc.

Clinton Page
Alexandria City Public Schools

Sarah Phillips
The Scout Guide Alexandria

Emma Quinn
Port City Brewing Company

Megan Ritter Judt
National Council For Adoption

Sam Silverlieb
McChrystal Group

Josh Simon
Lee & Associates

Christopher Suarez
Alexandria City Public Schoolss

Natalie Ivana Talis
Alexandria Health Department

John Taylor III
Jack Taylor's Alexandria Toyota

Daniel Teka
Inova Alexandria Hospital

Nathan Toews
Senior Services of Alexandria

Marisa Tordella
Friends of Guest House

Steven E. Ulrich
Cassaday & Company, Inc.

Adrianna Vallario
McEnearney Associates, Jillian Keck Hogan Group, Realtors

Dr. Joshua W. Walker
Japan Society

Kayla Yingst
Alexandria Renew Enterprises

05/06/2020

Beyond COVID-19 Webinar Series: Session Three - AEDP

Join us TOMORROW for the next session of the NOVA EDA Beyond COVID-19: NOVA Business Resiliency Webinars. This week's session is: What’s best for my business, what’s best for my people? and it will delve into issues of how best to handle your employees and what decisions you need to make during these difficult times.

Who should attend: Business owners and managers looking to understand how best to lead and manage remote teams and what decisions to make during and beyond the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Cost: No charge.

For more info: https://alexandriaecon.org/2020/05/beyond-covid-19-webinar-series-session-three/

04/30/2020

Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration provided a report on the newly-reopened Paycheck Protection Program. $90Bn of the $310Bn of the new funds have been committed.

That means if you are a business who has NOT applied for the PPP funds and need them, you should apply TODAY as there is still funding available. Please contact your lender to learn about the application process.

04/28/2020

Beyond COVID-19 Webinar Series: Session Two - AEDP

Registration is open for the next Beyond COVID-19: NOVA Business Resiliency webinar. This week's topic is "Funding and Finance In-Depth," which will delve into issues of federal and state government financing programs, leadership insights to managing through difficult economic times.

With the approval of a new tranche of COVID Relief Package funding signed into law last Friday small business programs such as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) will receive an additional $310B in funding, but how long will it last? And what alternatives do business owners have to secure additional financing throughout 2020? What advice can financial experts and experienced business leaders offer business owners throughout the region to steer a safe course?
To learn more and register, please visit: https://alexandriaecon.org/2020/04/beyond-covid-19-webinar-series-session-two/

BEYOND COVID-19: nOVA BUSINESS RESILIENCY WEBINARS In light of the current global pandemic, the Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance (NOVA EDA) is taking action. We are proud to announce…

04/22/2020

One of the AEDP's most important roles is to provide information and resources to the Alexandria business and commercial real estate community.

Today, we are excited to announce the launch our new website. With a clean format and simple navigation, our new website is replacing both of our old ones to make accessing information easier for our community. It also showcases our new brand: Alexandria- the Business of Bold.

We invite you to visit the new site at your convenience, and (as always) we are here to help!
https://alexandriaecon.org/

04/22/2020

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04/22/2020

Alexandria Economic Development Partnership

04/17/2020

Alexandria Economic Development Partnership

THIS MONDAY! Together with the Alexandria Small Business Development Center, we are hosting a Virtual Meeting for Alexandria businesses to hear about CARES Act Program updates directly from the Small Business Administration. David Hincapie, Economic Development Specialist at the Washington Metropolitan Area District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), will discuss the financial tools and resources now available to help small businesses and non-profits navigate today's unprecedented economic challenges.

This Virtual Meeting is for Alexandria, Virginia businesses specifically, and the majority of time is intended for questions from the ALX business community. Our goal is to make this an interactive session where businesses can get answers from the SBA and learn from what other local businesses are doing.

Meeting info:
Monday, April 20th- 3:00 - 4:00 PM. You may join 10 minutes prior.
To register, please visit https://bit.ly/2zbtp5J

Note: you MUST register in advance in order to attend. Please send us a message with any questions!

Alexandria, Virginia is a rapidly growing city that is poised for significant development in the coming years.

04/06/2020

Entrepreneur starts fund to help Va. businesses until federal aid arrives

Alexandria small businesses- here's a new resource to help you meet payroll, pay healthcare expenses and more while awaiting federal loan funds. Read more about the Virginia 30 Day Fund below from the Washington Post

Pete Snyder, a potential contender for governor in 2021, and his wife have provided $100,000 in seed money.

04/06/2020

Free Signs to Help Alexandria and Arlington VA Restaurants Through the COVID-19 Pandemic - AG Alexandria

Alexandria restaurants- your neighbors at Alphagraphics Alexandria Virginia are here to help, offering a free sign so that hard-hit restaurants can advertise that they are still open and offering curbside, carry-out, and delivery services!

The Coronavirus crisis is an unprecedented time in the history of our great country. Never before have we seen our entire economy come to a grinding halt for such a long period of time. Many businesses in the Metro D.C. area have been affected in one way or another. For those fortunate enough to be....