Loudoun County Economic Development, VA

STUDENT VETERANS IN THE WORKFORCE
2022-01-06 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | MD
In collaboration with Comcast NBCUniversal and USAA, this session will focus on collaborative work between Student Veterans of America and Hiring Our Heroes and is focused on removing barriers to student veteran underemployment and unemployment.
This event will educate employers and service organizations on:

a holistic perspective of the student veteran and the diversity of this pipeline of talent
the value of student veterans in the workplace and the workforce of the future
innovative approaches to hiring and retaining student veterans

This Employment Summit is a free professional development event open to employers, service organizations, and student veterans.
Not able to attend in person? All registrants will also receive a link to join the session virtually.

Registering to Sell to the Federal Government Market
2022-01-11 12:00 - 13:30 | MD
Did you know that 23+ percent of all prime government contract dollars are awarded to small businesses? Learn what’s required to be a federal supplier so you can tap into this major market opportunity. In this webinar, SCORE expert business mentor and retired Northrup Grumman executive Karen Williams will explain how to become certified as a federal “small business.”
Topics to be covered include:
-Reasons to consider selling to the Federal Government market
-The different types of Federal Government certifications.
-How to determine if your business qualifies
-Determining small business set-aside eligibility
To learn how to take advantage of your new status as a federal “small business,” we encourage you to also attend the next webinar in the series: ‘Selling to the Federal Government Market.”
Registration Fee: $25

DHS is Hiring – Women in Law Enforcement
2022-01-11 16:30 - 18:30 | MD
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking hundreds of qualified individuals to fill critical positions in cybersecurity, information technology, intelligence analysis, law enforcement, transportation security, and emergency management. We will also be filling other critical positions in business operations, mission support, and many more.

As part of our hiring efforts, we are hosting a series of webinars to provide information on the Department’s mission, career opportunities, special hiring authorities, effective resume writing, and how to create a profile on USAJOBS.

All webinars are open to the public. Please share this information with friends, family, and anyone interested in a rewarding career in public service.

DISCOVERING YOUR CALLING IN PUBLIC, NATIONAL, OR MILITARY SERVICE
2022-01-11 18:30 - 19:30 | MD
Our country is facing many challenges today.
We have surpassed more than 830,000 COVID-19 deaths: a loss greater than the number of American battle casualties since the American Revolution (1775 to Present) ~ 657,000. Communities are in need of leadership. And many suffering people just need a helping hand.
In fact, we need individuals to stand up and serve our communities for the sake of our country’s health and well-being. We need people to join together to tackle common problems, make communities stronger, and inspire others to serve.
In this webinar, Alex Harrington will show job seekers how to identify and learn about opportunities in public, national, military, and other service organizations.

Loudoun County Family Services Career Fair
2022-01-12 15:00 - 19:00 | Douglass Community Center, 705-H East Market Street, Leesburg, VA, 20176, United States
Please join us in-person for an opportunity to meet the Child Protective Services program staff within Loudoun County’s Department of Family Services.
Have the potential to meet hiring managers on the day of the event by completing your employment application before the event: https://www.loudoun.gov/112/Human-Resources
Loudoun County Government is an employer of choice, offering fantastic benefits such as healthcare, dental, vision, Virginia State Retirement and other benefits here: https://www.loudoun.gov/5010/Employee-Benefits
If you have any questions about the employment process, please contact Loudoun County Human Resources at hr@loudoun.gov
Accommodation Statement: Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability in order to participate in Workforce Resource Center services, please contact the Center at 703-777-0150. Three business days advance notice is requested.

Creating a Quick Business Plan
2022-01-13 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-02-10 12:00 - 13:30 | MD
You have a great business idea, but what is the next step? How do you turn your idea into a great product or service? In this webinar, we show you how to write your “Value Proposition” and use the “Lean Canvas” to capture key ideas, concepts and strategies about your business. When you leave the webinar, you’ll be able to draft your own one-page business plan.
All registrants will receive access to webinar materials in advance, and link to the recorded webinar after the live event.
This webinar is part of SCORE’s Small Business Essentials (SBE) Webinar Series. The series is designed to prepare anyone who is considering starting a business to make the decisions and plans you need to successfully launch your business. All webinars are taught by experienced certified SCORE Mentors.
Registration Fee: $25

Setting Up a New Business Entity
2022-01-14 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-02-11 12:00 - 13:30 | MD
Should I register my business? What legal structure is best for my business? What kind of business insurance do I need? If you’re asking these questions, this webinar is for you. You’ll learn what you need to do to make sure your business is able to conduct its affairs legally, and how to take those critical first steps.
All registrants will receive access to webinar materials in advance, and a link to the recorded webinar after the live event.
This webinar is part of SCORE’s Small Business Essentials (SBE) Webinar Series. The series is designed to prepare anyone who is considering starting a business to make the decisions and plans you need to successfully launch your business. All webinars are taught by experienced certified SCORE Mentors.
Registration Fee: $25

Employer Lunch and Learn
2022-01-14 12:00 - 14:00 | MD
“Lunch and Learn”s via Zoom to discuss recruitment strategies for GMU Students, information about the student population, and share the Signature Events we have planned for the Spring. These lunches and learns will be geared toward my industries which are media, art design, communication, sports &recreation, and hospitality and tourism.

How to Recruit at George Mason University
2022-01-14 12:00 - 14:00 | MD
We would be delighted to introduce you to our campus community and support your efforts to recruit our talented students and alumni. We would be delighted to introduce you to our campus community and support your efforts to recruit our talented students and alumni.

Selling to the Federal Government Market
2022-01-18 12:30 - 13:30 | MD
23+ percent of all prime government dollars are awarded to small businesses. If you are not already selling your product or service to the federal government, you may be missing out on a major market opportunity. In this webinar, SCORE expert business mentor and retired Northrup Grumman executive Karen Williams will take you through the steps to sell to the federal government.
Topics to be covered include:
-How to conduct market research to identify opportunities
-Identifying subcontracting opportunities
-How to market your product/service to prime contractors
If you are not already set up as a federal “small business,” we encourage you to also attend this webinar “Registering to Sell to the Federal Government Market.”
Registration Fee; $25

Webinar V3 Core Curriculum
2022-01-19 10:00 - 12:00 | MD
The Virginia Values Veterans V3 Program offers this free virtual employer training event on nationally recognized best practices in recruiting, hiring and retaining military job seekers and military spouses. Earn Virginia certification as a V3-Certified Employer after your organization learns how military affiliated job seekers can be the ideal solution to your talent needs!
Earn free SHRM & HRCI credits
Learn about the Hire Vets Now internship Program
Share jobs in the Transition Connection Newsletter
Learn about opportunities to participate in virtual job fairs and networking events
Learn about the $10,000 Veteran Employment Grant

Marketing Part 1: Developing Your Marketing Plan
2022-01-19 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-02-16 12:00 - 13:30 | MD
Many entrepreneurs create products or services they can’t sell no matter how hard they work. It doesn’t have to be this way. This webinar will help you build a roadmap you can use to identify your ideal clients and discover a value proposition that will set you above your competition. We’ll also explain how to conduct a competitor analysis. Plus, we will review different pricing strategies and show the impact of pricing on profits.
This webinar sets the stage for the next webinar in the Small Business Essentials series, Marketing Part 2: Promoting Your Business.
All registrants will receive access to webinar materials in advance, and link to the recorded webinar after the live event.
This webinar is part of SCORE’s Small Business Essentials (SBE) Webinar Series. The series is designed to prepare anyone who is considering starting a business to make the decisions and plans you need to successfully launch your business. All webinars are taught by experienced certified SCORE Mentors.
Registration Fee: $25

Basics of Finding Data Using data.census.gov
2022-01-19 13:00 - 16:00, 2022-01-24 13:00 - 16:00 | MD
These participatory classes walk you through examples that cover the basics of using data.census.gov to find demographic and economic data, including ways to search, options available for getting tables into Excel, how to map a table, and more. Time is allotted throughout the training for questions, and participation is strongly encouraged. No prior knowledge of using data.census.gov is required for these classes.

Please click sessions below to register.
Registration is required to attend these workshops.
Attendance is limited to 25 participants per session.

Ramp Agent Hiring Event
2022-01-20 10:00 - 15:00 | Westfields Marriott, 14750 Conference Center Blvd, Chantilly, VA, 20151, United States
Ramp Agent Hiring Event for United Airlines
$10,000 sign on bonus
Thursday January 20th at 12pm at the Westfields Marriott
Interviews and Job Offers on the spot!

Marketing Part 2: Promoting Your Business
2022-01-20 12:00 - 13:30 | MD
You’ve developed a wonderful new product or service and now you need to get customers to buy it! In this webinar we’ll walk through the most common promotional methods used by entrepreneurs, including networking, referrals, social media, content marketing, email marketing and search engine optimization (SEO). We’ll help you decide how you can best reach your targeted customers and show you how to create your next promotional plan.
While not required, to get the most out of this webinar, please consider attending “Marketing Part 1: Developing Your Marketing Plan” first.
All registrants will receive access to webinar materials in advance, and link to the recorded webinar after the live event.
This webinar is part of SCORE’s Small Business Essentials (SBE) Webinar Series. The series is designed to prepare anyone who is considering starting a business to make the decisions and plans you need to successfully launch your business. All webinars are taught by experienced certified SCORE Mentors.
Registration Fee: $25

Attracting, Retaining and Engaging Top Talent
2022-01-21 11:00 - 12:00 | MD
Please join the Hilb Group for our upcoming Webinar with ADP, where you will learn how a PEO (Professional Employer Organization) can give your business a competitive advantage and help you win the war for talent.

A PEO, like ADP TotalSource, helps you manage all things HR in your business
including employee access to comprehensive benefits, employment regulations and compliance, talent management challenges like turnover and engagement,and the overall reduction in day-to-day HR tasks.

The Road Ahead: A Conversation with CFOs
2022-01-24 14:00 - 15:00 | MD
The National Observer, ACBJ’s largest daily newsletter, helps readers identify the trends and story lines that are shaping conversations in industries and regions across the country. In a conversational format, TNO delivers top business news from ACBJ’s 40-plus markets as well as stories from a national editorial team that address the challenges companies and employers across all sectors and sizes face as they grow their businesses.
The National Observer CFO forum features exclusive, one-on-one interviews with chief financial officers from major U.S. companies sharing insights on front-of-mind issues facing C-suite decision makers in the coming year. Supply-chain backlogs, the effects of inflation, workforce and talent challenges, and the overall economic outlook for corporations across all sectors are among the topics these executives will address, along with specific opportunities and challenges companies face as the nation emerges from the pandemic.

Developing Financial Projections for Your New Small Business
2022-01-27 12:00 - 13:30 | MD
You’re starting or have started your new small business. Great!! But . . . you’re worried about what your sales will be, or if you can make a profit and how you will manage your cash flow. If you need help in any of these areas, this webinar is for you! We’ll review calculating your startup costs, projecting sales, creating a projected profit and loss statement and cashflow statement.
All registrants will receive access to webinar materials in advance, and link to the recorded webinar after the live event.
This webinar is part of SCORE’s Small Business Essentials (SBE) Webinar Series. The series is designed to prepare anyone who is considering starting a business to make the decisions and plans you need to successfully launch your business. All webinars are taught by experienced certified SCORE Mentors.
Registration Fee: $25

Wisdom, Wealth, and Wellness Virtual Workshop
2022-01-29 09:30 - 11:30 | MD
This workshop will help you design a blueprint to help you step into your power and design a plan to manage your personal wealth, mental wellness, and increase wisdom.

Peck of Dirt Speaker Series: Joel Salatin
2022-01-29 17:00 - 20:00 | The Stables at Bluemont Vineyard, 18755 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont, VA, 20135
Peck of Dirt, Inc. is a non-profit ag-education program set to launch in 2022! Our mission is to educate and empower generations to come by regenerating a connection between people, food, and farming within our Northern Virginia community. We are excited to launch various avenues of farming education, the first of which is our Speaker Series. Our first event, set for January 29, 2022, features Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm!

Greater Washington Apprentice Network – February Employer Briefing
2022-02-01 14:00 - 15:00 | MD
The Greater Washington Apprentice Network (GWAN) brings together employers, academic institutions, public and private sectors. Employers gain access to best practices from organizational peers, sources of prospective apprentice candidates, support services, academic institutions, and training resources. The GWAN meets on the first Tuesday of each month for an Employer Briefing.

Life Science Across the Globe: A fireside chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci
2022-02-02 09:00 - 09:45 | MD
Life Science Across the Globe kicks of our 2022 series with a virtual 45-minute fireside chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH) and Chief Medical Advisor to the US President.
Moderated by Ron Vale, HHMI Vice President and Executive Director, Janelia Research Campus.

Feed Your Future Virtual Career Fair
2022-02-02 11:00 - 15:00 | MD
Welcome to the Virtual Career Fair – Colleges, hosted by AgCareers.com and CareersInFood.com on February 2nd, 2022, from 11 AM – 3 PM. To make the most out of this event edit your profile under the account tab on the day of the event so employers can see your resume. Also, ensure you are using Google Chrome or Firefox when using the Pheedloop platform.

Ramp Agent Hiring Event
2022-02-03 09:00 - 13:00 | Westfields Marriott, 14750 Conference Center Blvd, Chantilly, VA, 20151, United States
United Airlines Ramp Service Hiring event at the Westfields Marriott in Chantilly, VA

Instruction 2 Industry Career Expo Event
2022-02-14 16:00 - 20:00 | MD
We’d like to share a new, exciting opportunity with you! Arlington, Fairfax, Falls Church City, Loudoun, Manassas City, and Prince William County Public Schools are hosting a multi-day virtual career exploration fair for high school students to connect with industry professionals from in-demand career fields across the Northern Virginia Region on February 14 – 17, 2022.

Ramp Agent Hiring Event
2022-02-17 09:00 - 15:00 | Westfields Marriott, 14750 Conference Center Blvd, Chantilly, VA, 20151, United States
United Airlines and Swissport are hiring part time employees. For employees that want to work full time hours, Swissport has agreed to work around United employee’s schedules to allow you to work part time for both United and Swissport. United is offering a $10,000 signing bonus and Swissport is offering a $5,000 signing bonus! Please apply online and walk in to our Ramp Agent Hiring Event on Thursday, February 10th starting at 9 am. Location: Westfields Marriott 14750 Conference Center Blvd Chantilly, VA 20151 Please plan to be there for up to 4 hours if offered both positions to complete clearance activities. If you successfully interview and are offered a Part Time Ramp Agent with both companies you become eligible to receive a $10,000 sign on bonus from United Airlines and a $5,000 sign on bonus from Swissport.
