Fairfax County’s Fortune 500 companies accounted for 45.3 percent of the revenues of all Fortune 500 companies based in the Washington region. Read the press release here.
Attendees will meet with senior U.S. government commerce and trade officials and Indian government officials in Washington, D.C.; participate in intensive discussions at Mason on U.S.-India business opportunities; tour Fairfax County facilities and communities; and network with Indian-American business leaders whose businesses have invested and created jobs in Fairfax County. Read the press release here.
The Board of Supervisors approved the Small Business Week proclamation at its May 22 meeting. A resolution passed by the board noted that almost 97 percent of all businesses in Fairfax County have fewer than 100 employees, that small businesses diverse in ethnic background and industry sectors create thousands of jobs in the county every year, and that many large county employers manage mentor-protégé programs to help develop small businesses. Read the press release here.
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