White Papers

As part of its advertising program, the FCEDA has produced a series of White Papers that are placed on the Potomac Tech Wire, New England Techwire, Silicon Valley Tech Wire, Bay Area Tech Wire and Tri-State Tech Wire.

• Strategies for the "High Performance Organization" Model (winter 2011)
• How to Master Your Next Job Interview (summer 2011)
• How to Name Your Business (spring 2011)
• Eight steps to a professional online presence (spring 2011)
• How to make the most of your work day (spring 2011)
• How to keep your job in today's economy (winter 2010-2011)
• Facebook: Fired Up or Just Fired? (Winter 2010)
• The "In" Crowd: How to fit in to a new workplace (Summer 2010)
• It's a dirty job: How to work with a difficult boss (Spring 2010)
• Cluttered Desk, Cluttered Mind: How to spring clean your business and optimize productivity (Spring 2010)
• Strengthen Your Business Without Flexing Your Muscles (Winter 2009)
• Keep Moving Forward (Winter 2009)
• Relocate Your Business (Winter 2009)
• "Putting the Urban in Suburban" (Summer 2009)
• A Chance to Make a Real City Out of Tysons (Spring 2009)
• Knowledge is Power: How to stay layoff-proof in a down economy (Spring 2009)
• The Leadership Vacuum: What We Lose with the Next Generation (Spring 2009)
• Corporate Karaoke: How to keep a presentation alive without PowerPoint (Spring 2009
• Survival of the Fittest -- How to create consistent growth in an unstable economy.(Winter 2008)
• Moving toward a non-traditional work force(Winter 2008)
• It's easy being green -- 11 ways to reduce your company's environmental impact (Falls 2008)
• Richard Florida: Harnessing the Power of a Knowledge Based, Technology-Driven Economy - Part One: The Creative Compact (Fall 2007)
• Richard Florida: Harnessing the Power of a Knowledge Based, Technology-Driven Economy - Principles 1, 2 and 3 (Fall 2007)
• Richard Florida: Harnessing the Power of a Knowledge Based, Technology-Driven Economy - Principles 4 and 5 (Fall 2007)
• Richard Florida: Harnessing the Power of a Knowledge Based, Technology-Driven Economy - Principles 6,7, 8 (Fall 2007)
• Richard Florida: Harnessing the Power of a Knowledge-Based, Technology-Driven Economy--Principles 9 and 10 (Fall 2007)
• How to Become a Professional Networker (April 2007)
• How to Tell if You're an Entrepreneur (March 2007).
• How to Attract and Motivate a Creative Workforce (November 2006).
• Technology regions grow first by fostering innovation, then by anchoring it (September 2006)
• Q&A with the Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council (June 2006)
• Developing an Effective Marketing Plan (April 2006)
• Writing a Business Plan (January 2006)
• Strategic Planning is for you too (November 2005)
• Angel (financing) in America (July 2005)
• Federal Procurement (May 2005)
• Relocating an Office or Business (April 2005)
• The changing face of American business owners (February 2005)
• What employers are looking for in job seekers today (January 2005)
• Where the Jobs Are and Aren't (January 2005)