What's Working in Washington
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Lobbying is an industry ripe for disruption, according to Paul Kanitra, founder and president of Lobbyit. “People are not seeing what’s working, and people are not seeing the positives that are going on [in lobbying],…
August 09, 2017 -
The value of networking in the professional world cannot be overstated, and knowing the right person can be the difference between success and failure.
August 07, 2017 -
D.C. entrepreneurship comes with a few assumptions: funding is top priority, and a startups investors and employees have different jobs. Marc Langer, founder and president of Recovery Point Systems, believes these assumptions are outdated.
August 04, 2017 -
Traffic in the D.C. region makes it uniquely difficult to get anywhere quickly. Real estate developers are reacting by building mico-ecosystems in urban and suburban areas. Richard Samit, CEO and founder of Fraser Forbes Real Estate Services, explains why the D.C. region is experiencing more urbanization than many would expect.
August 02, 2017 -
Geoff Orazem, cofounder of Eastern Foundry, helps fledgling businesses learn to get into government contracting. Orzem said he became frustrated with how little the merit of ideas and capabilities seemed to matter when compared to the amount that process and relationship mastery seemed to matter.
July 31, 2017 -
The federal government is crowdsourcing equity, funding and now — ideas. Michael Contreras is the director of SensisChallenges, one of the groups in the D.C. region being contracted to solve some of the government’s problems.
July 28, 2017 -
Startup Weekend on August 4th gives entrepreneurs a hands-on look at building a business. To learn more about the upcoming event, What’s Working in Washington sat down with Startup Weekend community organizer and alum, John Balkam.
July 26, 2017 -
FactSquared founder Bill Frischling works in the center of the interface between technology and politics, and says the former’s use in the field has become an “arms race.”
July 24, 2017 -
The founder and CEO of the local lifestyle brand and community blog Girl’s Night In wanted to help “boss women to celebrate staying in instead of going out.”
July 21, 2017 -
Thanks to technology, many new developments improve the lives of people with disabilities, yet many organizations are still working to give wider access to these breakthroughs.
July 19, 2017 -
The D.C. region’s economic growth is slowing down, but not reversing just yet, according to a report by George Mason University’s Steven S. Fuller Institute.
July 17, 2017 -
Through constant discussions on how to grow the D.C. region's economy, the answer may be directly in front of us, said Bob Sweeney, managing director of the Global Cities Initiative.
July 14, 2017 -
After running the popular blog for a decade, Sorensen turned back to companies in the D.C. area to find where her career should go next, with the specific hope in mind to “make an impact in this world,” she said.
July 12, 2017 -
Chairman and CEO Ron Paul says EagleBank's success has always been tied to growing and managing business relationships.
July 10, 2017 -
For this week’s Extra episode, What’s Working in Washington sat down with three of the area’s top experts on cybersecurity and hacking to see what needs to be done to protect your business. Andres Franzetti,…
July 03, 2017