Celebrating Local Success Stories Starting and running a local business or nonprofit organization is a chalchallenge. From finding start-up funding to hiring employees, entrepreneurs face numerous hurdles. As a result, only a small percentage of new businesses survive long-term. Yet Prince William County is home to literally thousands of local businesses and organizations. They provide jobs for our neighbors, services for our comcommunity and tax revenue to support our schools and first-responders. Indeed, this newspaper is part of a local small business. InsideNoVa is based in Woodbridge and, combined with our parent company, Rappahannock Media LLC, has about 25 full- and part-time employees. We’ve been fortunate to celebrate 12 years of publishing this weekly newspaper, and our website, InsideNoVa.com, is now 22 years old. So we’re delighted again this year to present the annual Business Anniversary
section, recognizing some of the local businesses and organizations that not only have succeeded but have thrived – and that also make our community special. The businesses and organizations spotlighted in the pages that follow aren’t owned by big national chains. They are owned and operated by your neighbors and friends, who have dedicated countless hours of hard work to make them successful. We hope you are as inspired by their stories as we are, and, more importantimportantly, we encourage you to support not just the local businesses in this section, but all local businesses. Whether you need a new roof or a new appliance, think local. – Bruce Potter, Publisher
Appliance Connection Brennan’s HVAC Didlake Employment Enterprises Inc. Habitat for Humanity OmniRide Summit Roofing Contractors Inc. Youth for Tomorrow
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