A frigid winter evening didn’t hold people back from coming to historic downtown Manassas for the 2nd Annual Souper Bowl, Friday, Feb. 5.
Crowds filled the sidewalks and shops as they explored downtown and tasted 13 different soups. In the end there had to be a winner, and this year’s Souper Bowl Champion was Mariachi’s Tequileria & Restaurant with their homemade Chicken Tortilla Soup, featured at the Center for the Arts at the Candy Factory.
It’s fun to see a group of small business owners form a group, grow, and learn together.
These folks wear multiple hats, juggle multiple tasks, work with multiple people, many times across multiple platforms.
For 96 hours the team repeated one mantra — “We go in the snow.”
The blizzard that crippled the Washington, D.C. region Jan. 22 to 25, 2016 halted business and travel in our area. But for some of our area’s most needy residents — seniors who are home alone — the storm didn’t stop CAREGivers from Home Instead Senior Care in Manassas.
Did you know you can return and refill your old olive oil and balsamic vinegar bottles for a discount, and go green at the same time?
Manassas Olive Oil customers can now return and recycle their used oil bottles.
EXCELLENCE — most commonly defined as a talent or characteristic which is unusually high quality and which exceeds the average. It is often invoked, repeatedly strived for, but rarely achieved.
On Feb. 25, 2016 two dozen Manassas City businesses will vie for this coveted designation during the Prince William Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Awards dinner. The awards recognize excellence in business, including categories for innovative practices, outstanding contributions to the community and businesses/organizations that stand out among their peers.
Prince William County has a unique and extensive African American history that is preserved and interpreted through its surviving buildings.
Throughout the county’s history, many enslaved African Americans worked at plantations throughout the county including Rippon Lodge and Ben Lomond.
As I mentioned in my last article, my keg delivery business taught me the value of being diversified.
My very determined competitors helped me learn that one (did they really have to flatten all FOUR tires?)
The Manassas Olive Oil Company was founded on the notion that great olive oil should be shared with others.
Alex and his daughter Amanda, both military veterans, opened their shop on Grant Avenue in Manassas to share their passion for fresh olive oils and balsamic vinegar with their friends in thier sunlit tasting gallery.
When I tell people about One Degree Capital, I often hear things like “Oh, I’d love to start my own business doing ‘XYZ’ someday.”
To the outsider, it often looks easy to own a business. The reality is that business owners face challenges and surprises all the time. It takes a lot of perseverance to overcome them and be successful.
The Town of Dumfries has planned to participate in two events this April focused on fostering environmental awareness and sustainability.
Please join us as we strive to improve water quality and promote storm water management practices through our Quantico Creek Cleanup and the Keep Prince William Beautiful Festival.
