“Different Thinking” for a Difficult Economy: Loudoun Chamber and CEO Cabinet partner to help area businesses facing a slow economy

Loudoun’s top business leaders join together to provide valuable insight and guidance to help county businesses face the difficulties of a tough economy

Loudoun County, VA – The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce and Loudoun CEO Cabinet today announced a partnership to provide local business owners and executives support and resources in facing the difficulties that the nation’s economic crisis is causing their business.

Drawing upon the extensive talent and resources of the Loudoun County business community, the partnership is centered on the “Different Thinking” program. This program will be a series of educational seminars and peer-to-peer counseling provided by the County’s leading business owners and CEOs, on important business topics taught at a senior executive level.

“The leadership of the Loudoun County business community is stepping up to provide the expertise and support that every business needs to face this economic crisis head on. My deepest thanks go out to the CEO Cabinet and all of our partners that have committed their valuable time, expertise and resources to help Loudoun’s entrepreneurs weather the economic storm that is confronting our local and global economy,” said Chamber President Tony Howard.

“I am proud of this effort by the CEO Cabinet and the Chamber to show leadership in the County during a time of great economic challenge, to help stabilize Loudoun’s economic base in the short term, while building our community for the long term,” said CEO Cabinet Chairman Scott Hamberger, Co-President of Fortessa, Inc.

The “Different Thinking” program will launch on Friday, February 27th, at 10 a.m. at George Washington University’s Virginia Campus with a high level panel discussion featuring five area business owners discussing leadership and strategy issues in challenging economic environment.

The discussion will be moderated by Brian Chavis, CEO of ARGroup. The panelists are: Jeff Browning, President and owner of Browning Equipment; Georgia Graves, President and CEO of Bridgman Communications; Michael Huber, President of Belfort Furniture, and John Wood, Chairman and CEO of Telos, Corp.

The “Different Thinking” series will continue with concurrent seminar programs on March 27, April 24, May 29 and June 26, all running from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. For a full list of topics and presenters, visit www.loudounchamber.org and click on the Events tab near the top.

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