Little City Gift Card Bonus Funds Going Quickly
For the second year, Falls Church City has invested in a program to support the local businesses, the Little City Gift Card. The Falls Church City Council and Falls Church Economic Development Authority have approved $100,000 from federal ARPA funds towards the bonus funds offered by the program.
Activated on Small Business Saturday, $36,450.50 of those funds have already been issued with $63,450.50 remaining. Given the sales report after four days, the expectation is that the bonus funds will be exhausted very quickly.
Purchasers should note that the bonus cards expire 90 days from date of purchase, and the regular cards have no expiration date. There are currently 73 businesses participating in the program and the list is available on the city site, app.yiftee.com/gift-card/falls-church-va#business-section. New businesses are welcome to join the program.
Webinar on Starting a Business
Thursday, December 7, 10:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. — Learn the legal and administrative steps to starting a business in a free webinar facilitated by the Mason Small Business Development Center (SBDC). This session covers legal forms, tax registration and filing, naming your company, finance and accounting, employees vs contractors, and the foundations for your business plan. Bernard Ferret is the speaker.
The Zoom link will be shared after registration, clients.virginiasbdc.org/reg.aspx?mode=event&event=110430045
VPIS Tree Fest
The Village Preservation and Improvement Society (VPIS) is hosting the 8th Annual Falls Church Tree Fest on the patio of Ireland’s Four Provinces Restaurant December 1-2. This event is a fundraiser and opportunity to raise awareness for nonprofits in the greater Falls Church area. Companies and individuals are also welcome to submit a tree for the charity of their choice. The funds are raised via a silent auction of their tree and the donations raised.
Best Asian Restaurants
Northern Virginia Magazine critics have listed the 14 best Asian restaurants, and several are local to Falls Church. NUE, Pho 75, and Rice Paper received great reviews and top menu recommendations.
BAE Collaborates on Military Simulation Environments
BAE Systems has joined a strategic collaboration with Red Hat and The Weather Company, an IBM business, to incorporate weather data into synthetic training environments for enhanced decision-making capabilities during military operations. Leveraging the Red Hat OpenShift container platform will enable BAE to advance the delivery of capabilities, streamline the move to a government cloud platform and enhance security features.
Live demonstrations of simulation environments showing how weather could impact air defense, communications, and other military operations will be conducted at an upcoming Orlando conference.
Business News & Notes is compiled by Elise Neil Bengtson, Executive Director of the Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. She may be emailed at elise@fallschurchchamber.org.
