The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has adopted a proclamation in support of Loudoun Small Business Week, set for June 3 – 7, 2013.

According to the Virginia Employment Commission, Loudoun County is home to more than 7,000 businesses with fewer than 20 employees, accounting for over 85% of the total business population in Loudoun. In addition, there are thousands of home-based businesses located in the county.  

In conjunction with Small Business Week, the Loudoun County Department of Economic Development is co-sponsoring a series of events, including seminars, workshops and networking opportunities for small business owners and entrepreneurs.  Topics will range from “Banking Basics for Small Businesses” to “Find, Hire and Keep Remarkable People. ”

Metropolitan Fine Arts Center (MFAC) of Alexandria, Va. is growing in big ways, from dance studio to the first, D.C.-area, private performing arts high school. MFAC currently offers performing arts studio classes in Alexandria, Old Town Alexandria and Fairfax Station, Va., but MFAC is set to move their Fairfax Station location to leased space at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Va. on July 1, 2013 and will commence their all-day high school classes at their newly created, Metropolitan School of the Arts (MSA) on the 55-acre Lorton Arts Foundation campus in September, 2013. The Lorton Arts Foundation, Workhouse Arts Center and Metropolitan Fine Arts Center (MFAC) agreed on a collaboration proposal to incorporate MFAC service on the campus, and recently received approval from Fairfax County to move forward on Phase 1 of the proposal. Go to www.metroschoolofthearts.org for more information on school admissions.

In honor of Asthma Awareness Month, locally renowned pediatric allergist, Srinagesh Paluvoi, M.D. of Allergy and Asthma Affiliates of Gainesville and Leesburg, Va. is hosting free asthma screenings on Thurs., May 30 at LA Fitness at 1490 Classic Path Way, SE and Fri., May 31 at the Gainesville Sports & Health Club at 7201 Heritage Village Plaza from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the lobby of the health clubs. The screenings are open to adults and children and no appointment is necessary. Call 703.729.8830 or visit www.vasneezers.com for more information.