👋 Good morning, DC! Welcome to The DC Networker, the local newsletter serving 70,367 professionals in the Greater Washington DC business community.

In today’s issue:

👍Startups: Your guide to accelerators in DC and Northern Virginia

👀 Maryland Democrats hope to cut red tape and attract more businesses

😮 Survey shows many Northern Virginia business owners concerned about economy

📈 DMV organizations seeking Event Management Services, Real Estate Advisory, Brokerage Services, Airport Roof Retrofit and Replacement project, Landscape Contractor, and more

❤️ DC Program helps returning citizens build businesses, Prince George’s County offers $250K in grants for local organizations, and more

💼 Discover top jobs and talent around Greater Washington DC

📅 Register for DMV networking events

👨‍💻 And more …

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🤩 SPOTLIGHT

Companies to Watch

Featured companies in DMV driving growth and innovation

Fannie Mae – Supporting a stronger housing market

Antithesis – De-risks agentic development of critical systems

CloudHQ – Global data center provider that partners with the world’s largest technology companies

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🍇 GRAPEVINE

Business Buzz

A look inside the DMV business community

• Startups: Your guide to accelerators in DC and Northern Virginia (Read)
• Maryland Democrats hope to cut red tape and attract more businesses (Read)
• Survey shows many Northern Virginia business owners concerned about economy (Read)
• Surprise packages at your door may be part of the ‘Brushing’ scam (Read)
• Washington DC Believes They Will Need $1.82 Million to Retire, Half Believe They Could Outlive Their Savings (Read)
• Washington Nationals home opener brings much needed boost to District fans, businesses (Read)
• Small business owners in Maryland face challenges due to high gas prices (Read)
• Virginia business leaders urge Spanberger to steer away from new taxes in affordability push (Read)
• Here’s when the county executive thinks construction could begin on The Sphere at National Harbor (Read)
• DC teen builds startup-investor matching software (Read)

📈 PIPELINE

Sales & Marketing

Sales leads for DMV professionals

• A Virginia organization is seeking qualified firms to provide Event Management Services. The Town is interested in firms that can support all or some aspects of managing events, ranging from full community-wide events to smaller pop-up events (Link)
• The Town of Herndon is seeking qualified firms to provide professional real estate advisory, brokerage, valuation, and strategic consulting services to support the Town’s economic development, planning, and real estate initiatives in needed basis (Link)
• The City of Winchester Economic Development Authority is seeking a qualified licensed real estate brokerage firms to provide brokerage services for 3 Battaile Drive Winchester, VA 22601 (Link)
• The Town of Leesburg is soliciting sealed bids from qualified contractors for the Leesburg Executive Airport Roof Retrofit and Replacement project (Link)
• The Town of Herndon is looking to to obtain the services of a licensed, qualified, and experienced landscape contractor (Link)
• Anne Arundel County Public Schools needs Construction Management Services (Link)

❤️ BOOSTS

Resources & Support

Connect with tech, capital, and innovation in Greater Washington, DC.

• DC Program helps returning citizens build businesses (More)
• Prince George’s County offers $250K in grants for local organizations (More)
• Virginia Tech awarded $1.65 Million in federal grants for health research (More)
• AI pressure grows on the DMV’s young workforce (More)
• Arlington’s AeroVironment inks $200M acquisition to boost drone manufacturing (More)
• Claros raises $30M for tech to make data centers more energy efficient (More)

💼 CAREERS

Hiring & Talent

Discover top jobs and talent around Greater Washington DC

🔥 A Business Development Representative is needed at Rose Financial Solutions in Rockville, MD. Compensation is $100K–$130K yr. (Apply)

👀 Tony Morris, a Coding Dojo, is seeking opportunities (Profile)

👀 Diane Casayuran, a A+ Certified IMAC Technician, is actively seeking employment (Profile)

👀 Neha Shekar, a Clinical Data Analyst, is actively seeking full-time roles (Profile)

👀 Celeste Beltrano, a Talent Acquisition & Sourcing Specialist in Defense Systems, is looking for Maritime Candidates. (Profile)

📅 EVENTS

Business & Networking

Where DMV professionals go to learn, connect, and grow

🤝 4/16 SAME Baltimore – Spring 2026 Sporting Clays Shoot and Networking Event (Register)

🤝 4/16 Female Business Owners Happy Hour (Southeast DC) (Register)

🤝 4/17 Business Beyond Clock-Out (Loudoun County, VA) (Register)

🤝 4/18 5th Annual Girl, Mind Ya’ Busine$$ Brunch (Register)

🤝 4/18 Mastery of Networking 1000 (Register)

🤝 4/21 Frederick, MD In-Person Networking (Register)

🤝 4/21 Something Major Power Lunch: A Women’s Leadership Networking Lunch (Register)

🤝 4/24 Greater Baltimore Urban League 2026 Business Summit & Pitch Competition (Register)

🤝 4/29 Buying a Business/Franchise & Commercial Real Estate Forum (Register)

🤝 4/30 Ob/Gyns Connect: A Night of Networking pre-ACOG 2026 (Register)

🤝 5/8 MWMCA’s 23rd Annual 2026 Spring Breakfast Meeting & Business Showcase Expo (Register)

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