The 2011 Small Business Expo of Washington, D.C. is a Big Success

On Wednesday, May 18, the 2011 Small Business Expo of Washington, D.C. was held at the Crowne Plaza in Rockville, MD. Put on by The World Advisory Company and Red Copper Events, the event was held to connect the small business community of the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
The day long Expo turned out to be very successful and did a wonderful job of bringing together business owners from DC, Maryland and Virginia.
In additon to dozens of small business exhibitors promoting their businesses, the event featured inspirational speakers from the small business community. Included were Dr. Charlene Nelson of Build Forward Coaching and Nigel Williamson of Youth Connex and Flavors of Hope.
Also at the event, awards were presented to outstanding small businesses with proven success. The winner of the New Business of the Year award went to An Elite Boutique and the winner of the 2011 Small Business of the Year award went to Executive Space Solutions.
The Small Business Expo was hosted by Founded & CEO of The World Advisory Company Alexander H. Johnstone. “I am incredibly pleased with the outcome of this event and I feel like it really brought the community together,” commented Johnstone. “I’m so thankful to everyone that came out and made this event so great. We are already planning for next year and it will be much bigger and better!”
This was the first year for the event and judging by its success, there will be many more to follow. For more information on the Expo, you can visit SmallBusinessExpoDC.com.