The Town has entered into a partnership with George Mason University and Office Evolution to launch the Mason Enterprise Center–Herndon (MEC), an economic development accelerator program that serves small, entrepreneurial, and emerging businesses in the town.

• Weekly business advising and mentoring sessions at no cost to business owners.  
• Quarterly business workshops
• Annual 3-week business startup cohort

• Access to a large Group Medical plan through Kaiser Permanente 
• 35 percent discount for Paychex services 
• Preferential rates with PrideStaff, a national staffing agency providing temporary staffing and recruiting for multiple industries 
• New York Life: providing access to group insurance rates for life insurance, disability and accident, key person and buy-sell arrangements. 

Upcoming Lunch, Learn and Network

AI Unboxed: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Small Businesses
January 23rd from 12-2pm

The first seminar of the new year is Supercharge Your Small Business with AI! Whether you’re looking to create compelling content, save time on repetitive tasks, boost productivity, gather research or gain valuable insights from data, AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude can give your business a competitive edge. But with so many tools, learn which tools are worth your investment, and how to use them properly, and walk away with actionable strategies for your small business.

Join Mason SBDC’s Vijay Vaswani and Hussain Shah for an interactive workshop on January 23rd, from 12 PM to 2 PM at Office Evolution in Herndon. 205 Van Buren St., Suite 120, Herndon, VA 20170. Lunch will be provided.

REGISTER HERE FOR THE AI LUNCH, LEARN & NETWORK