Innovation & Job News

HeadsUP! gadget to curb texting and driving is finalist for national award

Monday, December 09, 2013

HeadsUP!, a product from NeXt, is a finalist for The Mobileys, the national award for mobile innovation from Mobile Future.

CoFoundersLab expands internationally, launches mobile app

Monday, December 09, 2013

CoFoundersLab, the entrepreneurial matchmaking engine born in Rockville, MD, is making matches in Brazil and Israel and now has an iOS app.

Shop Local Week 2013 will include Charity Cash Mob

Monday, October 07, 2013

Shop Local Week in D.C. is slated for Nov 30-Dec 8; Think Local First has partnered with local startup Causetown for a Charity Cash Mob.

Reverse logistics firm Optoro opens 13,000-square-foot office in Chinatown today

Friday, September 20, 2013

Lanham, Md.-based Optoro is bringing its remarketing business to the District, along with 20 jobs.

District small biz owners get free tech tools from LEDC and OCTO

Tuesday, August 06, 2013

The D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer and the Latino Economic Development Center have been helping District small business owners integrate tech into their businesses for nine months. They will celebrate tomorrow by awarding free hardware and software to 21 small business owners.

Social Tables announces $1.6M in funding

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Social Tables, the D.C.-based event planning startup, has closed a funding round led by Militello Capital.

District helps small businesses with grant and contract opportunities through ConnecTech program

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Did you know that the D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development has an office devoted entirely to helping startups take advantage of government grants and contracts? Neither did we!

WDCEP launches DC tech startup mentoring initiative

Tuesday, July 09, 2013

D.C. tech startups will soon have another source for business advice: Accelerate DC, a new mentoring program based on the successful MIT Venture Mentoring Service.

1776 goes global with challenge competition

Tuesday, July 02, 2013

1776 announces three global initiatives today, and one is a tournament challenge that will put the District on the international stage in May 2014.

D.C.-based PhilanTech named one of the Best for the World

Friday, April 26, 2013

Certified B corp PhilanTech streamlines grantmaking and keeps triple-bottom-line sustainability firmly in sight.

Personal finance platform HelloWallet hires six

Monday, April 08, 2013

HelloWallet helps employees analyze their spending to start saving themselves -- and their employers -- money.

D.C.'s start-up scene gets speed-dating, celebrity boost at SwitchPitch

Thursday, March 21, 2013

SwitchPitch brought nearly a dozen media, advertising, tech and educational companies onto the stage to pitch their needs to the 250 startup-minded individuals in attendance.

Museum for Black Innovation and Entrepreneurship opens and holds weekly discussion series

Thursday, March 14, 2013

The new nonprofit hopes to inspire budding entrepreneurs in Southeast D.C.

Penn Quarter video agency hires first employee

Monday, March 11, 2013

The Duke and the Duck Productions, formerly a two-person partnership, has hired a project manager to handle a huge influx of work.

After five years, Anacostia BID is finally a reality

Monday, February 25, 2013

After a long process, the Anacostia BID has formed, elected its board, and begun the process of getting funded. The money should roll in by June.

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