At the heart of every community are its small businesses. Within that sphere, family-owned businesses play a special role.
Perhaps surprisingly, according to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, about 90% of American businesses are family-owned or controlled. They range in size from small partnerships toFortune 500firms. And they account for half of the nation’s employment and half of the Gross National Product.
Loudoun County certainly has a strong tradition of family-owned businesses over its more than 260-year history. That continues today.
In this special section, we invited the founders of some of our local family-owned businesses to share their stories in hopes of shining a light on the special passions that keeps them going perhaps even to the next generation.