The Farm Brewery at Broad Run

The Goddard School of Gainesville

7801 HERITAGE VILLAGE PLAZA, GAINESVILLE, 20155 goddardschool.com/schools/va/gainesville/gainesville

Top local executive: Lisa O'Brien, on-site owner

Founded: 2016

14783 STATLER DRIVE, WOODBRIDGE,22193 milrichvirtualprofessionals.com

Top local executive: Melanie Koerperich, CEO

Founded: 2009

Employees: Two in Prince William County, 11 in Virginia, the rest throughout the US

Description: Milrich Virtual Professionals offers a variety of back office services at a competitive rate for exceptional work. We provide administrative, marketing, web development, HR, bookkeeping and scheduling to clients around the world.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: We were named Best Places to Work by the Washington Business Journal and Prince William Living in 2022 and was also named Business of the Year by the Virginia Department for the Blind and Sight Impaired

MP Copiers Inc.

10621 GATEWAY BLVD., #204, MANASSAS, 20110 mpcopiers.com

Top local executive: Mark Yingling

Founded: 1993

Employees: 11

Description: Our goal was simple: to provide personal, honest, fast and thorough copier services to the then under-serviced offices of Northern Virginia. As we have grown over the past three decades, we’ve expanded our business; however, our commitment to service hasn’t wavered. We also provide IT services.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Like many of our clients and business partners we experienced supply chain issues in 2022. It affected new equipment, replacement and maintenance parts and hiring of new employees. Through perseverance and a strong established relationship with our manufacturers and suppliers, we were able to solve this issue before the end of 2022. In December, we expanded our sales and service team.

Mr. Handyman of Northern Virginia - Arlington to Haymarket

9030 EUCLID AVE., MANASSAS, 20110 mrhandyman.com/nova-arlington-to-haymarket

Top local executive: Jo McCabe, owner

Founded: 2008

Employees: 19

Description: Mr. Handyman specializes in repairing, maintaining and improving local homes and businesses. Our expertise includes carpentry, tile, drywall, electrical, plumbing and much more. We take care of the small repair jobs up to the renovation projects and are your one-stop shop.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Our proudest accomplishment this year was our National Day of Service. Although this was our 13th year of providing free renovations to a local military family in need of home

Founded: 1947

Employees: 585

Description: For more than 75 years, Northwest Federal Credit Union has been dedicated to making a positive difference in our members’ lives and in the communities we serve. We are a full-service credit union dedicated to transforming the lives of our members and our communities.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Our biggest accomplishment in 2022 was that we celebrated our Diamond Anniversary for 75 years in business. Since 1947, Northwest Federal Credit Union has provided valuable financial products and services for our members. It all began 75 years ago in Washington when a small group of individuals gathered at a local pub to discuss the idea of establishing a safe and secure place to borrow and save. From there, Northwest was born and began to grow.

Out of the Blue Restaurant

Pampa’s Fox Catering

11905 ADEN ROAD, NOKESVILLE, 20181 pampasfoxcatering.com

Top local executive: Lucia Bruno, owner

Founded: 2013

Employees: 7

Description: We are a woman-owned small business. We love serving the community through important events in their lives. We specialize in weddings, customizing each menu to reflect our couples and their heritage.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Our biggest challenge was to survive inflation. Contracts are signed a year and sometimes even more in advance, and all prices went up. It was hard to be able to stay above water, but we still delivered top quality food and events. I feel very proud of the team and our small business. The focus for 2023 is to grow our corporate client portfolio.

Redhawk IT Solutions LLC

Sareen & Associates Inc.

10702-10704 VANDOR LANE, MANASSAS, 20109 sareentax.com

Top local executive: Arun Sareen, president

Founded: 1993

Employees: 21

Description: Full-service CPA firm providing individuals and small to mid-sized businesses with financial, payroll and tax services, including tax planning, consultation and tax resolution and negotiations. We also provide compilation, review and audit services.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Biggest accomplishment and challenge was providing timely, meaningful and accurate financial statements and tax planning to clients.

Employees: 33

Description: Early childhood education and childcare facility

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Early in 2022, we had a shortage of staffing, as well as needed an abrupt change in the management structure and who was management. Working hard with a vision, we successfully maintained the trust and support from the staff through this time, while we reorganized and guided the new management team. Having done so has made us stronger than ever before. We also now have a bigger than ever staff, which comfortably suits the needs of the school. The employees are very happy coming to work and doing their jobs, which has a positive impact on the daily lives of Goddard children and families.

The Woodhouse Day Spa

8114 STONEWALL SHOPS SQUARE, GAINESVILLE, 20155 woodhousegainesville.com

Top local executive: Colleen A. Quintana and Walter V. Kuhn, owners

Founded: 2021

Employees: 12

Description: Woodhouse Gainesville makes every visit a truly unforgettable experience from the moment you enter our spa to the moment you leave. We are committed to providing extraordinary treatments that will have you relaxed from head to toe. We are a local family and veteran-owned and -operated small business.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Woodhouse Gainesville’s biggest accomplishment in 2022 continued by promising to exceed each guest’s expectations by making every visit a truly unforgettable experience. We want to continue to promote and advocate for how important selfcare, preventative care and recovery care is to our health. We are truly touched by being trusted by thousands of guests in our local communities and surrounding areas both near and far made up of moms, dads, grandparents, children, athletes, active military, veterans, first responders, healthcare workers, essential personnel and so many more.

Tortino Mare

Tots To Teens Therapy Services Inc.

12263 CHARLES LACEY DRIVE, MANASSAS, 20112 totstoteenstherapy.com

Top local executive: Jennifer Ruckner, president and owner

Founded: 2008

Employees: 23

Description: Tots To Teens Therapy Services provides speech, occupational and physical therapy for delays in speech, feeding disorders, fine motor skills and gross motor skills for children through age 21. Families find support and help in addressing their developmental and family concerns.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Tots To Teens

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Therapy Services worked with many families who were not able to find an in-person clinic to provide services for their children. As a result, Tots To Teens outgrew its Prince William office and had the opportunity to expand into an opening next door. Expanding the office also created a need for more therapists to serve the needs of our families. Tots To Teens hired three new therapists and two administrative staff members. As a direct result, 92 more children were able to receive therapy services each week.

Tribute at the Glen

Tru by Hilton Manassas

Walker’s Carpet Care and Janitorial Service Inc.

9046 EUCLID AVE. MANASSAS, 20110 www.walkersjanitorialservice.net

Top local executive: Gary Hale, CEO

Founded: 1971

Employees: 47

Description: Carpet and janitorial contractor providing water remediation, COVID cleaning and certified as an “applied microbial remediation specialist” with federal to commercial contracts. Company also holds high security clearances for contracts that require them.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Providing disinfection services in the form of COVID cleaning to essential businesses that are developing the vaccine to help control the spread of the disease. Challenge in 2022 was the shortage of materials in the cleaning industry and maintaining a healthy workforce to provide the service that was so desperately needed so that our clientele could continue to keep their business open. Walker’s never closed or stopped its contractual obligations to its customers.