George Mason University boosts the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region economy by supplying an educated, skilled, and multifaceted workforce, by partnering with key employers, and through the Mason-based Virginia Small Business Development Center.
In 2020, the Small Business Development Center network assisted 9,500 businesses, resulting in $86 million in new capital received and 1,167 loans obtained.
Mason incubated and supported or accelerated more than 1,600 Virginia companies in fiscal year 2019.
Investing in our local economy means cultivating Mason’s existing private and public partnerships—and forging new ones—to drive innovation.
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