May & June 2021 | Upcoming Events
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Successful Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Internship Pilot is Expanding
to 40 Companies/Projects.
Are you interested?
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This past semester, seven MEC companies - Colvin Run Networks (MEC-Leesburg), DataLock Consulting Group, KaDSci, LLC, Webworld Technologies, Harmony Tech, Venio Systems Inc., and Itinfra, along with three local cyber startups, NowSecure, Onclave and Cyberstanc - agreed to host Mason students, their stipend paid for by the University, to work on their projects. Thanks to this experience, 15 George Mason students experienced working in a startup and may decide to launch their own startups in the future.
Recognizing that startups and small businesses are an important and growing part of the Virginia cybersecurity ecosystem, the program focuses on two objectives: to provide cybersecurity students from diverse backgrounds with relevant, hands-on experiential learning opportunities, and to provide cybersecurity startups and small businesses with the talent they need to scale their businesses. This joint project with Marymount University seeks to diversify the cybersecurity talent pipeline and build a resilient and diverse cybersecurity innovation ecosystem that will help Northern Virginia thrive, post-pandemic.
Thanks to the success of the pilot with George Mason University and Marymount University, a new grant has been approved for 55 interns (40 from GMU,15 from Marymount) to participate in a new Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Program in the coming academic year. Recruiting for students and companies is starting now over the summer for a Fall start. Read more here.
For more information about the CCI Pilot Program, contact Gisele Stolz at gstolz2@gmu.edu, PI for CCI Internship Pilot Program at George Mason University.
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Mentor Spotlight: Dr. Michael Mort
Argent Place Law, PLLC
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Dr. Mort has been an Engineer, Entrepreneur, Novelist, and Attorney. He earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University. He turned that research into a product idea and started a software company, grew it during the 1990s, then negotiated the company’s sale, and stayed on to preside over the merged organization for several more years before moving on. |
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Mentor Blog: by Dr. Michael Mort
Freelancers and Independent Contractors Under Virginia Law - FAQs
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Do the laws apply retroactively, before July 1, 2020? |
No. The July 1, 2020 statues relate to the use of the Virginia court system for employees who think they are misclassified as independent contractors. It appears that s hiring company found to have wrongly classified an individual that way would be responsible for back taxes and benefits back to that effective date. The next batch of statutes that take effect on January 1, 2021 also do not apply retroactively to before that date. Those statutes allow the Virginia Department of Taxation to fine companies for misclassification beginning that date.
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MEC-Fairfax welcomes Bleevit Interactive |
Bleevit Interactive is a full-service digital marketing agency and Google Partner that specializes in website design, pay-per-click advertising and SEO strategies that help businesses generate inbound leads from their online presence. Visit our website at bleevit.com or give us a call at 703-988-3082 to learn more about our services. We look forward to working with and learning from the entire MEC community.Text Link
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MEC-Fairfax News
The Mason Enterprise Center in Fairfax offers a one-week free trial to new clients.
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