lawrencee employ doctors annurses to seserve veterans at military hospitals across the u.s.. i left the military in 2005. i hahave been fortunate to set up my business in whington. served as the vice surgeon off th pentatagon and across t nati and abroad. i i felt washington, d.c.c.,ad the best climate to set up our business. rebecca: what made youhe smamall busine of the year in the district? dr. lawrence: in 2008, we won our first contra at wawalter reed. with great organizations like the chamber of comrce, we were able to expand t to virginia maryland kenentucky, and a as far west as calornia. it has been becaus of the inediblele suppo and collaboration in the washington regionon it was made possible. rebecccca: we ar friendsds. we c can spend ahour talking about the initiatives you have been pursuing over the past ye. onof them has been to focus on keeping good and successful bubusinesses in d.c. and atattractiting new ones, includi mo vetan-ownwned businesseses. let't's start with keepi successful businesses here.. whatre ways you are tryingo that? harry: the way the d.c