Soft Landings
The Soft Landings program at Mason Enterprise Center is designed to help international firms establish their first U.S. office quickly and plug into a ready-made business ecosystem in Fairfax, Virginia. It combines workspace, mentoring, business support, and local connections so companies can focus on market entry instead of starting from scratch.
Land in Fairfax & Northern Virginia
With the largest suburban office market minutes from Washington D.C., Fairfax creates returns faster than competitors in the world market.
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Its economic advantage lies in the access it provides, including:
Access to federal, state, and local governments
Leaders in compute, cyber, engineering, life science, and defense technologies
Ideal environment for international companies
A top-ranked state for business
With a lower cost of entry than Silicon Valley and other tech hubs, our ecosystem offers opportunities and resources for companies to invest, innovate, and push boundaries to grow.
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Low-cost virtual tenancy to begin your US presence before your move
Small and medium sized office spaces to give you room to grow
International development experts to expand your business in the US on-site at the MEC
Moving assistance with MEC partners
Connections to local the largest university in Virginia, George Mason University, and local funding sources.
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440+ foreign-owned companies in Fairfax representing 43 countries
Fairfax Public Schools has over 181,000 students speaking over 200 languages
Join global leaders including Airbus, Volkswagen, CGI, StarKist, SAP, Rolls Royce, IAI, Inmarsat and more!
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Government Contracting and Procurement Assistance Program - APEX Accelerator
Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program International Business Development Center
Small Business Development Center
The MEC Fairfax offers international soft landing services including:
- Low-cost virtual tenancy to begin your US presence before your move
- Guidance from MEC Mentors to expand your business in the US
- Essential business services from MEC Partners
- Small and medium-sized office spaces with flexibility to grow
- Connections to the largest university in Virginia, George Mason
“Selecting Fairfax City for our U.S. headquarters is a foundational step in our global scaling strategy,” said Nemo Teng, CEO of MedVoyage Global Inc. “MEC Fairfax offers the ideal soft-landing environment and unparalleled access to the Northern Virginia tech ecosystem, placing us minutes away from critical federal and defense stakeholders such as the U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Defense. This facility allows us to rapidly build strategic U.S. partnerships, access premier regional engineering talent, and deploy our emergency and maritime telehealth solutions across North America.”
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The company plans to scale its local workforce over the next two years.
The company’s new North American headquarters will be located at the Mason Enterprise Center where it will support U.S. sales, systems engineering, and regulatory compliance operations.
Meet your team for Soft Landings.