DC Hackathon

This year's DC Hackathon is the second annual and its goal was to tap into the minds of developers, creatives and business owners to create solutions for small businesses that may have been impacted by major disasters. For National Small Business Week, the US Small Business Administration (SBA), FEMA and VISA teamed up to create solutions for small businesses impacted by the devastating natural disasters. The three-day hackathon gave participants access to API's from FEMA, The Visa Developer Platform and business continuity planners to help them brainstorm and "hack" to create solutions that could allow small businesses to survive and thrive in the wake of a major disaster. Over 20 teams participated and while there were teams that won over $10,000, the real winners small businesses, employees and these economies that were affected by disasters.