When her husband died of pancreatic cancer in 2012, one of the big decisions Diane Whittles faced was what to do with the business franchise he had headed, ServPro of Severna Park/Annapolis. She had kept the company books for decades ...
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While working at Burger King, Jason Lee saw a man cleaning the store’s windows. He asked the gentleman some questions. “I knew I wanted to do something in business,” he said. “I had an entrepreneurial mind. The bigger side of ...
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Many businesses utilize forecasting tools to make decisions about the future. The challenge lies within finding the right data to build a reliable forecast, particularly for small businesses and solo entrepreneurs. The State of Maryland is helping to bridge the ...
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You have a few moments to play email catch up before dashing into your next meeting. If you have to keep scrolling to search for the point of a message, chances are your attention will get hijacked and you’ll move ...
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With Congress’ passage of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, communities in Maryland and throughout the nation received a new tool for revitalization – Opportunity Zones. The Opportunity Zone program is designed to help redevelop underserved communities by providing ...
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To better serve all kinds of businesses across the state, the Maryland Department of Commerce (Commerce) employs a team of experts. This team not only includes specialists in unique industry sectors like manufacturing and cybersecurity, but also a group that ...
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The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) are even more experienced than a typical business consultant or trainer, in terms of experience and credentials. “Every agency across the state is moving in the same direction thanks to the synergy created by ...
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Maryland has a new streamlined, more integrated electronic eProcurement platform. The improved system, eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA), went online July 22 and makes it easier to submit bids and proposals across an electronic platform. After several rounds of upgrades expected ...
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Around the age of 20, Jose Ortiz Gaud was working for a national flooring subcontractor but had to take two buses to get to his job. Sometimes he would arrive late which his boss did not like. One day, a ...
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A dozen years ago, Tisa J.D. Clark’s management career — she was a director for the giant Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation — was moving along just fine. Then her infant son was diagnosed with Ring2, an extremely rare genetic ...
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