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Tom Bowman      tom@bowmancpa.com      www.bowmancpa.com
 Bowman & Company, CPA, PC
Tom's CPA firm was formed in 1987 to serve the needs of the small business owner. The firm provides complete small business services ranging from payroll and bookkeeping to tax and business planning. Tom was recently voted the SBA's Accountant of the Year.

 
Sandra Collins      sandra.collins@century21.com       www.century21homestore.com
 Century 21 HT Brown Real Estate Inc-Corporate Relocations
Sandra has been working with relocating families since 1981 through her affiliation with Century 21. She has earned her certified Residential Professional designation from the Employee Relocation Council and works closely with many relocation management firms and employers moving a mobile workforce. Help available for new hires, job transfers, investors and first time buyers of real estate. Many related services available.

Type of tips desired: Any business or person whose business is moving them in or out of this area and need to buy or sell permanent housing. Also, someone who needs to sell a home in this area and wants a guaranteed sale of their home.
 
Rocky Conklin      rconklin@advancerelo.com    www.advancerelo.com      
Advance Relocation Systems-Atlas Interstate Agent
The name Von Paris has been synonymous with quality since 1892! We were one of the first moving companies in the nation to convert to a motorized fleet and were pioneers of long distance moving. As one of United stock holding agents, we offer a complete range of moving and storage services, as well as the experience and know-how to move you around the corner, around the country or around the world. At B. Von Paris we deliver total quality service. It's our heritage and our future. It's one of the reasons we are known as "The Mover With Gentle Touch" Please give me a call at 800-866-6355 ext. 8579 ask for Rocky!  
 
Jack Degele      jack@hcbc.biz
 Degele & Associates
Insurance - All companies and all kinds.

 
Richard Fields      rfields@manekin.com             www.manekin.com
Manekin, LLC
Commercial and Industrial Real Estate
Richard Fields, SIOR, Senior Vice president with Manekin, LLC Corfac International has been working in the Baltimore/Washington Corridor based in Columbia/Howard County for the past 20 years, serving the needs of landlords, tenants, buyers and sellers in executing commercial transactions. Both corporate and community based requirements involving office/flex leasing, building sales, land sales, retail and industrial leasing are assignments that are engaged and completed in a timely fashion.

 
Gill Gawthrop      gawthrop3@aol.com
Gawthrop Builders, LLC
Gawthrop Builders is a premier Howard County renovation contractor in the business since 1994. Our focus is additions, kitchens and bathrooms built to the highest standard of the trade. Gawthrop Builders offers a full range of design services through the construction of your dreams. Call Gawthrop Builders for your next home renovation.  
 
Ananta Hejeebu     ananta@howardtechadvisors.com       www.howardtechadvisors.com
Howard Tech Advisors
 HTA is an IT services firm focused on delivering business results.  We look at technology solutions relative to how they help businesses grow revenues, automate processes, save time and/or reduce costs.  We deliver complete solutions including help desk support, server and network administration, and IT strategy.  Ananta founded HTA and has more than 15 years of technology leadership experience.  He serves on several local boards including the Columbia Foundation, Leadership Howard County and the Salvation Army. 

 
Jim Kinnear      jim@teamkinnear.com       www.teamkinnear.com
 Re/Max Advantage Realty - TeamKinnear
An associate broker, Jim has over twenty years real estate experience and has earned the ABR(Accredited Buyer Representative), CRS(Certified Residential Specialist), GRI(Graduate Realtor Institute) and SRES(Seniors Real Estate Specialist) designations. In his twenty years, Jim was Rookie of the Year, Top Producer of the Year, is a member of the Re/Max Platinum Club and Hall of Fame and has sold over $100 million worth of real estate.
Mary Ellen Marsalek      memarsalek@obabank.com     www.obabank.com
OBA Bank
At OBA Bank we like to consider ourselves 149 years young. Founded in 1861 OBA is one of the oldest financial institutions in the country.  The cornerstone of our business has remained the same, to provide outstanding customer service, build lasting relationships with our customers, and offer products and the latest technology to accommodate today's small to mid sized businesses.  We believe that our longevity, combined with our knowledge of the local community, is a valuable asset when working with our customers. Whether your business is a professional services firm, a contracting company, a start-up company or a not-for-profit, we understand what's important to you.  Mary Ellen has over 25 years experience in banking and finance serving business owners in the Baltimore/Washington area.  

 
Gary J McMahon       garmcmahon@comcast.net    www.officiency.net
OFFICIENCY LLC
 
Your office furniture should serve you. Not vice versa.

How hard does your office furniture work for you and your company? (Besides collecting dust that would otherwise fall on the floor.) If your desks, chairs, tables, workstations, credenzas and shelves aren't working overtime for you, or if you're thinking about new furniture, you need to achieve maximum efficiency with Officiency.

How does your furniture and facility match your workflow? Your image? Your budget? Do you know what to do if you've made the wrong choice, how to get problems solved with one phone call, and where to find furniture that looks like new but is priced like used?

Look, you don't come to work every morning to think about furniture. We do. If there was ever a task ripe for delegation, that task would be choosing, finding, ordering and installing new furniture.
 

  
 
Jeff Modeski        jmodeski@cfmortgagecorp.com          www.jeffmodeski.com
C&F Mortgage Corporation

Jay A. Muir Jr.         jay@rapidsignmd.com      www.rapidsignmd.com
Rapid Sign Center

Rapid Sign Center has been in business for over 15 years specializing in commercial and residential signage. We are the premiere source for high quality interior and exterior signs, banners, digital printing, displays and vehicle graphics.

Our primary focus is on friendly customer service, on time delivery and superior quality. In 1998 Rapid Sign Center was awarded Small Business of the Year from the Howard County Chamber of Commerce. Jay has a BA in Graphic Design/ Visual Communications from Salisbury University.
 
Nina Neal     nneal@whitmore.com     www.whitmore.com
Whitmore Group
Whitmore Group has been an independent commercial printer for over 60 years. We offer a variety of services in our 3 locations such as Digital photography, large format imaging , sheet fed - lithographic printing, mailing and fulfillment.

Nina has worked in the printing industry for 29 years. The first 27 years were spent working her Family Business, Reese Press.
 
Stuart L Rehr, RA      srehr@gvaarchitects.com    www.gvaarchitects.com
George Vaeth Associates, Inc
Stuart Rehr is a registered architect and LEED AP and serves as principal of GVA Architecture Interior Design in Columbia, MD where he has worked for 23 years.  The firm has been in business for over 50 years and has a varied portfolio strong in corporate office buildings, corporate interior design, banking, public park buildings, public and private schools, health care and other commercial and institutional project types.  With a total staff of 13 GVA prides itself on personal attention to clients’ needs and document preparation of the highest order.  GVA has aggressively moved into the field of Green design and boasts over 15 LEED projects.  Project size can range from the smallest sketch design up to $30,000,000 in construction cost.

Mark Schlossberg   mark@ajfloorcoverings.com      www.ajfloorcoverings.com

A & J Floor Coverings is a full services flooring business that has been servicing the Howard County community and beyond since 1977. In those 32 + years in business we have prided ourselves on making sure that each job we do is done to the customers satisfaction. Our prices are low because we keep our overheads near Zero and our quality is high because we don’t try to be the biggest company in town.

If we are still in business after 32 years…we must be doing something right!!

Let us help you with your next flooring project.

Residential • Commercial • Carpet • Hardwood • Ceramic • Laminate • Vinyl • VCT •….and anything else that goes on the floor.
 
Gerald Schrader      gerry.schrader@lakesidetitle.com       www.lakesidetitle.com
Lakeside Title
Coordinates the complexities of real estate settlements with skill, offering clients the reliability and experience of more than fifteen years of service. With the same precision and steadiness that distinguish the successful marathon runner. Marathon smoothes the way for buyers, sellers and agents in property transfers.

 
Charlie Stevens      charlie.stevens@leewayne.com       www.charlie.leewaynecatalog.com
 Lee Wayne Corporation
Regional Vice President
The Lee Wayne Company is the nation’s largest promotional products company. We specialize in corporate programs, apparel as well as executive gifts to display your brand. Some of our programs include safety programs, business development, employee recognition's, executive gifts, and many more. With over 30 years in the industry, I have through continued education gained the designation of MAS (Master Advertising Specialist)
 
Alvin Thompson        actnet1@verizon.net      www.actsystemsinc.com

APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY

ACT is committed to bring new technology to small to medium size businesses, home offices, and residential customers.  We install and service telephone systems, video security, commercial and residential audio, computer networks, and home entertainment systems.  We provide great service at great price.  Customer satisfaction is our passion.  
 
Lou Ulman      LUlman@offitkurman.com          www.offitkurman.com
 Offit | Kurman, Attorneys at Law
Louis Jay Ulman is a Partner in the firm’s Estates & Asset Protection Group. Mr. Ulman’s practice centers on estate planning and elder law, including experience with families with disabled children, small business owners, asset protection, and charitable giving. A graduate of Dickinson College (B.A., 1967) and American University (J.D., 1970), where he has served as an adjunct professor, Mr. Ulman is a member of the Maryland bar.
 
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