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Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner is hosting a Small Business Forum on June 17 in order to learn more about the issues and concerns of small businesses in the county. The county’s new Small Business Navigator, Judy Stephenson, will also attend the forum. Stephenson helps small businesses navigate through the various departments within the county. […]

After Seoul Food DC opened their doors on June 3 in downtown Wheaton, the social media buzz illustrates the love their 1862 Twitter followers have for the married couple. Anna and Jon Goree launched their food truck business back in 2011, featuring Korean and Japanese recipes to include fried tofu, maki rolls and kimchi quesadillas. They […]

Over thousands of small business owners have their headquarters in Montgomery County.

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) conducted a “Ribbon Cutting / Grand Opening” Ceremony for Soldierfit Gym on May 31. The “Fort Gym” is located at 18945 Bonanza Way in Gaithersburg. Soldierfit now has five locations, with others in Rockville, Frederick, Owings Mills and Chantilly, VA. Soldierfit is a unique, functional fitness, boot camp program […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) held its 10th Annual Wine Tasting on May 23 at the Kentlands Mansion in Gaithersburg. Over 100 area business leaders and city officials -including Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz and City Councilmembers Jud Ashman, Cathy Drzyzgula, Mike Sesma and Ryan Spiegel – attended. “The wine tasting was a top-notch event […]

Quince Orchard Park residents in Gaithersburg are being notified that MedImmune is pursuing the rezoning of the property at 101 Orchard Ridge Drive from industrial-3 (I-3) to mixed-use development (MXD). “Our goal with this effort is to have a uniform zoning designation of MXD across our entire campus,” said Liz Huntley, associate director of public […]

Over 300 companies joined Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) and Steve Silverman, the director for the county’s economic department, in honoring eight local businesses at the Small Business Awards on May 24. Out of the 60 business entries, the county chose eight businesses which represented innovation, creativity among other qualities.

Over 300 companies joined Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) and Steve Silverman, the director for the county’s economic department in honoring eight local businesses at the Small Business Awards on May 24. Zane Networks was recognized as the Small Business of the Year, in the category of 11 to 50 employees. Luigi Leblanc and Alexandra Jellerette, […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) and Steve Silverman, the director for the county’s economic department, were joined by over 300 companies in honoring eight local businesses at the Small Business Awards on May 24. Wedding Wire was recognized as the Information Technology Company of the Year. Timothy Chi—the creator of one the nation’s largest wedding services […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett joined on May 24 with Montgomery County Department of Economic Development (DED) director Steve Silverman, Montgomery County Council president Nancy Navarro and some 300 local business owners and representatives at the Inaugural Montgomery County Small Business Awards luncheon. The event, initiated and presented by DED, was organized to honor the […]