Entrepreneurship: Growing Companies

Baltimore startup Asurvest provides investment insurance for crowdfunding platforms and for private and professional investors.

Baltimore, MD

Urban Design Group LLC is a Fells Point architecture and sustainable design service firm that is designing a green roof for the $10 million Riverside Wharf project in South Baltimore. 

1909 Thames St.
Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21231

Rolling Ads of Maryland is a billboard advertising company on wheels. Illuminated scrolling displays promote a brand on three sides of a moving truck. 

P.O. Box 187
Woodstock, Maryland 21163

Timonium's Spa Seven opened last year and offers massages, fitness classes, manicures, pedicures and skincare treatments. It recently opened a satellite location at Greenspring Station. 

2080 York Rd.
Suite 250
Timonium, MD 21093

Intero Advisory trains professionals on how to use LinkedIn to build their personal and professional brand. 

Owings Mills, Maryland 21117

This 40-year-old company launched a second tour ship in Baltimore's Inner Harbor last summer. What started as a single sightseeing cruise has expanded to include a variety of tours, private charters and a water taxi. 

1 Dock St.
Annapolis, MD 21401

Founded five years ago, Columbia's Unleashed Technologies LLC offers web design, development and enterprise hosting services.

10005 Old Columbia Road
Suite L-261
Columbia, MD 21046

This 27-year-old design firm counts the Maryland Institute College of Art, Johns Hopkins Lacrosse and the Baltimore Orioles among its clients. 

16 W. Hamilton St.
Baltimore, MD 21201

The Admiral's Cup Restaurant & Bar reopened in October after having been closed for five years. Last month, the bar unveiled a new menu with crab cakes and steamed little neck clams. 

1647
Thames Street, Baltimore 21231

Richard Keith Latman founded Lifeclip last year as a photo-sharing social network that wants to give Instagram a run for its money. It aims to combine the best features of Instagram, Twitter and Facebook in a single app.  

10 N. Park Dr.
Suite 320
Hunt Valley, MD 21030

The Write Image offers public relations and marketing services for businesses and nonprofits in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. 

1014 West 36th St.
Baltimore, MD 21211

Rolling Ads of Maryland is a billboard advertising company on wheels. Illuminated scrolling displays promote a brand on three sides of a moving truck. 

P.O. Box 187
Woodstock, Maryland 21163

GreenSpacers "grows fresh air" by using hydroculture plants to remove volatile organic compounds in the air and produce oxygen to ease breathing.

9685 Gerwig Lane, Suite D
Columbia, MD 21046

Since launching 16 years ago, Baltimore marketing firm Warschawski has worked with a variety of national and international clients. Most recently, NFL Super Bowl Champion Chris Reis and father Mike Reis hired it to launch their upcoming book.

1501 Sulgrave Ave.
Suite 350
Baltimore, MD 21209

The 25-year-old company provides accounting software and consulting services to organizations in the mid-Atlantic.

1220-C E. Joppa Rd.
Suite 514
Towson, MD 21286

Hampden store Lovelyarns promotes "yarn bombing," or knitted graffiti, that you can see at South Moon Under and in front of its Falls Road store. 

3610 Falls Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21211

Fan of Twin Peaks or Mulholland Drive? A local firm wndr is behind DavidLynch.com, a website for the acclaimed director that features his eponymous music label.

255 S. Regester St.
Baltimore, MD 21231

KatzAbosch is a leading certified public accounting, tax and consulting firm that serves clients throughout the mid-Atlantic.
For the last four years, Accounting Today has recognized it as one of the top 100 Best Accounting Firms to Work For.

9690 Deerco Rd.
Suite 500
Timonium, MD 21093

Founded in 1997, Tricerat recently landed German transportation company Veolia as a client. The Columbia company is the brainchild of former Mercantile executive John Byrne.

10320 Little Patuxent Pkwy.
Suite 200
Columbia, MD 21044

The Write Image ofers public relations and marketing services for businesses and nonprofits in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. 

1014 West 36th St.
Baltimore, MD 21211

Hollis Thomases founded Havre de Grace firm Web Advantage 14 years ago. It now counts Unicef, Visit Baltimore and Nokia USA among its clients. 

321 North Union Avenue
Havre de Grace, MD 21078

Founded 15 years ago, Susquehanna Yoga specializes in Iyengar yoga, which emphasizes proper body alignment. The studio also hosts events that explore topics related to spirituality and meditation. 

12-A W. Aylesbury Rd.
Timonium, MD 21093

Founded by a doctor and an entrepreneur, secureRAD LLC provides imaging systems for health care practices in the U.S. and abroad. Crofton IT firm Force 3 recently purchased the company for an undisclosed sum. 

2151 Priest Bridge Dr.
Crofton, Maryland 21114

This 40-year-old company launched a second tour ship in Baltimore's Inner Harbor this summer. What started as a single sightseeing cruise has expanded to include a variety of tours, private charters and a water taxi. 

1 Dock St.
Annapolis, MD 21401

DuClaw Brewing Co. is toasting to the growing popularity of its craft beers with a bigger office and brewery. The new Rosedale facility will produce beers early next year.

16 A Bel Air South Parkway
Bel Air, MD 21015

Launched in 2007, MOS Creative is taking advantage of the growing demand for mobile marketing.

8945 Guilford Rd.
Suite 130
Columbia, MD 21046

Timonium's Spa SEVEN opened this year and offers massages, fitness classes, manicures, pedicures and skincare treatments. 

2080 York Rd.
Suite 250
Timonium, MD 21093

This 27-year-old company in Mount Vernon counts the Maryland Institute College of Art, Johns Hopkins Lacrosse and the Baltimore Orioles among its clients. 

16 W. Hamilton St.
Baltimore, MD 21201

Formerly the software products division of RWD Technologies LLC, Ancile Solutions creates learning and performance software. It is now hiring for seven positions. 

6085 Marshalee Dr.
Elkridge, MD 21075

This Timonium caterer began as a little sandwich shop and has grown to $4.25 million in sales and 15 full-time employees. 

9526 Deerco Rd.
Timonium, MD 21093

Pixelligent manufactures nanocrystal additives used in semiconductors and electronics. Founded in 2000, it has recently made three new executive hires and launched its first commercial product in partnership with Brewer Science.

Holabird Business Park
6411 Beckley St.
Baltimore, MD 21224

Founded nine years ago, Rooftop Communications LLC is a branding and marketing agency whose clients include Donate LIfe Maryland, Armada Employer Services and Amerigroup Real Solutions. 

2526 St. Paul St.
Baltimore, MD 21218

Since its founding in 2004, this video production company has grown to 20 employees. 15Four Video Strategy counts World Relief and the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation among its clients. 

3618 Falls Rd.
Suite 200
Baltimore, MD

Since launching in November, EATbmore.com has grown to include more than 60 delivery and takeout restaurants in Baltimore. 

3500 Boston St.
Suite 423
Baltimore, Maryland 21224

Are you a fan of Twin Peaks or Mulholland Drive? A local firm wndr is behind DavidLynch.com, a website that features the acclaimed director's eponymous music label. The boutique creative agency also counts Towson University and the Discovery Channel among its clients. 

255 S. Regester St.
Baltimore, MD 21231

April Toner LLC sells toner, inkjet cartridges, ribbons and postage meter ink to businesses and nonprofits in Greater Baltimore.

2400 Boston Street
Factory Building, Suite102
Baltimore, MD 21224

Six-year-old Hampden store Lovelyarns encourages "yarn bombing," or knitted graffiti, that you can see in front of its Falls Road store. Its graffitti art will also be on display at this year's Artscape. 

3610 Falls Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21211

Silberstein Insurance Group employs 36 and counts large private and public companies, hospitals and health systems among its clients. It serves more than 500 corporate clients and hundreds of individual clients nationwide.

2330 W. Joppa Rd.
Suite 311
Lutherville, Maryland 21093

Launched four years ago, Weiss PR Associates' client roster includes SECU Credit Union, Rubeling & Associates, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Foundation, the Traffic Group and others. 

2400 Boston Street
Factory Building, Suite 346
Baltimore, MD 21224

Al Rubeling started Rubeling & Associates in 1981 at age 26 with his life savings of $2,000. Today, the 18-person Towson firm counts M & T Bank, Loyola Blakefield High School and Baltimore County government among its clients.

1104 Kenilworth Dr.
Suite 500
Towson, Maryland 21204

Started four years ago, Clapp Studios' husband-and-wife owners take photos for weddings, corporate materials, book covers, fashion shoots, and web advertising for small businesses. Its corporate clients include the Bozzuto Group and Go First Mortgage. 

6115 Falls Rd.
Baltimore, Maryland 21209

Mothers around the world want to know how to get their kids to eat their veggies. Teresa Vetter found the solution -- and it became a family business, Tessemae's All Natural. The dressing is now sold at 61 Whole Foods Markets. 

Annapolis, Maryland

Founded by a teacher-turned-technologist, Mindgrub Technologies LLC recently moved into a larger office in Catonsville and is looking to fill eight open positions. The "technology innovation agency" creates applications for cell phones, the Web and social media outlets. 

640 Frederick Road
Catonsville, MD 21228

Founded more than two decades ago, marketing firm Renegade Communications counts Comcast, T. Rowe Price and Under Armour among its clients. It underwent a rebranding last year, with a new logo and website. 

10950 Gilroy Rd.
Suite-J
Hunt Valley, MD 21031

Founded 25 years ago, Columbia software company Tricerat recently hired a new president and introduced new scanning software. 

10320 Little Patuxent Pkwy.
Suite 200
Columbia, MD 21044

Founded in 1976, Structural is a specialty engineering and construction firm that is providing blast protection technology for the new buildings at the New York World Trade Center in Manhattan. The Hanover company is hiring for 30 positions throughout the US. 

7455 New Ridge Rd.
Suite T
Hanover, MD 21076

Web Advantage CEO Hollis Thomases founded the Havre de Grace firm 14 years ago. It now counts Unicef, Visit Baltimore and Nokia USA among its clients. 

321 North Union Avenue
Havre de Grace, MD 21078

Founded by an entrepreneur and a radiologist, SecureRad provides imaging systems for health care practices in the U.S. and abroad. It is adding a new cloud-based service this year. 

122 Defense Highway
Suite 228
Annapolis , Maryland 21401

Named by Baltimore magazine as the Best Color Salon in 2011, Towson's No Worries Salon is expanding this month. Owner Jill Turnbull counts the Washington Ballet Co., Fila and many celebrities among her clients. 

29 W. Allegheny Ave.
Towson, MD 21204

Founded by former WBAL-TV reporter John Sherman, Storyfarm New Media staff believe that every website is its own TV station. Clients include T. Rowe Price Group Inc., the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 

2400 Boston Street
Baltimore, MD 21224

Towson's AVF Consulting has picked up new clients and is hiring for several open positions. The 25-year-old company provides accounting software and consulting services to organizations in the mid-Atlantic.

1220-C E. Joppa Rd.
Suite 514
Towson, MD 21230

Since launching 15 years ago, Baltimore marketing firm Warschawski has worked with a variety of national and international clients. They include Gore-Tex, Topps Baseball Cards, T-shirt printing company CustomInk and clothier Robert Talbott. The country of Switzerland is its latest client win.

1501 Sulgrave Ave.
Suite 350
Baltimore, MD 21209

Established in 1985, the Traffic Group has grown to become one of the nation's leading traffic engineering and transportation planning firms. It is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Montgomery County and the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department.

9900 Frankling Square Dr.
Baltimore, Maryland 21236

KatzAbosch is a leading certified public accounting, tax and consulting firm that serves clients throughout the mid-Atlantic.
Accounting Today has recognized it as one of the top 100 Best Accounting Firms to Work For three years in a row.

9690 Deerco Rd.
Suite 500
Timonium, Maryland 21093

One of the companies at the recent White House briefing with Baltimore entrepreneurs, MOS Creative is taking advantage of the growing demand for mobile marketing. It recently moved into a new office in Howard County.

8945 Guilford Rd.
Suite 130
Columbia, Maryland 21046

Greenspacers "grows fresh air" by using hydroculture plants to remove volatile organic compounds in the air and produce oxygen to ease breathing and alleviate "sick building syndrome."

2400 Boston Street
3rd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21224

Although technology is very important, it's not everything. LocalUp's model and business opportunity is proven and being executed in local communities across the country. LocalUp believes in generating revenues through local sales and marketing initiatives.

443-743-3272
3500 Boston Street
Suite 434
Baltimore, MD 21224

BioMarker Strategies is a tissue-based cancer diagnostics company that is developing the SnapPath™live tumor cell testing platform* to improve the treatment of cancer.

855 N. Wolfe St
Suite 623
Baltimore, MD 21205

EntreQuest helps increase revenue for small-to-midsized businesses that are growing or want to grow. To date they have helped add a net total of $900 million in sales to their clients' top lines.

410-276-1186
2400 Boston St. Suite 310
Baltimore, MD 21224

SHAPE is a professional architectural and landscape architectural services company. The roots of the firm are in the planning, design and construction of facilities for research, education and their associated infrastructure.

410-662-4659
612 West University Parkway
Baltimore, MD 21210

Lookingglass Cyber Solutions empowers cyber professionals to gain insight into potential threats and makes it possible to accelerate analysis, improve decision-making and perform corrective actions in real-time.

443-844-3010
2400 Boston Street, Factory Building, Suite 302
Baltimore, MD 21224

Tetrahedron, Inc. provides cost effective, safe and dependable solutions to diverse challenges in the areas of science, technology and management. The company brings about success through its innovative approach, responsiveness, integrity and commitment to every clients' project.

410-837-0512
1414 Key Highway, Suite B
Baltimore, MD 21230

High Rock Studios provides graphic design, web development, video production and strategic marketing services for clients nationwide. The firm transforms your goals into effective, market-sensible solutions that extend your vision—and your success. High Rock's experienced team leverages print and interactive media to reach your audience and inspire them to action. High Rock drives your business into the future.

301-791-1221
4955 Manor Lane
Ellicott City, MD 21042

Five guys with a fryer founded CrispTek in response to consumer demand for reducing fat in their diets, and the need for gluten-free cooking alternatives. The company has developed a patented blend of rice flours to reduce the absorption of oils in fried foods.

410-715-2009
9250 Bendix Road, North Suite 510
Columbia, MD 21045

WellDoc is a healthcare company that uses technology to improve disease management outcomes and reduce health care costs. Founded in 2005 by an endocrinologist, WellDoc initially focused on developing solutions to support diabetes management. The flagship, DiabetesManager®, provides a system for patients and health care providers to coordinate diabetes care, propel self-management and achieve long-term adherence.

443-692-3100
1501 St Paul Street, Suite 118
Baltimore, MD 21202

At Green Building Alternatives, LLC (GBA) thier mission is to design and build affordable, environmentally friendly buildings, unsurpassed in quality and comfort. The firm is dedicated to educating home owners, builders and the general public about the use of green, sustainable products and practices.

410-528-8899
30 Greenway NW, Suite 11
Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Sensics, Inc., is the panoramic virtual reality display company. Based on patented technology developed over nearly a decade of research, Sensics delivers upgradeable, lightweight, panoramic head-mounted displays that combine ultra-wide field of view and high resolution. Covering a wide range of performance and budget requirements, Sensics enables a new generation of virtual prototyping, training, visualization, entertainment, and remote presence applications.

443-927-9200
7125 Thomas Edison Drive, Suite 103
Columbia, MD 21046

Substance 151 is a mulidisciplinary design firm delivering strategic, concept-driven creative solutions to clients from ermerging business and youth-centric brands to internationational organizations. The company capitalizes on the ability, drive and experience of its staff to seamlessly integrate their clients' brand strategies, message and marketing materials across print, web, 3-D and interactive media.

410-732-8379
2304 E. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21224

Waste Neutral provides sustainable waste management solutions for commercial and institutional applications by evaluating clients business processes and waste streams to determine if there are cost effective alternatives to divert needless waste from going to the landfill.

443-838-1826
Baltimore, MD 21230

RMF was established to provide various communities with responsive and quality engineering services within budgetary requirements. A minimum of two principals are involved in the administration, field investigations, and detailed design for any project contracted with the firm. The active principal involvement is somewhat unique and provides their clients with the highest quality engineering.

410-576-0505
5520 Research Park Drive, 3rd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21228

Mjach Designs is a comprehensive design studio that focuses on the client and their marketing needs. The company removes the unnecessary layers and clutter clouding a client's overall message. Their work focuses on the clients goal -- listening to their needs and responding with creative solutions that broadcast their message within the client's marketing budget.

410-366-0505
3000 Chestnut Avenue, Suite 111
Baltimore, MD 21211

Chesapeake Environmental Management is a full-service environmental consulting firm serving commercial and governmental entities throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. As consultants, they serve as trusted environmental advisors to clients who need the company's services to responsibly manage the natural resources that affect their business concerns. CEM solves their client's environmental challenges by carefully considering the complex inter-relationships of the environmental sciences including: geology, hydrology, ecology, geomorphology, geography, and engineering.

410-893-9016
260 Gateway Drive, Suite 21-C
Bel Air, MD 21014

Emory Knoll Farms' Green Roof Plants is the only plant supplier that focuses exclusively on plants for extensive green roofs. They are experienced in working with different roofing systems, soil mixes, manufacturers & designers, and climates.

410-452-5880
3410 Ady Road
Street, MD 21154

Gliknik Inc. is committed to the discovery and development of novel biomolecules for autoimmune diseases and cancer. The company capitalizes on its expertise in immunology and tumor immunology. Gliknik's lead compounds are novel T cell vaccines in clinical safety studies. Gliknik also has created recombinant mimetics of intravenous immune globulin and recombinant mimetics of monoclonal antibodies.

801 W. Baltimore Street, Suite 501A
Baltimore, MD 21201

Engenium Tecnologies Corporation (ETC) is an Electrical Engineering Design firm located in Columbia, Maryland. The company offers unique, wireless communication technologies, which serve government, civil, and commercial entities in many different ways from tracking hurricanes and marine mammals to a variety of Intelligence applications..

410-794-0001
9030 Red Branch Road, Suite 210
Columbia, MD 21045

CargoTel is a transportation and inventory management company providing ASP and custom wireless and Internet solutions for transporters and storage companies. CargoTel services are web-based, and as a result, are cost effective, easier to implement, and do not involve any hardware expenditures or maintenance. CargoTel supports an array of verticals, but focuses onthe automobile transport, processing, and marshalling businesses.

866-CARGOTEL (866-227-4683)
2400 Boston Street, Suite 314
Baltimore, MD 21224

Fastspot is a small, woman-owned business with big ideas and an innovative and inclusive approach to using Internet technologies. The firm focuses on all aspects of the interactive process, from strategy to focus group sessions, information architecture to fully produced Websites and integration with content management system (CMS) solutions.

410-537-5007
2026 E Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21231

How do you change a community? Well, at Taharka Bros. Ice Cream they're doing it one scoop of ice cream at time, mentoring and training at-risk young men in Baltimore the ins and outs of business and how to fulfill their sweetest dreams.

410-685-5164
7 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Blue Sky Factory offers both full- and self-service solutions to clients looking to maximize their e-mail marketing strategies. We're not sure if they do windows, too.

410-230-0061
40 E. Cross Street
Baltimore, MD 21230

Sofi's Crepes proves the old adage that if you do what you love, then success will find you. Opened in 2004, what began as a standing room only creperie has grown to include not only seating for customers at the Charles St. spot, but additional locations in Downtown Baltimore, Belvedere Square and Annapolis.

410-727-7732
1723 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-5801