A six-year-old technology consulting firm is moving from Howard County to the incubator at the University of Maryland Baltimore County as it wins more clients and hires more employees.
Audacious Inquiry LLC has outgrown its 1,450-square-foot space at Columbia's Center for Business and Technology Development, Managing Partner Christopher Brandt says.
The company, which employs 16, will move into the 2,650-square-foot office at bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park Aug. 14.
Brandt says he chose the research park at UMBC because it is convenient for employees and clients that live in either Baltimore or Washington, D.C. The Catonsville campus at 5523 Research Park Drive is located on the Interstate 95 corridor.
"Other than the logistics [of moving], we're excited about the new space," Brandt says.
Audacious Inquiry has carved a niche in the health care and Web application development arenas.
Its clients include the Maryland Hospital Association, Inova Health System and MedStar Health. It's also a subcontractor for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. It recently picked up its first prime contract with the federal government, with the USGS Energy Resources Program.
Federal incentives for health care providers that move their paper patient records online is one reason Audacious Inquiry is growing.
The company has added half a dozen employees in the last 18 months and plans to hire several more in the next six to 12 months, Brandt says. These include subject matter experts in health information technology, software developers and technical project managers.
Writer: Julekha Dash
Source: Christopher Brandt, Audacious Inquiry