Entrepreneurship : Featured Stories

It doesn't take a multi-million dollar budget to be a good filmmaker. It does take vision, passion and a compelling talent for story-telling. Just ask John Waters. Or better yet, ask Matt Porterfield. With Baltimore as his backdrop, Porterfield is earning top marks in the indie film scene for his portrayal of working-class Baltimoreans. Our Julekha Dash sat down with Porterfield as he prepares for the Md. Film Festival.

Martin Roesch, Founder and CEO of Sourcefire, a Maryland-based cyber security firm, talks about starting his company in his livingroom, why the Greater Baltimore Area is a great place to launch a business and what you should do if you think you have a "great idea."

What makes Baltimore a great place to start a business? We caught up with the Emerging Tech Centers' Neil Davis and asked him what the city and state have going for them that attract both fledgling startups and established businesses.

Few TV series have helped to elucidate the plight of a city's underserved citizens the way HBO's The Wire has done for Baltimore. Now the show's cast, led by Sonja Sohn, have a new production that flips the script and gives new meaning to the term "Reality TV"

Shirley Collier, CEO of Optemax, a wireless optical networking technology firm, talks about her company and why Maryland is a great place to live and build a business.

Baltimore claims its title as THE place for all things blue crab-related with pride. But, in case you haven't noticed, the city's culinary scene has expanded way beyond crab cakes and sauerkraut. One chef leading the way? Ted Stelzenmuller.

A self-described "serial entrepreneur," Dave Troy has created several successful ventures in Baltimore. He's perhaps best known now as the guy trying to connect the disparate parts of Baltimore to each other. Just before collecting the GBTC's 2009 Connector Award, Troy sat down with us to talk about startups, Baltimore and what he's planning for the future.