The Skinny on Gift Tax Valuation
A lot of people make a big stink about gift tax valuation, and for good reason. It can certainly seem pretty complicated. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be. This article is just a quick guide for individuals & businesses that need help with valuing gift taxes. While we’re going to make […]
Live Chat: Take Your Business to New Height
Today’s businesses are harnessing many tools to have at their disposal to help them reach new heights. One of the most popular tools is live chat. To compete with online businesses this tool is essential. Let me paint you a picture. A potential customer is shopping online and stops on your site. He notices your […]
Priam Capital to Invest $36.4 Million in Saving First Mariner Bancorp
Ed Hale, Chairman and CEO of 1st Mariner Bank, to Step Down The chairman and CEO of 1st Mariner Bancorp, Baltimore’s largest independently owned bank, announced last week he will be stepping down. Edwin F. Hale Sr., who founded 1st Mariner Bank in 1995, agreed to relinquish his position as part of a deal to […]
Area Employers Named Among Best to Work For
On February 7th, Fortune Magazine released its list of “100 Best Companies to Work For”. By weighing factors like health care coverage, child care provided, promotion of work-life balance, telecommuting options, allowed lengths of sabbaticals and unusual perks, the publication compiled a list of employers from all over the country whose employees have been surveyed […]
O’Callaghan Hotel Takes Part in Annapolis Restaurant Week
As both local and national economies continue to recover and businesses everywhere think of ways to attract customers and generate revenue, the Annapolis Business Association has announced the return of its Annapolis Restaurant Week. The event and will take place from Monday, February 21st to Sunday February 27th this year and will include over 30 […]
Pepco Wants to Charge Residents Without Power?
The Metro Electricity Provider Wants Additional Revenue During Blackouts Since 2007 the state of Maryland has been hit with several harsh storms that have caused power outages, especially in the winter months. Extreme temperatures, snow, ice, and wind have all affected the metro area as of late. With the most recent storm this past week […]
Under Armour Experiences Growth in 2010, Looks Forward to Prosperous 2011
Under Armour, the sportswear company whose global headquarters is based in Baltimore’s Tide Point complex, recently posted a fourth quarter profit that rose by nearly 51 percent, resulting in a revenue that passed $1 billion last year, a first in the company’s fifteen year history. Over the last quarter of 2010, sales rose to the […]
What the Verizon iPhone Means for Maryland Businesses
On January 11, 2011 the Verizon iPhone was announced. It was a move that speculators and bloggers in the wireless industry had been anticipating for some time, and diehard supporters of AT&T, to whom the iPhone had been exclusive since its debut in 2007, said would never happen. But happen it did. The move comes […]
DataPoint’s Baltimore Data Center Helps Local Businesses Thrive
Businesses in the Baltimore-DC metropolitan area just got a new ally in making the operation of their businesses run more smoothly. DataPoint Incorporated, a managed services provider who has been in business since 1996, operates a Baltimore Data Center in the city’s Tide Point complex, right around the corner from Under Armour headquarters. The facility […]
Baltimore Start Your Engines For Revenue
The city of Baltimore is about to receive a major swing of revenue from the upcoming Grand Prix event in 2011. Since Dec 9th the event tickets went on sale to the public with a short private pre-sale the week prior. Organizers of the event stated that over 20,000 tickets have been sold to fans […]