Start-Up Carroll is sponsored by BDG Entrepreneurial Services and several affiliate companies as a free service to individuals starting businesses in Carroll County, Maryland. Start-Up Carroll receives no public funding and is wholly supported by BDG Entrepreneurial Services and partnering affiliates.

Lead Sponsor

BDG Entrepreneurial Services

Doug Howard, President

174 Klees Mill Road, Sykesville, MD 21784

Phone: 410-552-5252

E-Mail: bdgprez@aol.com

Carroll Start-Up Services: BDG Entrepreneurial Services will meet with you to learn about your business ideas, to help you formulate a plan, put numbers to your plan, project breakeven and viability of your project, and provide business advice to help you get started.
About BDG Entrepreneurial Services: BDG Entrepreneurial Services provides small business owners with accounting, tax, payroll, computer automation and consulting services. These services incorporate the latest technologies and hands-on personal service to assist business owners with setting business objectives, developing strategies to achieve those objectives and implementing those strategies.

Affiliates

A I M Concepts

John Enselein,
6452 Knight Drive, Eldersburg, MD 21784
Phone: 410 795-8474
E-mail: enselein@aol.com
Carroll Start-Up Services: Review your company’s hiring procedures or help you create an effective hiring process, in order to help you select folks that are best suited to your unique jobs.

About A I M Concepts: A I M Concepts is a Profiles International Strategic Business Partner with over 20 years of hiring and employee / management development experience. Profiles International is currently helping over 25,000 businesses by delivering information not otherwise available, allowing our clients to make better people related decisions.

Advantage Internet Marketing

Jon Allen, President

6400 Ridge Road, Eldersburg, MD 21784

Phone: 410-549-4737

E-mail: jon@advantageim.com
Carroll Start-Up Services: Marketing advice and information on how to create and publish a web site for your business

About Advantage Internet Marketing: Advantage Internet Marketing is the leading provider of web development and Internet Marketing services in Carroll County. They provide web site design and programming, Internet training, and Internet Marketing services to help businesses use the Internet to grow. They work closely with businesses to develop an online strategy that focuses on their target

AFLAC
Randy Schwartz
2901 Fallstaff Road #305, Baltimore, MD 21209
Phone: 410-949-7805
E -mail: ranssch@hotmail.com
Carroll Start Up Services: Review your company's employee benefits package and make suggestions on how to improve and implement cost effective benefits plans.
About AFLAC: AFLAC is the world leader in employee funded benefits and the largest provider of small business benefits in the United States. AFLAC works with over 300,000 companies worldwide and is adding 4,000 to 6,000 new companies each month. Because many small businesses do not have the reources to compete with large benefit-rich companies, AFLAC offers a unique, zero cost benefits solution that allows small business to compete in the marketplace.

Carroll Community College
Kathy Menasche
1601 Washington Road
Westminster, MD 21157

Creative Sol
Carol McGurrin, Design Specialist
7250 Woodbine Road, Woodbine, MD 21797
Phone: 410-549-9656
E-mail: create-sol@adelphia.net
Carroll Start-Up Services: Creative Sol will consult with you on how your identity and printcollateral has a direct impact on sales and customer perception. The process of creating an identity and marketing materials will also be explained.

About Creative Sol: Creative Sol provides graphic design services for your printing needs. Specializing in identity materials (logo, stationary, business cards), brochures, ads, posters, newsletters, catalog---from design concept to press. Creative Sol has the experience to make challenging and creative ideas into Solutions that Shine by developing strategies and guidance through the design and marketing phase of every business.

The Entrepreneur's Source
Joyce Picard-Busse, Owner
1005 Midvale Avenue, Mt. Airy, MD 21771
Phone: 301/829-0838
Email: Joyce.Picard-Busse@ESourceMaryland.com
Website: www.theESource.com/jpicardbusse

Start-Up Carroll Services: The Entrepreneur's Source will meet with you to assess your transferable skills, clarify your goals, and determine your specific criteria for owning a business. We will continue to work with you, as you investigate various businesses, to help you find the best match.

About The Entrepreneur's Source: We are a consulting firm that specializes in coaching people as they explore business options to meet their goals, needs, and expectations. We have no ties to specific companies. We use a proven success system, developed by our founders, who share over 40 years experience in all aspects of franchising and business success. Clients of The Entrepreneur's Source receive education and are guided through self-exploration regarding business ownership. There is no cost for our services. Our goal is to help our Clients find the right business investment and to ensure a positive relationship between our Client and the franchisor. For over twenty years we've been the premier source for self-employment options, franchising information, and education - with no obligation or risk. For current business owners: We can also help you franchise your business.

Saratoga Insurance Brokers, Inc.
Ryan McGinn
5420 Klees Mill Rd. Suite 2, Eldersburg, MD 21784
Phone: 410-781-6396
E-Mail: ryanm@sarabrokers.com
Carroll Start-Up Services: We will listen to you and analyze coverages essential to protecting your new business. After we determine necessary limits of insurance, we will send out for quotes to give you an idea of the costs associated with your insurance to properly prepare your budget. We will also give you some risk control suggestions to help you keep your insurance costs affordable.
About Saratoga Insurance Brokers Inc.: Saratoga Insurance Brokers acts as an independent insurance agent with access to a broad range of outstanding insurance carriers dedicated to the success of the independent agency system. Started in 1992 by Roddy Heyl and John McGinn, Saratoga has grown to it current level of success because of the faith put in our professional staff by our customers. For more information visit http://www.sarabrokers.com