Meet The Business Factory of Frederick

Five Questions with Peggy Richman, General Manager, The Business Factory of Frederick

801 N. East St.

Frederick, MD 21701

301-378-0070

www.bizfactoryfrederick.com

How long have you been in business?  
We are 8 months old and growing!

How many employees do you have?  
We have 1 employee and work with independent business owners as our consultants as much as possible.

Why do you believe you will be successful in Frederick County?  
We have a genuine passion to be flexible in providing a professional and dynamic coworking space and special events venue that brings together for and non-profit organizations.

If your company is involved in community outreach, please share with us your involvement.
We have partnered with several local non-profit organizations including Kids Are Heroes, Seed of Life Nurseries, the Entrepreneur Council of Frederick County, the Frederick Arts Council, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Frederick County; and the list grows longer on a regular basis.

What are you most proud of?
The positive-focused members we service and the cooperation and synergy that working with other entrepreneurs creates.

Meet Regus

Five Questions with Jean Wright, General Manager, Regus

5100 Buckeystown Pike, Suite 250

Frederick, MD 21704

240-215-6510
www.regus.com/locations/business-centre/maryland-frederick-westview-village

How long have you been in business?

Regus has been in business since 1989

How many employees do you have?

Over 3,000 employees worldwide and approximately 40 Regus employees at 11 Maryland business centers, including 3 employees in Frederick.

Why do you believe you will be successful in Frederick County?

Frederick is a growing community which is attracting more business here.  Some employees and business owners need the flexibility of working in a more convenient location near their home.  They may have a corporate office in another city or may want to avoid the long commutes to DC, Baltimore, and beyond.

If your company is involved in community outreach, please share with us your involvement.

Locally, we partner with Goodwill of Monocacy Valley as a collection location for donations.  Recently, we participated in a corporate-wide drive benefitting Camp Better America which assists returning veterans and their families.

What are you most proud of? 

As a global company, we are able to assist businesses of all sizes and requirements with flexible office space solutions right here in Frederick.

Meet The Frederick County Chapter of the Red Cross

Five Questions with Nicholas Geier, Executive Director, Frederick County Chapter of the 

Red Cross

2 E. Frederick St.

Walkersville, MD 21793

301-662-5131

www.redcross.org/md/walkersville/

How long have you been in business?

The Frederick County Chapter of the American Red Cross was chartered April 27, 1917, so we have now been serving the community for over 96 years.

How many employees do you have?

We currently have 4 staff, but we also have 170 volunteers that help support the Red Cross mission here in Frederick County.

Why do you believe you will be successful in Frederick County?

For nearly a century we have been here to help whenever and wherever emergencies strike; whether bringing help and hope to people in distress, providing critical life-saving training, or supporting military members and their families.  Given the compassionate and supportive nature of the Frederick community, and our strong working relationships with local government and emergency management agencies, I know that we will continue to be successful in providing services here in Frederick County for centuries to come. 

If your company is involved in community outreach, please share with us your involvement.

We work very closely with other agencies throughout Frederick County in supporting the needs of the community.  This type of collaboration is important for all of us to fulfill our mission in serving the citizens of Frederick County.

What are you most proud of?

Our volunteers! Be it a blood donor, a board member, an office volunteer, an instructor, or a disaster responder, I am honored to have the opportunity to interact with such amazing and compassionate individuals.