County Economic Development to Visit Over 100 County Businesses
The Frederick County Office of Economic Development (OED) will host the 15th Annual Frederick County Business Appreciation Week during the week of October 19-23 at more than 100 businesses all over Frederick County to thank businesses for what they do.
Over 60 ambassadors from the state, county, municipalities, and the Chamber of Commerce will meet with local businesses to learn more about the business and to personally thank them for their contributions to the Frederick County economy. The event also gives the Office of Economic Development an opportunity to identify any potential issues or concerns they may have and to allow OED the opportunity to support recommendations for improvement.
“We need to keep the lines of communication open with business owners. They know what works and what doesn’t. These one-on-one meetings will help us to support our business community. I want them to know that I mean business in terms of creating jobs, drawing new enterprises to Frederick County and supporting our vibrant local economy,” stated Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner.
The Frederick County Office of Economic Development worked with Frederick County’s municipalities and five main street managers to feature a day in their area celebrating businesses with their local elected officials.
OED Director Helen Propheter said, “Business Appreciation Week gives us a chance to visit all different types of businesses. In just one day, we might visit a farm, a bioscience company, a retailer, a homebased business and a major employer. It may be a business that we’ve never met or one that just expanded or added a new product line. The variety of businesses we are able to touch in just a week is what makes this event so successful.”
The 2015 Business Appreciation Week will include an online social media Scavenger Hunt where pictures will be posted on OED’s Twitter and Facebook pages inviting people to guess which businesses they are visiting that day. All of those who guess correctly will be entered into a drawing to win a Fitbit on Friday, October 23rd. Follow @FredCoOED on Twitter and www.facebook.com/discoverfrederickmd.com on Facebook or #BAW 2015 for more details
