July 16, 2009 - Las Vegas, NV Karen Barbour to Speak at National Veterans Small Business Conference Karen Barbour will be a featured speaker at the 5th Annual National Veteran Business Conference. The conference, held July 20‐23 in Las Vegas, will include an Expo of over 300 participants to showcase Federal Government Agencies, Prime Contractors,…
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Minority Business Enterprise of the Year Award
May 9, 2009 - Baltimore, MD Karen Barbour, President of The Barbour Group, LLC Receives “Minority Business Enterprise of the Year Award” Karen Barbour, president and founder of the Barbour Group, LLC, was honored as a minority business enterprise hero at the Maryland Washington Minority Contractors’ Association, Inc. (MWMCA) Annual Spring Inclusion Breakfast on May…
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Stimulus Package to Assist with Surety Bonds
March 3, 2009 - Washington, DC Stimulus Package to Assist With Surety Bonds The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is considered to be the most sweeping economic recovery package in our nation's history. U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin (D‐MD), member of the U.S. Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee sponsored an amendment to that Act, improving the Small…
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2008 SBA MD Small Business Person of the Year Award
December 3, 2008 - Westminster, MD Karen Barbour, president, The Barbour Group, LLC, was honored as the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2008 Maryland Small Business Person of the Year. Barbour, whose firm provides surety bonds, business insurance and risk analysis for commercial enterprises, is the first surety professional to win the SBA award in Maryland.…
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