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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The Barbour Group Recognized Among Top 100 Regional Minority Businesses
September 30, 2008 - Westminster, MD The Barbour Group Recognized Among Top 100 Regional Minority Businesses The Barbour Group, LLC has been selected to receive the prestigious Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award. This award is designed to acknowledge and pay tribute to outstanding women and minority business owners in Maryland, Virginia and the District…
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