Chamber Update

Please give a warm welcome to our newest members and enjoy reading about all the businesses that make our community the best place to live! Visit their websites and find them in our directory at www.gspacc.com.

Annapolis Home Concierge
www.annapolishomeconcierge.com

Annapolis Home Concierge provides trusted property home watch and home concierge services. The business believes that every homeowner deserves peace of mind regarding their unoccupied property. Whether you are a seasonal resident, away on vacation, or simply away from your home for an extended period, you should have trusted property care when you’re not there. Annapolis Home Concierge services Anne Arundel County — including but not limited to — Annapolis, Arnold, Eastport, Edgewater, Severna Park, Severn, Cape St. Claire, Crofton and Bowie.

Carpet Village, Hardwood-Ceramic
www.carpetvillage.com

Established in 1978, Carpet Village, Hardwood-Ceramic is a high-quality floor covering dealer that serves a 60-mile radius of Anne Arundel County. The company has an outstanding reputation of the highest integrity and professional floor covering sales and installation. It carries a complete line of carpet with Magic Fresh, an environmentally friendly carpet treatment specifically formulated to absorb common household odors, pet odors, even cigarette smoke. And it carries a wide array of hardwood and ceramic flooring to make your “dream floor” come true.

GYMGUYZ Annapolis & Columbia
www.gymguyz.com/annapolis-columbia

GYMGUYZ is an ideal solution for those aiming to boost their overall health right from the comfort of their homes or businesses, saving time and offering flexibility. The home-based personal trainers are meticulously chosen, certified professionals who personalize each workout session to align with your needs and help you meet your objectives. No equipment is required; trainers supply everything.

The business specializes in various activities that foster physical well-being, good dietary habits, lifestyle adjustment, stress management and more. Whether you prefer individualized attention or group classes, GYMGUYZ caters to your preferences with its mobile personal training and fitness company.

Provision Property Management
www.provisionrpm.com

Provision Property Management is a locally owned and operated company with over 20 years of experience in buying, rehabbing, stabilizing, and leasing rental properties in and around Baltimore, Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties. The team applies its expertise and experience to helping other investors maximize profits with their rental properties. Provision Property Management and its team has experienced everything it takes to have a successful rental property and are ready to treat your home as one of theirs. It provides everything from tenant management to property maintenance and legal issues.

Mayer Architects LLC
www.jmayerarchitects.com

Mayer Architects LLC is a full-service architectural firm with over 30 years of experience in a wide variety of private residential and public sector commercial projects. The company specializes in the design and documentation of high-end residential and custom commercial projects and is highly experienced with managing code-intensive, large-scale projects that require a unique understanding of construction documentation and management. This includes new custom residences, tenant buildouts, commercial additions, and redevelopment. The firm also has extensive experience with design, development and documentation of food service and retail projects.

Our always busy chamber held five January ribbon-cutting celebrations, three of which were grand openings of new businesses. First was the grand opening of Tidy Nest Professional Organizing. Owners Ashley Johnson and Kelly Baldwin celebrated with more than 40 people in attendance at the chamber, and they are already on their way to business success with many projects.

Next was the grand opening of Integrative Family NP LLC, a nurse-practitioner based primary care practice combining traditional western medicine approaches with integrative and holistic approaches. Owner Katherine Grote said that her “phone has been ringing off the hook” since she opened her office in Severna Park, and she does take insurance and make house calls.

Gardiner & Appel Group changed its name to Cassilly & Appel, CPAs & Advisors, and celebrated with a ribbon-cutting and open house. Founder Scott Gardiner told us his story of opening the business 46 years ago, with Karl Appel joining the firm in the late ‘90s. The firm has worked with many local businesses for decades.

We celebrated the grand opening of Mi’Chelle Premier Salon in Severna Park with owner Tiffany Maddox. The business offers silk press hydration services, hair extensions, hairpiece styling and more in a beautiful space.

Our last ribbon-cutting was to celebrate the expansion of the Severna Park Racquetball and Fitness Club’s free weight room, and to recognize long-term employee Brian Ferguson. Close to 100 people attended the open house and ribbon cutting, and Brian, who has been there for 29 years, was completely surprised!

The chambers in Anne Arundel County held a legislative day in Annapolis to meet with our elected officials and learn about legislative initiatives impacting our small-business community.

We closed the month with our annual winter general membership meeting, held at La Posta Pizzeria in Severna Park. Our board meeting included recognizing committee volunteers and premium members. Our Harmony Award, named for a businessperson who makes substantial contributions to the community, was presented to Nancy Greer of the Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu & Tai Chi.

In addition to being an incredibly active member of the chamber, Nancy collaborates with many other chamber members. She spearheads charitable efforts, to date raising over $160,000 for charity; collects thousands of pounds of food and clothing; and donates thousands more in services and products to support various fundraisers. Her outstanding fundraising efforts were recognized with an ASPIRE Community Leadership Award, and a statewide Small Business Administration award for “Woman in Business Champion of the Year.”

For more information about the chamber and events, visit www.gspacc.com.