About the Founder

Mr. Wills has spent a lifetime building business relationships in the region and throughout the country. Mr. Wills isan entrepreneur with 20+ years in banking and commercial real estate industries and has had a lifetime in evaluating business plans, financial forecasts and business growth for owners and entrepreneurs. In addition to his success in for-profit businesses, Mr. Wills spent 9 years in the non-profit world helping to rebuild a 150 year old Washington institution and taking on a leadership role in building support for the largest cultural project in Montgomery County's history. Today, Mr. Wills serves as the Founder and Executive Director of the National Association of Business Owners & Entrepreneurs (NABOE) and on the executive management team of one of the regions fastest growing business banks, HarVest Bank of Maryland. (MORE. . .)

About NABOE

Features that make the National Association of Business Owners and Entrepreneurs (NABOE) stand out:
 
NABOE serves the Independent Business community. Those companies with 2 to 256 employees and $200K to $20 MM in revenue. There are over 47,000 businesses of this size within 10 miles of Washington, DC and 27,000 within 10 miles of Baltimore, Maryland. Our audience employs over 300,000 individuals and spends in excess of $1 billion annually on goods and services!
 
We work closely with media to help promote our businesses, Team Leaders and Partners.
Joining us in 2009-10 is 270 Inc. Magazine serving the Rt. 270 corridor in Maryand and Smart Company Magazine serving Frederick and Washington Counties in Maryland. Combined, these magazines have a readership exceeding 50,000 in the prime market territory serving the Washington, DC through Hagerstown region.
 
Joining us in 2008-09 is the Gazette of Business and Politics. This regional newspaper keeps its fingers on the pulse of the region's businesses. They have seen the benefits provided by the NABOE and have become an exclusive partner in our Maryland Fridays at FourTM events. The Gazette taps into tens of thousands of businesses in the region with heaviest concentration in Montgomery, Prince Georges, Frederick Counties in Maryland.
 
ThinkBusiness Magazine (formerly Smart Business Ideas Magazine) with a circulation of over 15,000 CEOs in the DC, Maryland and Virginia markets is a partner in The Entrepreneurs Group as the exclusive media sponsor. This monthly magazine provide CEOs throughout the region with timely information on every aspect of business operations and growth.
 
We Connect!

National Association of Business Owners and Entrepreneurs has over 4,000 top business and professionals on its mailing lists and combined with its partners goes out to over 30,000 business executives and entrepreneurs each month.
 
We are often joined by members of the State and County Department of Economic Development offices to provide information of key importance to our costituencies.
  
Relaxing networking events held at various locations throughout the Metropolitan area:

Fridays at FourTM networking is held throughout the region with new opportunities arizing each quarter. Fridays at Four events are held from Northern Virginia through Frederick, Maryland.
 
The Entrepreneur's GroupTM CEO Breakfast Speakers Series meets at Columbia Country Club every month on the third (3rd) Thursday throughout the year.
 
Adventure Networking, new in 2010, provides a whole new approach to networking where our business owners get together based on their passions and interests.
 
Evening socials throughout the year provide opportunities for up-scale networking with the highest demo in the region.
 
Opportunities for connected people to become our Team Leaders to manage chapters in the area. Team Leaders are provided unbelievable exposure to an ever expanding prospect base.
 
Promotional opportunities for each of our Sponsoring Firms that goes well beyond what any other for-profit or non-profits offer in the region.
 
Expanded partnerships provide opportunities to fine-tune your networking skills with experienced presenters for a variety of business sales, networking, time management and leadership training. Ongoing, active new business development mentality that makes networking comfortable. . . AND effective!