One of our favorite perks of our own corporate growth here at entreQuest is that we have more opportunities to work with companies that are headquartered all over America. Not only does this mean traveling to unique cities and being introduced to different niche cultures, but we’re also permitted that wonderful feeling of making a greater impact far and wide.
All that said however, there’s a lot of truth behind the phrase: “think globally, act locally.” With our business being born and bred in Baltimore, Maryland, the newsmakers that stem from this town always hit a little harder home for the eQ team.
So when this week’s Baltimore Business Journal published further insight on a merger between our big-time neighbor, Constellation Energy Group, and Exelon Corp. of Chicago, we had to read into it. The first line of the BBJ's front page article was most striking: “The $7.9 billion deal that would cost Baltimore its last Fortune 500 company…”
Initially a loyal Charm City resident’s heart might want to sink at that thought. However the avid entrepreneur should think a little more along the lines of one of this town's unofficial mottos: “Why be less when you can B-MORE?”
If and when Constellation Energy downsizes its Baltimore presence, who is willing enough and determined enough to take its place as our leading local fiscal force? Will the title be crowned upon Under Armour to PROTECT THIS HOUSE we call home? Will Legg Mason get a LEGG UP? Will T. Rowe PRICE IT OUT?
Fly into Atlanta and you can taste Coca-Cola. Tour around Detroit and no matter what car you're driving, it'll feel like the wheels of The Big Three. Trek through Denver and you'll be called from all angles to "tap the Rockies" with Coors Light. Universal Pictures had such a hold in Los Angeles, it became its own enclave on the official map as Universal City. Every Fortune 500 Company began as a small business at one point before it became an international phenomenon, not to mention its hometown’s hero. Do you have what it takes to become Baltimore’s big biz?
Look no further than down the street to find out how you can grow because here at entreQuest, our job is to revolutionize your sales. In our partnerships with our clients, the sky is the limit which is especially important when trying to take the place of a Constellation.
Give us a call and we’ll discuss strategies for your company’s success. After all, two heads are always better than one to “think globally” and two hands get more work done to “act locally.”
Joe Mechlinski is the President of entreQuest and has partnered with countless leaders to effectively improve their team’s performance, their clients’ experience, and their company’s profits.
(*Information Source: "Pulling the Plug? How Constellation's Sale to Exelon Could Change Baltimore-Area Business: Effects on Real Estate" by Daniel J. Sernovitz. The Baltimore Business Journal. Friday 6 May 2011.)
