SOUTHERN MARYLAND FALL 2016 CLASS – Consulting, Training, and Development Services partnered with Charles County Department of Economic Development and the Southern Maryland America Job Center to provide Project Opportunity^SM to veterans who reside in Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s Counties. After the completion of the orientation and telephonic screening assessments a total of nine (9) veterans were accepted into the program. Here is a summary of their business ventures:

• Physical Fitness Training
• Catering
• Home Restorations
• Nonprofit assisting disadvantaged youth and adults
• Video Productions
• Consulting
• Beekeeper
• Food Service
• Beauty Shop

Classes started on September 12, 2016 at the Charles County Office Complex.

The Graduation Ceremony was held on November 21, 2016 at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home.  A total of eight (8) veterans completed the course and graduated. Those business ventures that these graduating veterans are seeking to start or expand are:

• Simply Faster Training System
• Precise Catering
• Ground Up Restorations
• Woodfox LLC
• Remove Barriers After Combat and Services LLC
• Martin-Page Consulting
• Three Notch Bees LLC
• T-Spot (Tea House)

Bryan K. Burton, BK Burton Voiceovers LLC and a Southern Maryland Spring 2016 Class Graduate was the Guest Speaker.

Katina McDonald, a graduate of the Project Opportunity^SM Fall 2014 Class held in Odenton, Maryland and Owner of Photography by Katina McDonald provided the photographic services for the ceremony.

Murraydine Catering, owned by Murraydine Williams a Project Opportunity^SM Anne Arundel Fall 2015 Class Graduate provided catering services for the graduation ceremony.