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SmartCEO is a regional "growing company" publication. We are not news; we are a resource full of smart ideas to help educate and inspire decision-makers. SmartCEO is read by more than 34,000 business owners in the Baltimore and Washington metro markets. Each issue contains features, interviews, case studies, columns and other departments designed to help this region's CEOs face the daily challenges of running a business.

SmartCEO believes that a "growing company" is really determined by the spirit, drive and dynamics of a company's owners and managers, rather than by the size of its building, the number of its employees, or its sales volume. That's why our focus is on decision makers from many different-sized businesses. Each month, a variety of business leaders in the greater Washington and Baltimore areas turn to our pages for features, case-study advice and trend analysis, all with a uniquely local flavor.

These readers range from younger, dynamic companies, to established multi-generational, family-owned firms. Many of our readers are also involved in companies that are emerging or going public.

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Most of the 20 million jobs created during the past 15 years came not from established giants. The jobs came from companies that were smaller, newer, or both. Small businesses in the U.S. - more than 20 million strong - create two out of three new jobs and are twice as innovative as large companies. Small businesses also account for roughly 50% of the GDP, which means they have a high demand for the consumption of your products and services.