MSBD, Inc. Celebrates 10 Years of Making Connections

Michael Smith Business Development, Inc., a Reston-based public relations firm founded by Washington-area native Mike Smith, celebrated its 10 year anniversary last week.  MSBD, Inc. was one of the first businesses formed from the Reston Chamber of Commerce’s INC.spire program and is the only boutique PR firm in the Washington-metropolitan area with a major multi-national client base. 

“The Reston Chamber of Commerce’s INC.spire program was able to not only equip me with the knowledge to successfully run a business, but also connect me with business experts who are still a vital component in the success of MSBD, Inc. 10 years later,” said Mike Smith.   

Smith originally started as a provider of services and experience for start-up enterprises at the height of the Internet explosion. Today, MSBD, Inc.’s clients include Volvo Group North America for energy and environment, American Public University System (online college degree school) and Crowd Science (audience measurement and segmentation company).

Mike Smith Business Development also has very strong relationships in energy funding, and in the banking, finance sectors where our green technology clients are targeting their applications. Smith has successfully helped launch 60 businesses over the past six years. Of these, one has gone public, three have been acquired and virtually all of them are still growing organically, returning value to investors and to clients in the marketplace.

PHOTO: The MSBD, Inc. team with Executive Director of INC.spire Bruce Mancinelli.  From Left to Right (Cheryl Vosburg, Mike Smith, Bruce Mancinelli, Seraphina Lin, Leah Nadeau)