MSBD is a six-year-old investment consultation, sales channel development and public relations firm headquartered in Washington DC, near Dulles Airport. The Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce has recently nominated the company as Small Business of the Year. MSBD also has offices in New York City and Chicago.

The firm’s services range from strategic and critical thinking to planning and execution in three synergistic areas vital to commercial success – all geared to propelling good ideas:

MSBD was originally founded in 2000 as a source of services and experience for start-up enterprises at the height of the Internet explosion as Upstart Vision, Inc. The name was formally changed to Michael Smith Business Development, Inc. (MSBD) in 2003.

Lead by founder Mike Smith and two principals, MSBD is a well-connected company scaling to meet the needs of its clients across the United States - principally in Boston, Chicago, New York, California and Washington DC.

The company specializes in small to medium-sized technology and telecom companies. Areas of current focus are: software development, voice over IP, enabling technology, telecom, biotech and media companies.

MSBD also has very strong relationships in banking, finance and insurance sectors where our technology/telecom clients are targeting their applications.  MSBD and its predecessor company, Upstart, have 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.

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