A successful startup gamble

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Barb Clapp, owner of Barb Clapp Advertising and Marketing, started her business a little over a month after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks ? a risky time for anyone starting a new company.

But for Clapp, fortune has been good. Since opening the agency as a sole practitioner from the attic in her home, the company has grown to employ five full-time marketing professionals. It currently boasts more than $8 million in annual billings. The firm also has expanded its office into more than 3,000 square feet in Lutherville.

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