The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of Thrasher Cleaning Service

Michael Kurtianyk from the Frederick Chamber of Commerce Presented Greg and I with a Proclamation of Recognition from the State of Maryland.

The City of Frederick presenting us with a Certificate in honor and Celebration of our Grand Opening, Capital Investment, Local Job Creation and Contributions to the Frederick County Community.

Jessica Ambush our Facility Manager and I at the Grand opening

The Thrashers’ “green cleaning” company was just showing signs of success in 2009 — with two years under its belt. Timika and Gregory continued to maintain their full-time jobs at Potomac Edison and a local mortgage company while caring for their 15-month-old baby. However, the couple followed their friends’ advice that local businesses would hire office cleaners who use environmentally-friendly solutions. The two filled the garage of their Frederick home with supplies and diligently worked nights and weekends while relatives watched the baby and, later, two more children. Thrashers Cleaning Service now has 20 accounts and about a dozen staff members. Timika — who spent her early childhood in New York — sees the real and near possibility of focusing full time on the business.

In Frederick’s new Age of the Entrepreneur, “small business” defines the size of the workforce but not success.

By Christina L. Lyons
Photography by Andrew Murdock, Frederick , Gorrilla, Oct 28, 2015