The Owners & Entrepreneurs Circle (OEC) is a peer-to-peer exchange group for GSSCC business owners. Through monthly round table meetings, the group provides a forum to share their experiences, challenges, and successes. The OEC is designed to help business owners build relationships, learn new skills, and grow their businesses.

We believe that entrepreneurship is essential to the economic vitality of Silver Spring. We are committed to providing the resources and support that entrepreneurs need to succeed.

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The OEC meets the 1st Thursday of every month.

See upcoming topics, locations, and dates.

Chamber Calendar

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Chairs:

 Andrea Dunathan
​Dunathan Consulting

Brad Eisenberg
​BE Lean

Walter Carlton
​Carlton Creative

Bruce Cotting
RLAH Real Estate

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2025 Behind the Business Recap

On September 9, 2025, the Chamber and Owners & Entrepreneurs Circle celebrated its third annual “Behind the Business: The Exhilarating, Scary, and Satisfying Experience of Ownership” at Montgomery College's Cultural Arts Center. The events goal was to present a refreshingly honest and transparent panel discussion featuring local owners sharing their experiences running a business and the emotional rollercoaster that can sometimes entail.

​At its heart, the OEC is a peer-to-peer community that enables local business owners to learn from each other at our monthly small-group discussions. Our panelists, all active in OEC, willingly brought that feeling of participating in OEC to the stage, openly sharing the successes and failures that we’ve all experienced on the road to business growth. The audience of owners (and those who aspire to be) truly appreciated the panel’s candor, humor, and camaraderie! The whole experience reflected the benefit of belonging to the OEC and creating strong peer relationships that allow our local business community to flourish.

Thank you to our incredible panelists and moderator for creating such a dynamic discussion.