PMS Parking CEO featured in State of Maryland Governor's Office of Minority Affairs Newsletter

"...PMS Parking Inc. is a company that leases and manages parking garages and lots. That includes municipal parking, event parking, hotel and hotel valet parking, residential parking, commercial parking, college event parking, and self and valet parking.

... Geletu said, “Entrepreneurship is in my blood. My parents owned a textile distributorship in Ethiopia and I grew up knowing that I wanted my own business too.”

Geletu and her husband were familiar with the parking business as a result of working in garages to put themselves through school. Geletu noticed that despite their prime location, the Holiday Inn in Baltimore was not charging for parking. She persuaded her husband to talk to the general manager who agreed to let the Geletus' manage the garage as long as they were able to afford a $1 million insurance policy. The Geletus' scrambled to raise the money they needed for the insurance and also to resurface the garage and install a ticket machine and guard booth. The Holiday Inn became PMS Parking's first client in November of 1988 and is still their client today.

... Geletu said, “Women who start businesses must have a passion for what they do. They must have a plan and they must be strong. I have never been afraid to approach big companies and I've never been intimidated by men. Also, if they have a passion and a plan, they should never let anyone change their mind." ..."

For more, please visit the website: www.MDMinorityBusiness.com

PMS Parking launches its newly renovated website

Baltimore, MD based parking management company PMS Parking re launches its website. The current website features four major sections that are highlighted "information about the company", "locations under management", "services", and "online tools for clients".

With the new website PMS Parking seeks to engage current customers and those doing research on the company. Past performance, news & events and forward looking vision of the company are detailed here, online contact form is also setup for detail or custom requests.

PMS Parking chose Ethio Networks (www.ethionetworks.com) website design and management company to create a simple but visually pleasant site that allows visitors to quickly grasp the information they are seeking.

State asks for help choosing business idol
- by Baltimore Business Journal (www.bizjournals.com)

The finalists have been chosen for a new business makeover television program that marks the state's foray into reality TV, and the state is asking Marylanders to vote for the winner.

The goal of the show, "The Ultimate Business Makeover," is to spotlight the services of area minority and women-owned businesses. The winner, who will receive a business and personal makeover, will be chosen through Internet voting. "The success of Maryland's economy depends on the success of small, minority and women-owned businesses. Our job is to provide these businesses with the extra help they need to succeed," said Sharon Pinder, special secretary for the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and the show's host.

The finalists are Carol Diggs, managing director of DiGGS! Executive Search & Business Consulting; Amasale Geletu, president of PMS Parking Inc.; and L. Errol Taylor, president of Charm City Caterers Inc. Biographies of the finalists are available at site (below). Click here for more details >>

PMS Parking 1 out of 3 Finalist in ABC TV Show "The Ultimate Business Makeover" (www.theultimatebusinessmakeover.com)

The Ultimate Business Makeover is a new spin on a proven successful model, reality television.  Businesses chosen to participate on the show will have their business dreams made real by receiving makeovers in 1 to 4 key areas:  Image, Marketing, Management and Money. 

Guest judges included NBC's and Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" Episode 1 memorable participant and Maryland native Sam Solovey.

Out of 100 contestants PMS Parking was selected to be part of the final 3 that were extensively taped for this show, although we were not the finalist we still feel like winners for being part of this experience. The support of our customers and many partner companies was touching and very satisfying. Thanks for all those that voted for us and watched the show. Click here for more details >>

PMS Parking working with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (www.wmata.com)

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority manages the "Metro" and PMS Parking is proud to work with the Authority managing commuter parking lots.

The Diplomacy of Human Empowerment
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings
Proudly Representing Maryland's 7th District

Good morning, everyone. I am very pleased to be here with you today as we mark the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Ethiopia and the United States...

Some years ago, before my election to the Congress, I was practicing law in Baltimore. In that capacity, I was asked to represent a small, Baltimore parking management firm owned by an Ethiopian American family.

My clients had originally come to the United States to complete their education. When the light of freedom darkened in Ethiopia, they became refugees. They started a small business parking cars. And, like so many of you here today, they worked hard, succeeded and became citizens of the United States.

The father and husband in this family is gone now. I miss him more than I can express. But the mother and wife, Ms. Amsale Geletu, is here with us today. With her permission, I will read you what Amsale said to then Mayor (and now Howard Law School Dean) Kurt Schmoke and a group of us back in 1998, when she was celebrating the first decade of her company. I read you these words because they exemplify the courage and determination, the wisdom and strength, that I have come to know in so many of my Ethiopian friends. Here is what Amsale Geletu said back in 1998: Read More >>