# BETAH Associates, Inc.

> BETAH Associates is a family-founded, woman- and minority-owned professional-services company that helps public agencies turn policy and research into understandable messages, well-run events, defensible grant reviews, and practical support. Founded in 1988 by Wilhelmina Bell-Taylor and led since 2008 by her daughter Michelle Taylor, the Maryland firm is strongest where communications, logistics, and community trust overlap.

- **Founded:** 1988
- **Headquarters:** North Bethesda, Maryland, United States
- **Founders:** Wilhelmina Bell-Taylor (Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 49 employees in the supplied company data; public directories vary.
- **Products:** Communications and creative services, Conference and event management, Peer review services, Professional services, Community engagement
- **Notable:** Named the 2024 HHS Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year, announced in February 2025., Appeared on the Inc. list of fast-growing private companies in 2000 (No. 256), 2017 (No. 1,690), and 2023 (No. 4,088)., Honored in the Washington Business Journal’s 2019 Family-Owned Business Awards.

## Products & services

- **Communications and creative services** — Audience research, communications planning, campaign development, branding, community engagement, writing, design, web management, and audio/video production, with particular experience in health and underserved-community outreach.
- **Conference and event management** — End-to-end planning for in-person, virtual, and hybrid events, from site selection and registration through logistics and post-event support.
- **Peer review services** — Reviewer recruitment and assignment, conflict-of-interest controls, application processing, panel logistics, documentation, and applicant notifications for public grant programs.
- **Professional services** — Program and project management, training, technical assistance, administrative support, and staff augmentation for government and institutional clients.
- **Community engagement** — Listening sessions, focus groups, surveys, stakeholder outreach, needs prioritization, and co-development of community-based solutions.

## Achievements

- Named the 2024 HHS Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year, announced in February 2025.
- Appeared on the Inc. list of fast-growing private companies in 2000 (No. 256), 2017 (No. 1,690), and 2023 (No. 4,088).
- Honored in the Washington Business Journal’s 2019 Family-Owned Business Awards.
- Received a 2019 Top 100 MBE Award and a 2020 Maryland Governor’s Citation for economic contribution and community service.
- The documentary 'Tangy’s Song!', co-produced by Michelle Taylor, received a 2005 Telly Award.
- Graduated from the SBA 8(a) program in 2002 after entering it in 1993.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Public award data shows a DOJ Office of Justice Programs response-center services order with a ceiling near $2.98 million and performance potentially extending to June 2031.
- **2026-05** — Public award listings show multiple Office of Justice Programs peer-review orders across BJA, NIJ, OJJDP, OVC, SMART, BJS, and OAAM.
- **2025-02** — BETAH announced that HHS selected it as the 2024 Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year.
- **2024-09** — BETAH announced a National Institute of Justice research and evaluation technical-assistance BPA with a ceiling of up to $31 million over a base year and four option years.
- **2024-07** — BETAH was one of 33 awardees on a $75 million shared ACL IDIQ for communications, outreach, and logistical support; public records later showed about $2.8 million obligated to BETAH at the cited snapshot.

## Links

- Website: https://betah.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/betah-associates-inc-/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BETAHAssociates
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BETAHassoc/

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/betah-associates-inc
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-09-19