After 17 years in the Air Force as a Satellite Communications Craftsman and 13 years in the private sector, Norman Thompson founded Mercury Communications. In 2021, he connected with the Laurel Ridge SBDC Center Director Christine Kriz, who helped focus his product offerings. Norman decided that installing passive Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) in residential, commercial, and areas with large-scale operations would be Mercury Communications’ business model. Mercury Communications is enthusiastically bringing DAS systems to residential, commercial, and government clients. The SBDC helped him secure government contracts which have tripled his income. Mercury Communications is located in Winchester, Virginia.