The ETC (Emerging Technology Centres), Baltimore city’s award-winning technology and innovation centres, is calling for applications for the seventh year of its seed stage accelerator programme. The ETC will select six tech startups for the 13-week Accelerate Baltimore (AB) programme set to begin mid-March. The Abell Foundation has awarded ETC $250,000 in...
What are the first steps in contacting a lender? What are the basic questions a lender will ask me? -Call the commercial lending department (or bank's branch) to find out the business loan rules. - Ask if the lender is looking for loans of your size and type? - Ask for a loan...
BUSINESS STARTUP In the past few years I have watched as entrepreneurs come up with idea after idea for a business they wish to start. They come with stars in their eyes…..which is great. But I caution them to make sure the stars don’t blind them, and they know where they’re...
It's time to take advantage of the summer and hit the books. Here's a collection of free online learning resources for small business owners and entrepreneurs.
We're encouraging all shoppers and diners and lovers of Baltimore to direct their summer dollars right back into Baltimore by shopping local. #ShopBaltimore
Obama officials met with young social entrepreneurs in Baltimore to discuss new initiatives in Baltimore that creating new jobs, improving the education system, cutting down on crime and bettering health.
Our 60+ Resource Partners offer affordable and, often, free workshops and courses designed to help you grow and develop your Baltimore business. Here are the next events on the schedule coming up in the next several weeks.
How do you connect entrepreneurs with valuable resources that will in turn help them start and grow thriving businesses? The answer is simple.
Startups often fail after the owners figure out that no one wants to buy their products or services. Diana Kander’s book, "All In Startup: Launching a New Idea When Everything Is on the Line," discusses four keys you can implement to start and grow your business.
Most entrepreneurs don't want to run the world. But there are similarities: If you rewrite the statement "Running for President is different than being President" to read “Starting a business is different than running a business” you start to understand the similarities.
