The Diocese of Maryland Reparations Committee has opened grant applications for the third round of awards from the Diocesan Reparations Fund. These grants are open to any organization within the […]
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MWBC Shop Local incubator launches in Columbia
The 3rd, the Howard County Economic Development Authority and the Maryland Women’s Business Center have launched a retail incubator, MWBC Shop Local, in Downtown Columbia. The new entity is operating […]
Applications open for TEDCO’s women leaders program
TEDCO has launched its redesigned Institute for Women Entrepreneur Excellence, a program created to address the barriers to success women face in the entrepreneurial sector. The Institute will help to […]
M&T brings back Spotlight Shops
M&T Bank has launched a new small business initiative inside its Federal Hill branch in downtown Baltimore, where a pop-up shop will feature a rotating lineup of minority- and women-owned […]
SCB, Capital One launch opportunity connections program
Social Capital Builders, a resident of the Maryland Innovation Center in Columbia, has received funding from Capital One to launch a new pilot program called Opportunity Connections in partnership with […]
New TEDCO programs support women entrepreneurs
TEDCO has selected 15 entrepreneurs to participate in two new 10-month pilot leadership development programs. In collaboration with local university and county partners, TEDCO created the Open Institute for Black […]
Ground broken for reimagined Roslyn Rise
Enterprise Community Development recently broke ground for Roslyn Rise in Columbia. The project represents the first portion of a multi-phase redevelopment of a housing community originally built during the late […]
BGE awards $2.4M in small business grants
BGE has awarded $2,460,000 to 123 small businesses located in Central Maryland during the fifth round of BGE’s Energizing Small Business Grants program. This program is part of BGE’s $15 […]
CA’s Boyd urges community to further action
Columbia Association President/CEO Lakey Boyd has released an open letter to the Columbia community, urging people to take action toward making impactful and equitable changes. In the message, Boyd references […]
Ball announces next steps for housing opportunities trust fund
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and the Department of Housing and Community Development have announced next steps for Howard County’s historic Housing Opportunities Trust Fund. Applicants are being sought to […]