Welcome to EnterpRISE 2020! Since 2017, we've invested $54,000 in Baltimore-based manufacturing companies.

The BDC manages the State of Maryland Enterprise Zone program in Baltimore City. Enterprise Zones (EZ) are intended to encourage investment in distressed areas by offering incentives to existing businesses to expand and helping to attract new companies, to invest and create jobs.

Do you have a great idea for a small business but don’t know how to launch it? Have you already started a business but are unsure how to take it to the next level? Are you interested in being your own boss? The Entrepreneur Academy teaches you everything you need to know about starting and running your small business but didn’t know who to ask.

We seek to facilitate the growth of life sciences companies by providing a Power Membership. This provides access for early-stage entrepreneurs to low-cost laboratory facilities.

The Greater Washington, DC Entrepreneurs of Color Fund is a $6.65 million effort by JP Morgan Chase, Capital Impact Partners, and the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation to support minority-owned businesses in the Greater Washington region by providing them with access to capital and small business advice.

Fab Lab Baltimore is a non-profit digital fabrication lab, community workspace, and educational center, that serves as a resource for students, designers, artists, inventors, entrepreneurs, and other professionals, as well as businesses and institutions in the Mid-Atlantic region. ​ Fab Labs began as an outreach project through MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms. There is now an International Fab Lab Network spanning the globe.

Downtown Partnership of Baltimore administers a Facade Improvement Program encouraging and assisting property and business owners in Downtown restore existing storefronts.

Downtown Partnership of Baltimore administers a Facade Improvement Program encouraging and assisting property and business owners in Downtown restore existing storefronts. Since 2002, Downtown Partnership has administered over $1 million in grants and leveraged millions in private investment.

Find local businesses relative to a specific geography, sector, or founder cohort.

Find local businesses relative to a specific geography, sector, or founder cohort.

COVID-19 can be a confusing, stressful, and overwhelming situation for employers. The Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) is a resource for you to help make the right decisions for your staff, patrons, and business.

Full Circle is a fine art services company located in Baltimore, Maryland offering the best in state-of-the-art imaging and art presentation services, since 1987.

Function Coworking Community combines the comforts of a home office with the benefits of a modern, high-tech office environment.

Future Baltimore is a flagship partnership for West Baltimore and the result of the innovative and equity-focused collaboration between Bon Secours Community Works, Kaiser Permanente and the Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC). We have joined forces to help improve the socio-economic conditions in the area by launching a business incubator. Named Incubator Without Walls, the program includes an intensive and accelerating series of coursework, one-on-one coaching and financing options to help local entrepreneurs achieve greater financial potential and business growth.

We are compiling resources that are available and may be of assistance to businesses in Baltimore and throughout the state during this time of crisis, and will continue to update as new information becomes available.

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Whether you’re a large company working to expand your social impact or a local business rooted in your community, we want to recognize your leadership in creating great jobs in Baltimore, and work with you help your employees and business thrive.

JobsPlus is a listing of all the latest opportunities in the Greater Baltimore cultural community. The listing includes job offers, internships, workshops, classes, and more.

Get Free Expert Help from SCORE Greater Baltimore to Start & Grow Your Small Business. As highly successful and experienced business professionals and entrepreneurs, SCORE Greater Baltimore mentors deliver valuable, timely, and practical advice at no cost to you.

Grit Fund is a project specific award that prioritizes artistic initiatives that present opportunities for artists, cultural organizers and community members to develop collaborations that investigate place and space.

Baltimore now offers personal property tax credit to grocery stores locating or making significant renovations within targeted areas in the City. Lack of access to healthy food choices contributes to disparities in life expectancy, which can differ up to 18 years. In addition, quality supermarkets often serve as a catalyst for increased economic development in the community.

Hexcite (Excited for Healthcare) is an early-stage medical software accelerator program for entrepreneurs hosted by the Johns Hopkins Medicine Technology Innovation Center in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures.

At HUB Baltimore we offer flexible and affordable workstations and office amenities to individuals and groups.

HACK Baltimore is the first city-wide tech movement that teams up community advocates, non-profits, technologists and city residents to design “sustainable” solutions for the challenges impacting Baltimore.

Need funds for your business? Harbor Bank earned an "A" in small business lending.

The Greater Baltimore Urban League Raymond V. Haysbert Entrepreneurship Center provides technical assistance, strategic planning and links to resources to help small businesses grow their financial and human capital.

Highlandtown is a fabulous location for your new or expanding business. We want to work with you to find the best location to fit your business needs.

Historical and Architectural Preservation Credit (CHAP) is a property tax for homeowners and businesses making substantive rehabilitation on projects in historic neighborhoods. It is stackable with other credits and transferable.

The Homebase coworking space at Clipper Mill is the desired business location that offers a trendy workspace and convenient access. The historic apartment buildings that the Clipper Mill Homebase location is situated in offers industrial design with modern touches that would make any traditional office space envious.

The historic building offers tall, wide windows that flood the workspace with natural light and the intricate architecture offers lots to look at for the wandering, daydreaming eye.

At every Ignite Baltimore, 16 artists, technologists, thinkers and personalities get 5 minutes and 20 slides to spark new conversations and collaborations across cultures and disciplines.

This is an invitation to all nonprofits, social ventures, and mission-driven businesses to join a thriving, collaborative, inspiring community. Impact Hub is the ecosystem you need to take your initiative to the next level. Impact Hub Baltimore offers 14 private offices designed for teams of 2 to 8 people.

The Grow Program is designed for individuals who are dedicated to making a difference, and a big one. Based in a grassroots approach, Grow aims to advance progress and innovation for entrepreneurs in Baltimore city and beyond.

Coronavirus 2019 Disease (COVID-19) Information for Community & Business Leaders Frequently Asked Questions

Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) is a tuition-free executive leadership training program designed by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) to help business owners in under-resourced communities build capacity for sustainable growth in revenue, profitability, and employment. ICCC is uniquely designed to provide three critical elements for sustainable growth: Capacity-building education One-on-one coaching Connections to capital and capital providers

Baltimore and Beyond is Maryland's largest celebration of student entrepreneurship, showcasing over 60 student ventures from 15+ schools.

The Mentor Network is a diverse group of accomplished leaders with the common goal of sharing their expertise with the next generation of Baltimore entrepreneurs.

The Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic (“IPEC”) provides pro bono assistance with a wide variety of intellectual property and business law issues. Law students will explore intellectual property needs with clients and will assist them in building various aspects of an IP portfolio.

Invisible Majority is a Baltimore-based creative community incubator providing space, services and support to Baltimore's independent creative business community.

Iteration is TU Incubator's main communication that provides relevant news, events, and stories.

Businesses that create a minimum number of new full-time positions may be entitled to state income tax credits of up to $3,000 per job or $5,000 per job in a "revitalization area."

Kiva was launched in 2005 as the world's first person-to-person microlending website. A nonprofit organization, Kiva underwrites zero-percent-interest, zero-fee business loans of up to $15,000, and facilitates crowdfunding on their online platform.