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Patrick Lee is a serial entrepreneur. He has started multiple businesses and his most prominent claim to fame is the Eastern Veterinary Blood Bank. The EVBB started the industry of veterinary blood banking in the US. Patrick is currently President and Partner at the Chesapeake Think Tank and CEO of the Spark Business Institute. Both businesses work to further the success of Main Street businesses everywhere, by providing guidance, advice, and tools that are specifically geared to assist the small business owner. Patrick and the CTT team stand ready to assist every business owner in finding the surest path to achieving their vision.

HoCo Rise Business Grants CLOSE March 5!

There are separate allocations of funds for the following:

Applications being accepted until March 5!

The Central Maryland Chamber's Military Affairs Committee is having a food drive for the USO.

If you would like to donate, please bring non-perishable items to the chamber office on Thursday, March 11th from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. If you want to drop off at another time, please contact Kim Wirt, CMC Director of Operations at kim@centralmarylandchamber.org to make other arrangements.

Featuring: Shay Cook of Crusaders for Change,  Jim Ries Offit Kurman, Randy Fisher of Fisher Law Office, Jonathan Williams of Real Projectives®, & Andy Morsberger of Minuteman Press of Crofton, Canton, and Federal Hill.

While we are not accepting applications yet, we wanted to spread the word about the new funding as broadly as possible so businesses from across the state are ready to apply when the time comes. We will update our website as details about these Commerce programs become available.

The new funding will be available through the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and Fund (also known as Commerce's Advantage Maryland program), a flexible and broad-based program which usually funds grants, loans and investments to support economic development initiatives; and through Commerce's Small, Minority and Women-Owned Business Account, which uses proceeds from video lottery terminals at Maryland’s six casinos to assist small, minority, and women owned businesses.

Commerce will also provide an additional $22 million to the local jurisdictions for relief to restaurants and $10 million for hotels.  An additional $5 million in grant funding will be available to artists and arts organizations through the Maryland State Arts Council, and another $1 million for tourism marketing will be provided to the destination marketing organizations in each jurisdiction.

Commerce anticipates accepting initial applications for the new funding in mid-March.  Please continue to visit our business resources website for the latest information.

The Office of Planning and Zoning (OPZ) recently kicked-off the process to update the Odenton Town Center Master Plan. OPZ will hold two public meetings to hear from the community about the opportunities and challenges in Odenton and how it should grow.

Please click the following link(s) to register. Please note the two meeting times will have the same format and materials.

A survey will be available if you are unable to attend a meeting.

The Master Plan provides planning and implementation guidance for development and redevelopment within the OTC and provides a basis for planning public expenditures needed to support future growth.

It is now more important than ever to show support for our small and local businesses in the Central Maryland region. The CMC's "Open for Business" campaign encourages local restaurants and businesses to fill out a short survey giving more information to the public. The survey will address whether a restaurant or business will continue to stay open, offer takeout or delivery, and if gift cards may be available for purchase.

Fill out short survey HERE

Fill out short survey HERE

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