Recently unemployed? Looking for a new career opportunity? New to the job market? Find a job to match your skills at our virtual job fair! Presented by Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland, in partnership with Baltimore County Department of Economic & Workforce Development and Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), this virtual job fair will...
Register to attend the MBIA Spring Member Meeting. | Share updates and be inspired from others in the MD Innovation Community! About this Event MBIA SPRING MEMBER MEETING | Thursday April 8th | Noon - 1:30 Join the MBIA Spring Member Meeting - we want to hear from YOU! Share your 1 minute - Rapid Fire Update - a...
This hands-on course will review the fundamentals of developing and implementing a high-impact marketing and attraction plan. Businesses looking to locate or expand need accurate, up-to-date, and credible information and communities need rock-solid marketing techniques to reach the needs of the business community. Course participants will be able to learn how to craft their community's...
This course focuses on building an understanding of the importance of building a community centered around entrepreneurship and small business creation, sustainability and growth. After taking this course, course participants will be able to identify their role in the ecosystem, understand the roles of others and come away with the skills to bring organizations together...
Looking Ahead: The Next Normal Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Virtual Businesses and economic developers have spent much of the last year scrambling to adapt to extraordinary circumstances. While the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is not over, with vaccine distribution under way, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. 2021 will be...
Skilled workers are the backbone of a productive and efficient economy. This versatile course explains the strong relationship between economic and workforce development through case studies, practical examples, and current research. Course participants will learn what programs currently leverage federal, state, and local financial resources to support workforce development. Learn about what collaborative programs will...
Since 1988, the Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has served as a premier resource for aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small businesses. The SBDC Network is a partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of Maryland, and the University of Maryland, College Park. Our organization links private enterprise, government, higher education, and local...
MEDA Members can attend at the IEDC Member rate. This interactive course presents the core components of a BRE program and why the concerns of local businesses need to be actively addressed. By building an understanding of business visitation techniques and survey methods, practitioners will be able to clearly gauge their community's business climate. Learn...
The core objective of this analytical course is to explain the financial tools used to stimulate private sector investment that results in the creation of permanent, private sector jobs, increased productivity and improvement in the local tax base. Specifically, the course will review current debt, equity, grant and incentive-based financing programs that are accessible to...
Join MEDA for a virtual training that has been created to provide participants an introduction and overview of how Maryland practices economic development. Course attendees will quickly develop a network of resources to link contacts, all while building camaraderie among participants to further Maryland’s economic development team. This course is designed for those who are...
