Below is a slideshow of photos from the 2021 Expanding Opportunities photos. View and Purchase 2021 Publication photos Expanding Opportunities This article is featured in the 2021 edition of The Daily Record’s Expanding Opportunities Resource Guide for Small, Minority and ...

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For years, Tina Patterson worked in the private sector in information technology software development. After getting laid off a couple of times, she was approached by a colleague to do some side work while job hunting. “The side worked turn ...

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When Dana Kerr started her freshman year at the University of Maryland, she knew she wanted to pursue a technical field. At the time, in the early 1990s, there were very few women in the information technology field. Aspiring to ...

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When bids for Baltimore’s 21st Century School Buildings Program were announced, architecture firms Waldon Studio and Hughes Group were faced with a predicament – they each wanted to win a project with the program, which is meant to address Baltimore’s ...

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When small businesses want to grow their operation or even just get off the ground, they often initially turn to banks to provide them with the capital they need. Traditional lending institutions can end up turning them away, however, if ...

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Ronald Curry and Steve Jones have been friends since middle school. Both graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and stayed in touch when they went to different colleges. After graduating and spending time in the corporate world, both knew they wanted ...

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You increase your chances of success when you understand how your customer buys things. The procurement process for the State of Maryland is governed by statues and executed through regulations and policies. The Maryland Procurement Manual is available online for ...

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Determine if the State of Maryland Buys What You Sell Buying is done at the agency and department levels. The best way to identify who is buying what you sell is to become a registered vendor on eMaryland Marketplace Advantage ...

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In my role as a Small Business Reserve (SBR) Program Compliance Manager, I get to work with small business owners daily and connect them to tools that can help improve how they navigate and compete in the state contracting arena. ...

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As America witnessed the COVID-19 pandemic force live music, theater, sports, and entertainment venues across the country close their doors, Cofounder and chief Operations Officer Greg Mills wondered if a 2020 grand opening for his business, Warehouse Cinemas located in ...

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