The NAACP, headquartered in Baltimore, announced a partnership with Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc., the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, to create a diversity franchising initiative to increase the number of African-American-owned franchise businesses in the United States. Dunkin’ ...

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COLLEGE PARK — When entrepreneur support initiative Startup Maryland launches Friday, the organization will face some of the same challenges as the startups it is trying to help. The organizers — all of whom are volunteers — have put in ...

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The issue is called technology transfer, and it has not been one of Maryland’s strengths. For all of the state’s success in attracting research dollars to an array of universities and institutions with world-class experts and facilities, it has not ...

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WASHINGTON — About 100,000 paid tax preparers worked on 2011 returns but did not follow new rules requiring them to register with the Internal Revenue Service, the agency said Tuesday. The IRS launched an initiative last year to better police ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley says he’s trying to simplify regulations to help Maryland businesses. The governor announced the “Business in Maryland Made Easy” initiative on Friday. O’Malley also introduced members of the new Maryland Small Business Commission, which was ...

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BALTIMORE — Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken has launched a new initiative that’s meant to help students improve their math skills. The former Oriole is asking students in grades kindergarten through 12 in every state to play the online ...

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