Additional Resources

The University System of Maryland provides entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses with resources – you don’t have to be a student or faculty member to access them! Eight expansive resources are below:

• The Maryland Small Business Development Centers, which empower current and aspiring business owners by providing them compassionate, informed, objective, and professional consulting and training; and by connecting them with others throughout our state who can intelligently move their dreams to reality.
• The Maryland Innovation Extension, which includes Startup Fundamentals Workshops, with upcoming virtual programs and video archives.
• I-Corps, which trains entrepreneurs in customer discovery to uncover market potential
• Salisbury University’s Shore Hatchery, which provides up to $200,000 annually in prize money via fall and spring business plan competitions.
• Towson University’s StarTUp Accelerator, which provides mentoring, space, and a $10k prize to accepted ventures.
• Maryland Technical Internship Program (MTIP), which provides reimbursement for interns.
• Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS), which provides funding for university-based research projects that help the companies develop new products.
• Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic, which provides pro bono legal help.
• $16M Maryland Momentum Fund, which invests in USM-related startups.

Learn more about these programs and more via this Maryland Entrepreneur Hub list. The University System of Maryland and our institutions are proudly part of the state-wide Maryland Entrepreneur Hub, which enables innovators, startup founders, and small business owners to find and connect with the right resources for their business, including investors, universities, mentoring programs, networking groups, training programs, and more.