Resources by Industry : Maybe you want to start a podcast or teach music to children or public your comic book. Baltimore is the place to start, make plans now to have a booth at Artscape or perform at a concert venue. Visit the Maryland Film Festival every year or many of the neighborhood festivals, we'd love to see your creativity on display. | Resources for Entrepreneurs in Baltimore

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Important Announcement about EcoMap Baltimore

As of March 2021, EcoMap Baltimore is in hibernation
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EcoMap Baltimore was created in early 2020 by EcoMap Technologies, a Baltimore-based company that provides custom technology solutions for entrepreneurial communities across the US & abroad. EcoMap Baltimore was our pilot site, meaning it's the first version of our platform, and its launch was funded by the EcoMap Team. As our company has grown, we've made tremendous improvements to the core EcoMap platform. However, our team has not been able to implement these features on EcoMap Baltimore, given its early version and the lack of a partner organization.

We are excited to announce that there's a new partnership backing the revitalization of EcoMap Baltimore, launching in late summer 2021. The platform will be packed full of features and data to help Baltimore's entrepreneurial ecosystem thrive. Until that point, the data on this platform is no longer being updated by the EcoMap team, as we work with our partners to build a next-generation EcoMap. In the meantime, you can find updated information on resources and deadlines on the Maryland Entrepreneur Hub.

Thank you for your support of EcoMap Baltimore - this site is what allowed our company to take off 🚀. We'll be back in a few months with the platform that Baltimore deserves: driven by the community, with best features we offer, built by a startup that calls Baltimore home.

-Pava LaPere, CEO, EcoMap Technologies

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Resources by Industry

Arts and Media

Maybe you want to start a podcast or teach music to children or public your comic book. Baltimore is the place to start, make plans now to have a booth at Artscape or perform at a concert venue. Visit the Maryland Film Festival every year or many of the neighborhood festivals, we'd love to see your creativity on display.

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ANG Pottery Studios

For experienced ceramic artists, we offer studio space for rent.

Small Businesses

Aegon Transamerica Grants

Through a combination of financial grants and the volunteer commitment of our employees, this foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on the education, health, and well-being of the communities where we live and work.

Social Entrepreneurs

American Advertising Federation Baltimore Jobs Board

Hire top talent when you list your job positions here.

Small Businesses

Artist/Maker Studios at the Fox Building

The Artist/Maker Studios at the Fox Building are the newest spaces where Artists can produce their work in a setting that surrounds you with other Artists.

Small Businesses

Arts Business Institute Workshops

Many artists struggle with the day-to-day tasks involved in running a business. Unless you have a business background, you may not know how to be profitable, or even how to get started. Founded by Wendy Rosen in 1994, The Arts Business Institute is a non-profit organization created to serve a crucial need in the handmade, fine art maker communities – practical business education for creative entrepreneurs.

Small Businesses

BCAN Connect Events

Throughout the year BCAN hosts events designed to help local creatives and build community and learn about all off the exciting resources BCAN has to offer.

Small Businesses

Artists or Creatives

BCAN Help Desk offers business, financial, marketing and legal planning assistance designed with creatives in mind.

Small Businesses

Artists or Creatives

BCAN Pilot/Scale Your Passion

Scale Your Passion (SYP) is a pre-accelerator, imagined and inspired by the Baltimore Creative Community. SYP provides access to content and resources to help guide emerging creative entrepreneurs.

Small Businesses

BCAN The Founder Fellowship

The BCAN Founder Fellowship is a 12-week business accelerator designed for creative entrepreneurs with bold visions who are ready to go all in to grow their business.

Small Businesses

Artists or Creatives

BUGSS Workshops

BUGSS is a non-profit public laboratory offering classes, seminars, and lab access so that anyone can safely and affordably investigate the living world.

Small Businesses

Baker Artist Portfolios & Awards

The Baker Artist Portfolios were created to support artists and promote Greater Baltimore as a strong creative community.

Small Businesses

Baltimore Artist Retreat

The 2018 Baltimore Artist Retreat is an intentional space for 40 Baltimore based artists to connect with one another, and a dozen national and regional arts consultants including critics, curators, gallerists, and collectors, for two days of intensive professional development--all in an effort to expand and deepen networks, opportunities, and practices.

Small Businesses

Baltimore Clayworks Studios

Baltimore Clayworks offers multiple ways to rent studio space, including: Open Studio, Springboard (currently at capacity), and Mezzanine Rental (currently at capacity).

Small Businesses

Baltimore Hackerspace

Electronics, Software, Science, Robotics and Community Workspace in Baltimore, MD. Established in February 2009, Baltimore Hackerspace is a non-profit 501(C)(3) charitable organization set forth to create a place for real people to collaborate on real projects in a real place.

Small Businesses

Baltimore Studios

Downtown Baltimore's Largest & Most Versatile Production Studios

Small Businesses

BmoreArt is an independent, Baltimore-based magazine that reflects the art and culture of our city and the surrounding region, including Maryland, Washington, DC, and Northern Virginia.

Small Businesses

Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower Spaces

Thirty studios in a variety of sizes for a variety of creative souls including artists, photographers, writers, jewelers, architects sculptors and digital artists.

Small Businesses

CARES Act Emergency Grants

As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which became law on March 27, 2020, the National Endowment for the Humanities received $75 million to protect at-risk humanities positions and projects at museums, libraries and archives, historic sites, colleges and universities, and other cultural nonprofits that have been financially impacted by the coronavirus.

Artists or Creatives

Social Entrepreneurs

Co_Lab Baltimore

Our floor plans and pricing are designed with the modern creative, nonprofit and small business person in mind. Pick the plan and the price point that works for you.

Small Businesses

Creative Baltimore Fund

The Creative Baltimore Fund is a grant made annually by the City of Baltimore.

Small Businesses

An artist-run gallery, studio, and headquarters for cultural production in Baltimore, Maryland.

Small Businesses

Facade Improvement Program

Downtown Partnership of Baltimore administers a Facade Improvement Program encouraging and assisting property and business owners in Downtown restore existing storefronts. Since 2002, Downtown Partnership has administered over $1 million in grants and leveraged millions in private investment.

Small Businesses

France-Merrick Foundation Grants

The Foundation favors one-time, project-oriented requests which have defined beginnings and endings, as opposed to annual giving or ongoing operational support.

Full Circle Studios

Full Circle is a fine art services company located in Baltimore, Maryland offering the best in state-of-the-art imaging and art presentation services, since 1987.

Small Businesses

Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance Job Board

JobsPlus is a listing of all the latest opportunities in the Greater Baltimore cultural community. The listing includes job offers, internships, workshops, classes, and more.

Small Businesses

Grit Fund is a project specific award that prioritizes artistic initiatives that present opportunities for artists, cultural organizers and community members to develop collaborations that investigate place and space.

Small Businesses

Ignite Baltimore

At every Ignite Baltimore, 16 artists, technologists, thinkers and personalities get 5 minutes and 20 slides to spark new conversations and collaborations across cultures and disciplines.

Small Businesses

Invisible Majority

Invisible Majority is a Baltimore-based creative community incubator providing space, services and support to Baltimore's independent creative business community.

Small Businesses

Job Creation Tax Credit

Businesses that create a minimum number of new full-time positions may be entitled to state income tax credits of up to $3,000 per job or $5,000 per job in a "revitalization area."

Small Businesses

We are an artist-owned bar & performance venue for artists and art-lovers with diverse arts programming, artist studios, and event space.

Small Businesses

MDVLA Art Law Clinic

Through this program, our volunteer attorneys meet with artists for a 30-minute consultation to go over their short-form legal issues related to their creative endeavors.

Small Businesses

Artists or Creatives

MDVLA COVID-19 Topics for Artists, Entrepreneurs & Organizations

These FAQS are intended to be a reference for individual artists, entrepreneurs, arts & cultural organizations and creative small businesses facing the many complex and difficult issues arising from the COVID-19 crisis.

Small Businesses

Artists or Creatives

MDVLA Legal Referrals

Are you a Maryland artist in need of legal representation? At MdVLA, we provide pro bono legal referrals and services for artists who produce every kind of art form: from hip hop musicians to florists, makers to fiber artists—even puppeteers.

Small Businesses

MICAnetwork connects students and alumni to employers seeking their talent. It also offers valuable resources to prepare students and alumni for careers in the arts.

Small Businesses

Artists or Creatives

Made in Baltimore Jobs Board

We intend for this page to be a resource for local makers and manufacturers seeking jobs, gigs, or contractors here in Baltimore City. Anyone may post jobs. Create a free account and find your perfect employee today!

Small Businesses

Artists or Creatives

Made in Baltimore Workshops

Get involved and enjoy our many fun and engaging events around the city. Join a growing and connected community of makers.

Small Businesses

Artists or Creatives

Marion I. & Henry J. Knott Foundation Grants

Since our founding, we have awarded more than $60 million in grants to nonprofit organizations throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Requests are accepted from organizations and programs serving the Archdiocese of Baltimore, including Baltimore City and the following Maryland counties: Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, and Washington.

Maryland Art Place Studios

MARYLAND ART PLACE is pleased to offer individual studio/office spaces for creative businesses and artists.

Small Businesses

Maryland Arts Council Emergency Grant

As part of Governor Larry Hogan's Maryland Strong: Economic Recovery Initiative, it was announced last week that an additional $3 million will be distributed by MSAC through its Emergency Grant Program. Created in March in response to the COVID-19 State of Emergency, Emergency Grants provide funding to arts organizations and artists for losses sustained because of programming, operations, and events that have been modified or cancelled. This third round of funding is available to County Arts Agencies, Arts & Entertainment District Management Entities, Arts Organizations, and Independent Artists.

Small Businesses

Artists or Creatives

Maryland Nonprofit Recovery Initiative

Governor Hogan allocated $50 million to the Maryland Nonprofit Recovery Initiative (NORI) to assist nonprofit organizations whose critical operations have been financially impacted by COVID-19 and state-of-emergency.

Maryland Strong Economic Recovery Initiative: Entertainment Venues

These funds will support the state’s nonprofit tourism organizations, entertainment venues and businesses across Maryland.

Small Businesses

Maryland Strong Economic Recovery Initiative: Tourism Nonprofits

These funds will support the state’s nonprofit tourism organizations, entertainment venues and businesses across Maryland.

Motor House Studios

In 2013, the building was acquired by BARCO, a non-profit real estate development corporation that’s dedicated to providing affordable and sustainable spaces for Baltimore’s growing artistic community. Collaborating closely with an advisory committee of artists, curators, performers, arts educators, and art organization executives, BARCO has created a totally new concept for community arts development, engagement, and yes, making history.

Small Businesses

Open Works Makerspace Membership

Check out our flexible, affordable membership options to gain access to everything you need to turn your designs into reality.

Small Businesses

Artists or Creatives

Open Works Online Hybrid Classes

During this time, we must cap our shop capacity at 50% to maintain social distancing. These restrictions have made it difficult to offer in-person classes. As an alternative, we are excited to now offer an online hybrid class system so you can earn your safety certifications and get in the shop!

Small Businesses

Artists or Creatives

Open Works Studio Rental

Open Works is the largest maker space in Maryland. In addition to our fabrication shops and classes, we offer 115 micro-studio spaces for your small business, arts practice, hobby, or nonprofit.

Small Businesses

Artists or Creatives

Baltimore's premier location for your band's rehearsal, recording, and performance needs is right here at Orion Studios!

Small Businesses

Rubys Artist Grants

The Rubys Artist Grants provide direct funding of up to $15,000 to Baltimore-area artists to support innovative projects with significant impact.

Small Businesses

Artists or Creatives

See Jane Invest

Kelly Keenan Trumpbour is an active Angel Investor, Venture Capitalist, and Producer based in Baltimore, Maryland, who funds women-led startups and films through her portfolio company, See Jane Invest.

Female Founders

SpeedBaltimore Networking

Speed Networking works a lot like 'Speed Dating' without the 'Dating'. A structured opportunity to meet accomplished professionals just like yourself, face to face, one business professional at time. Whether you are an entrepreneur, small business owner, legal or medical professional, in the finance, real estate or entertainment industry - our events offer the perfect occasion to expand your business, social or enterprise contacts. All in a setting and speed - just your style.

Small Businesses

Station North Tool Library

The Station North Tool Library seeks to empower all people to improve their lives and environments, through affordable access to tools, skills, and workspace.

Small Businesses

T. Rowe Price Foundation Grants

For most grants, our team will approach an organization directly to invite them to submit a grant proposal. Throughout the year we also review unsolicited grant proposals that align to our giving areas. Our grants are unrestricted for general operating purposes to help expand an organizations’ mission and ability to do their important work.

Social Entrepreneurs

The Creative Labs

The Labs is an 18,000 sqft warehouse in Baltimore, housing a collective of 20 emerging artists supported by providing an incubation space.

Small Businesses

The Mill Centre

The Mill Centre is a creative community with over 80 artists, graphic designers, photographers, and architects, as well as technology and other businesses. They occupy studios and a variety of offices, some with open floor plans and others with lofts.

Small Businesses

The Sheridan Foundation Grants

The Foundation’s Trustees wish to make grants that will be of true significance to the organization in question. The object of the grant does not have to have mainstream appeal so long as it is important and meaningful. The request should be carefully considered and presented. The Foundation encourages organizations to present more than one option for a grant if practicable. An organization receiving a Sheridan Foundation grant is not normally eligible for another grant from the Foundation for four years.

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