Ellicott City's Huntress raises $18M; Soft skills sought; Tracy Chadwell on the 'skill set of the ask'

Tracy Chadwell of 1843 Capital explains the ‘skill set of the ask’

By Sam Markowitz

Hear advice on achieving your investing goals in the final episode of this season of our podcast “Off the Sidelines.”

Bringing cybersecurity to small businesses, Ellicott City-based Huntress raises $18M Series A

By Stephen Babcock With the round led by San Francisco-based ForgePoint Capital, the company founded by former NSAers is planning to triple the size of its team.
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Maryland employers want to see these soft skills in tech jobseekers

By Stephen Babcock Communication. Flexibility. Passion: Along with technical skills, it's important for jobseekers to show how they fit with a team, say these hiring managers.
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United Way of Central Maryland is connecting 211 callers who lack transportation to Lyft rides

By Jordan Thomas Ride United offers helpline callers free rides to open up access to food, employment and medical needs. The Maryland Opioid Operational Command Center also provided a grant for rides to treatment for opioid use disorder in Baltimore city.
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These 8 creative startups are finalists in MICA Up/Start Venture Competition 2020

By Stephen Babcock The ventures include products that make sustainability and raising awareness a part of their models. Finalists will pitch for $100,000 on April 14.
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