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Got a new business?

The pandemic brought an increase in entrepreneurship, as Americans filed more applications for new businesses than ever before. In particular, small business in the Black community saw a significant increase over the last year.

 

Did you become a founder during the pandemic, or do you know one?

 

We want to hear your story. Email us at baltimore@technical.ly.

 

—Technical.ly reporter Michael Butler (michael@technical.ly)

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How did 2020 advance stakeholder capitalism?

By Stephen Babcock | 1 minute read

Fifty years after Milton Friedman damned corporate social responsibility, American business has moved beyond prioritizing profits above all else. Here’s a look at what impact teams learned about making change during the past year’s challenges.
Columbia-based government software firm GCOM acquires Northern Virginia’s Qlarion
By Donte Kirby | 1 minute read

GCOM, which serves state governments including Maryland's, will add data analytics capabilities with the acquisition. Read more »

Meet Everdura, a Latin American grocery delivery service that launched this month in Baltimore
By Stephen Babcock | 3 minute read

Offering home delivery of multicultural produce, the startup is making deliveries of curated boxes in the area, and planning expansion. "There's a very clear gap in the ecommerce experience for these kinds of products," said cofounder Liz Nunez. Read more »

This Week in Jobs DMV: -ign -dition
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Renovations, jobs and more. Read more »

SOMOS organizer Kimberly Vasquez discussed digital equity solutions with VP Kamala Harris
By Donte Kirby | 1 minute read

Vasquez detailed a proposal for a youth jobs program during a panel discussion with the U.S. vice president and digital equity advocates around the country on Monday. The work of student activists from City College has a national platform. Read more »

Blast from the past

Broadband consultant a ‘smart start’ as city explores expanding fiber network [VIDEO]
Originally published September 10, 2013

A broadband consultant is the first step, but what's the way forward, and the reason, for an expansion of the city-owned fiber network? Read more »

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