Plus, Hutch's new cohort, estate planning + Census insight$.
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| | | | The civics class we probably needed It's Thursday, Baltimore, and an unseasonably warm one, too. Got plans to enjoy the heat? Today, you'll see two stories related to the government: one about RareBreed Ventures' Mac Conwell* testifying before Congress yesterday, and another announcing the civic innovation-focused Hutch incubator's latest class. Taken together, these two pieces have me thinking that as much as I loved my high school civics class (I mean, it actually taught me useful things about government functions that I see elected officials routinely don't know), I wish my teacher could tell us about something that defines our interactions with government: its contracts with private companies. It's a huge buyer of services and tech from companies throughout the world, and especially in Maryland. We cover the many ways that federal, state and municipal agencies allocate their money to local companies' benefit, but the specific pipelines and how they develop often remain shrouded in mystery, or at least buried in user-unfriendly spreadsheets. What do you wish you knew about government contracting? And if you're fluent with it, what do you think more people should know? Let us know at baltimore@technical.ly, and please don't say "state your value proposition clearly and to the right agency" — we know that already. — Technical.ly editor Sameer Rao (sameer@technical.ly) *Full disclosure: Technical.ly CEO Chris Wink is a limited partner in Conwell's RareBreed Ventures — a relationship that had no impact on our mentioning this. | | | Top Stories | | By The two-year civic tech innovation program, which Fearless launched to bring more women- and minority-owned businesses into the government contracting pipeline, announced this latest cohort soon after landing a six-figure federal grant to scale it further. Read more » By Lessons from EIG's analysis of the US Census Bureau’s Business Formation Statistics for 2022: "Clearly, there's a big shock and push" toward entrepreneurship. Read more » By The legal experts at Ballard Spahr explain why this type of financial plan is essential for founders, and how to do it at each stage of your company's growth. Read more » By Plus, Fearless and other companies' contract to redesign Baltimorecity.gov, Novel Microdevices' $4.3 million raise, and other Baltimore-area money moves from the past few months. Read more » | Your Job in Tech Search all open jobs and hiring companies Featured Jobs There is a place for you at T. Rowe Price to grow, contribute, learn, and make a difference. We are a premier asset manager focused on delivering global investment management excellence and...Find out more » There is a place for you at T. Rowe Price to grow, contribute, learn, and make a difference. We are a premier asset manager focused on delivering global investment management excellence and...Find out more » There is a place for you at T. Rowe Price to grow, contribute, learn, and make a difference. We are a premier asset manager focused on delivering global investment management excellence and...Find out more » This Week in Jobs A new design means new beginnings. Read more » SUBSCRIBE Post a Job Get a Job | | | | |
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