Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship

Resources

University of Maryland Entrepreneurship Resources

Center for Social Value Creation www.rhsmith.umd.edu/svc
Office of Technology Commercialization www.otc.umd.edu
Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center:
Maryland Small Business Development Center: www.mdsbdc.umd.edu
Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech): www.mtech.umd.edu
M Square: The University of Maryland Research Park: www.msquare.umd.edu
University of Maryland BioPark: www.umbiopark.com

State of Maryland Resources

Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development: www.choosemaryland.org
Maryland Technology Development Corporation (Maryland TEDCO): www.marylandtedco.org
State and Local License Requirements: www.choosemaryland.org/startbusiness/Pages/licenses.aspx
Small Business Administration: www.sba.gov
Chesapeake Regional Tech Council: www.chesapeaketech.org
Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation: www.montcoedc.com
Anne Arundel County Economic Development Corporation: www.aaedc.org
Regional Business Incubators: www.choosemaryland.org/businessresources/Pages/CapitalRegionIncubators.aspx

Regional and National Organizations

Angel Capital Association: www.angelcapitalassociation.org
Federal Grants: www.grants.gov
Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC): www.globalentrepreneurshipconsortium.org
Start-up America Partnership: www.startupamericapartnership.org
The Kauffman Foundation: www.kauffman.org
Mid-Atlantic Venture Association: www.mava.org
DC Tech Meetup: www.meetup.com/DC-Tech-Meetup
Proudly Made in DC: proudlymadeindc.com
Foster.ly: foster.ly

Online Media

Maryland Get Your Business Online: www.gybo.com/maryland
Entrepreneur Magazine’s Question & Answers: www.entrepreneur.com/ask
Stanford University’s Entrepreneurship Corner: ecorner.stanford.edu
Tech Cocktail: techcocktail.com
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading: www.ted.com/talks
Young Entrepreneur: www.youngentrepreneur.com

Templates

The Dingman Center has compiled these templates from its Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, based on their experience starting new businesses. These documents are non-proprietary, and can be used by anyone starting a new business.