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Small Business Funding
Announcing the Round 1 BGE Energizing Small Business Grants Recipients
These Maryland small businesses will receive a $20,000 grant to help them recover from COVID-19 impacts and grow their business.
April 26, 2021
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Inspiring Stories of Our Owners
When Crisis Hit, This Gym Owner Focused on Her Community
Like so many entrepreneurs, Janice Rodriguez was about to launch a business when the pandemic hit. One year later, she credits her success and loyal customers to a relentless focus on supporting her neighborhood.
April 22, 2021
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2 min read 
Inspiring Stories of Our Owners
Alisha Nesbitt on Running a Successful Etsy Shop With Her Kindergartner Daughter
“This is something that she has control over, and that’s so important when everything else in the world kind of feels like it’s out of your control.”
April 21, 2021
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5 min read 
Expert Advice
Why Community Is an Essential Ingredient to Small Business Success
We talk with Priscilla Presley and Lauren Cheek of The Forward Female about helping women start and grow businesses together.
April 15, 2021
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5 min read 
Expert Advice
How to Size Your Startup’s Funding Round
Lyndsey Boucherle, principal at Better Ventures, shares her advice for determining how much money your business should raise from investors.
April 14, 2021
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Inspiring Stories of Our Owners
How Teamwork and Opportunity Produced a Medical Breakthrough
An unlikely pandemic pivot from a Houston startup might give the world a one-step test for COVID-19, lung cancer, and more.
April 13, 2021
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4 min read Actionable Tips
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