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| Oct. 6th | Annual City Council/Baltimore City Chamber Luncheon |
| Oct. 13th | BCCC Golf Outing & Business Matching |

"Welcome to Baltimore and the New Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce. I would like to thank the Chamber for its work on behalf of Baltimore’s businesses. Through hard work, determination and drive, we can collectively support every business in Baltimore and make the City a better place for all of its citizens."
- Mayor Shelia Dixon
The Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce this week joined the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Maryland State Teachers Association (MSTA), Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) and the AFL-CIO as part of the For Maryland For Our Future campaign to support passage of the November slots referendum.
“If the referendum fails, it will be a $700 million hit to the state budget, and that means that the General Assembly will either raise taxes or cut services. That’s why we support the referendum, in order to avoid future tax increases,” stated Baltimore City Chamber Chair Maurice Dixon.
Read the full press release by clicking here
The Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce, the Small Business Resource Center (SBRC) and MarketTiger Inc. (www.markettiger.com) are proud to announce that Baltimore will be the first U.S. city to pilot a new Internet initiative designed to bring international trade to local businesses.
Mayor Sheila Dixon officially endorsed the initiative at the launch event held at on Monday, April 21st, at the Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce, Parren Mitchell Bldg, 312 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.
Over the past year, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce has made a commitment, through our Business Development Council, to provide more support and programming to our small and medium-sized, women and minority-owned business members.

So far, in 2008 we have held a seminar with Henry Gilford on the SBA 8(a) program, we are about to conduct seminars around the state on health insurance alternatives. We are also preparing to host the Maryland Small Business of the Year Awards Luncheon on June 6 and hold two programs in the Fall on employee recruitment/retention and keys to business success.

Congratulations to the 100 minority business and women entrepreneurs selected throughout the region for outstanding achievements in business development, client satisfaction, professional affiliations and community involvement.
Honor a minority and/or women owned business for 2008 by clicking here
BACVA is leveraging Baltimore's ties to the show and creator with ads in Playbill and a public relations push, which is beginning to pay off with more exposure for Baltimore.
The New Yorker Magazine is the first to get in on that Baltimore buzz. Reporter Michael Schulman actually watched a preview of the show last week with BACVA President and CEO Tom Noonan, Chief Marketing Officer Sam Rogers and Vice President of Public Affairs Nancy Hinds at the Marquis Theatre and posted a story in the magazine's popular Talk of the Town section.
BACVA is also leveraging Baltimore's ties to another Broadway production, Thurgood, with a Playbill ad. Thurgood opens April 30. A special micro-site has been developed for both shows with the headline, "Baltimore on Broadway."