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BALTIMORE CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOINS COALITION

Slots Referendum Will Prevent Tax Increases & Fund Education

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 Announces a Business Partnership

The Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce a new business initiative featuring Market Tiger, "a new way take your business to new markets around the world".

Grow your business online. Reach new customers. Find new suppliers. Buy and sell locally. When you’re ready, take your business to new markets around the world. It’s easy, fast and free on MarketTiger.

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.

Baltimore City Chamber Initiatives

Maryland Small Business of the Year Awards Luncheon

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.

The Baltimore City Chamber Congratulates Entrepreneurs

The Region's 2007 Top 100 MBEs Honored

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

Who ♥ Baltimore?

Baltimore will take Broadway by storm in April when John Waters' musical hit Cry-Baby premieres in New York City.

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."

Small Business Resource: SBA

Learn how to build your business with the help of Federal SBA programs

There are many programs offered by the SBA to help you with starting, financing and growing your business. Click the above logo to learn more about their programs.