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Frederick County employers say that our quality of life is their best recruitment tool. Come and see what they mean.
Mission:
To support, retain and foster the growth of existing businesses in Frederick County and attract new businesses that bring career opportunities that enable Frederick County citizens to work where they live.
Services Available for Existing Frederick County Businesses & New Businesses:
- Provide site selection assistance using our CoStar© database for available land & buildings.
- Coordinate services with the Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development (DBED), including financial assistance packages and training assistance programs.
- Assist companies with the County permitting process including Fast Track Permitting.
- Assist developers in partnership with the Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development (DBED) for the potential of Tax Increment Financing for large projects.
- The Small Business Development Center (SBDC), located at OED, assists small businesses (start-ups or existing) with a variety of services, including: business plan creation, obtaining financial assistance, etc.
- The Small Business Revolving Loan Fund is a County loan program that is administered through OED/SBDC, providing gap financing for existing and aspiring small businesses in Frederick County.
- The Entrepreneur Support Network is a responsive and proactive network of service providers for entrepreneurs and businesses in all stages of growth.
- The Fort Detrick Business Development Office was created to be the primary portal to help establish partnerships between commercial businesses and opportunities at Ft. Detrick.
- The Frederick Innovative Technology Center is the county's first business incubator, founded in 2004, provides a supportive environment, including infrastructure, mentorship and a network of service providers to help Frederick County entrepreneurs achieve success by encouraging technological innovation and accelerating the development of commercially viable technology-based entities.
- OED has four target industries (Agriculture, Bioscience, Advanced Technology, and Manufacturing), but assists all business types.
- In 2001, OED started an Annual Business Appreciation Week program, for additional information, please contact OED.
- Guaranteed customer-friendly, responsive service available to existing business customers, as well as businesses considering relocation to Frederick County, by calling the OED office 301-600-1058.
Frederick County employers say that our quality of life is their best recruitment tool. Come and see what they mean.
· It is no surprise that Frederick County had the 3rd highest number of new jobs created of any County in Maryland from 2000 to 2007. Our labor force includes graduates from three top-quality higher education institutions: Frederick Community College, Hood College and Mount Saint Mary’s University and 35,000+ students enrolled in our award-winning school system. This array of highly-skilled workers enables new businesses to recruit qualified employees and affords existing companies plenty of options as they grow and expand
· To support businesses in Frederick County has a number of business incentive programs:
- Our strategic location provides access to three international airports within 45 minutes, a local airport with executive services, access to rail, and interstates running north, south, east and west and providing access to Baltimore, Washington and western destinations.
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