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There is something truly special about Frederick, Maryland during the holiday season.
The historic buildings are adorned with seasonal decor, Carroll Creek lights up with the world-famous Sailing through the Winter Solstice boats, holiday events are happening every week, and there is no shortage of great shopping & dining.
Best of all, though, these festivities aren’t only fun, but also represent an opportunity for our local economy to benefit from a month-long surge in tourism.
The Golden Mile Alliance (GMA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming Frederick’s Route 40 area into a vibrant and thriving community. The organization has been working towards this mission since 2012 — with a focus on making the Golden Mile an attractive destination for shopping, dining, living, recreation, and commerce. Now, they are ready to take their work to the next level by hiring their first full-time executive director.
As the hustle and bustle sets in, we encourage you to intentionally set aside some time to appreciate the unique seasonal joys of our local community. In choosing to shop, connect, and give-back locally, you’ll make a real difference for your neighbors and be an important part of what makes Frederick such a special place to live and work.
Maryland’s Small Business Development Center and the Maryland Womens Business Center provide support to local entrepreneurs and small businesses.
In addition to providing free individual consultation, the organizations host comprehensive training programs with most classes at low to no cost.
In honor of Economic Development Week, this month we are spotlighting creative local initiatives that are helping strengthen Frederick’s business ecosystem. These innovative programs are fostering critical connections and leveraging diverse resources to make Frederick an even better place to live, work, and play.
Hood College’s Data Driven Frederick (DDF) is an analytics center designed to collect, aggregate and make available vital data and regional indicators about Frederick County. With information on the region’s health, economy, social welfare, land use and infrastructure, the centralized repository serves as a dynamic local and regional resource for area leaders across all business sectors.
Frederick Community College’s Food Business Entrepreneurship Program offers free business training to future and/or expanding food entrepreneurs. Recognizing that a successful business needs much more than just a tasty menu, the curriculum covers a range of concepts in entrepreneurship and food service management.
Whether you’re simply curious about the growth of the city or are interested in contributing your thoughts to the process — The City of Frederick offers many opportunities for the public to learn and engage with new development projects as they enter the planning review process.
Here are a few ways you can keep track of what’s going on and help guide our community’s decisions along the way:
Speculative projects are undertaken by developers with the purpose of attracting business tenants during or shortly after construction. As Frederick’s economy continues to boom, we are seeing more and more of these projects launch across the city.
Below we take a quick look at just six of these buildings currently underway within city limits. Each of these projects will soon host growing companies and new employment opportunities within the Frederick community.
The Office of Equity and Inclusion is launching the next iteration of the Learning Series: Doing Business with the City of Frederick.
Geared towards any small business in and around The City of Frederick, this series focuses on providing a comprehensive overview of how businesses can participate in government contracting, specifically as part of the Small Business Reserve (SBR) program and the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) program.
Maryland’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides support to local entrepreneurs and small businesses. In addition to providing free individual consultation, the organization hosts comprehensive training programs with most classes at low to no cost.
Maryland’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides support to local entrepreneurs and small businesses. In addition to providing free individual consultation, the organization hosts comprehensive training programs with most classes at low to no cost.
