Support & Resources
Access Valuable Resources to Gain Business Intel
Montgomery County is brimming with excellent resources and support organizations to help fuel your success. Explore the Business Center, find what you need for licensing and permitting services, and learn about support organizations. Our team can help you connect. Let us know how we can support you. View market reports in the Market Intel section.
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UPDATED BUSINESS GUIDE DATABASE
Visit our online searchable database to find resources or free download with comprehensive federal, state and local resources to help your business succeed. Find funding, training, talent, shared space, chambers, support for minority businesses and more.
…the moons are aligning over Montgomery County, as all of our major life sciences companies are growing.
Was your MoCo business impacted by the Key Bridge Collapse?
Find resources and information at Port of Baltimore Emergency Business Assistance Program and fill out the Francis Scott Key Bridge - Business Assistance Survey.
WANT TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS GROWTH AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL?
Use this MCEDC resource. With Maryland’s largest economy and strong venture capital funding, Montgomery County is an ideal location for your life sciences, tech, professional services or nonprofit. In a perfect east coast location next to the nation’s capital, find a robust talent pool, easy connectivity, and diversity of people and ideas. Be Next in Montgomery County!
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Montgomery County Business Center
Connect with staff who can help you navigate the County government processes and find resources to support your business. Find guidance for county processes including permitting, procurement, licenses, and help with innovation/incubator centers. Learn about community partners who can help you with workforce, training, facility location, funding, and more!
Reach out to BusinessCenter@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov or visit online.
Business Support Centers
Numerous County and State support services are available for businesses that are starting, expanding or moving to Montgomery County. From a business center and small business development center to training, technical assistance and funding exploration, you can find many resources to support your business venture.
Connect to Financial Resources Across the County
Are you starting a business, or is your business growing and need some financial resources? Do you have questions about applying for financial support? Join the “Connect to Financial Resources” webinar to learn more about the resources and organizations available in Montgomery County and how you can make the most of their support.
PERMITTING, PLANNING & PROCUREMENT SERVICES
Do you know where to find the business assistance you need? Learn more about the resources and organizations available in Montgomery County and how you can make the most of their support. Guest speakers include: Maryland Small Business Development Center, Latino Economic Development Center and M&T Bank.
Moderated by MCEDC's Brad Stewart, this panel features Mitra Pedoeem, Dir. of Permitting Services; Jay Brinson, VP-Development, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRIT); Rick Merck, Chief, Department of Permitting Services; Paul Nevins, Facilities Management Contractor at Qiagen; and Clint Brackman, VP of Architecture Incorporated. Recorded June 30, 2021
Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services (DPS)
Find what you need for permitting, licensing, and fire code compliance through Montgomery County’s Department of Permitting Services (DPS). From permits, code information, electrical and deck inspections to zoning, DPS has many resources to help and is helping customers find information faster with its robust eServices capabilities. LEARN MORE >
Montgomery County ‘Speed-to-Market’ Initiative is helping to ease regulatory burdens for business. A speed-to-market initiative is helping to streamline business development and growth in the county. Changes are happening in the offices of the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services and Montgomery Planning to potentially cut entitlement time in half, while ensuring substantive community participation.
Montgomery County Office of Procurement
Vendor Innovation Portal (VIP), a portal for vendors to access information at any time to help you navigate and participate in the Procurement process. Businesses can introduce their company and connect with the most appropriate contacts in the County that could best utilize their goods or services. This initiative encourages innovation and finding best value solutions to the challenges faced in government purchasing.
Montgomery County Department of Planning
The Planning Department creates great communities by developing master plans, reviewing applications for development and analyzing various types of information to help public officials plan for Montgomery County’s future. Each community within Montgomery County has a master plan that creates a comprehensive view of land use trends and future development.
The speed-to-market initiative is helping to streamline business development and the planning process in the county.
visit MONTGOMERY
Visit Montgomery provides visitors useful information for a visit to Montgomery County and the Washington, DC area. It enthusiastically promotes, markets, and sells Montgomery County, Maryland as a destination for meetings, conventions and travelers, fostering economic development, benefiting and supporting members and the overall business community. They advocate, promote, and partner with local, county and state organizations and government officials in an effort to further these goals.
WORKSOURCE MONTGOMERY
WorkSource Montgomery is an MCEDC partner that addresses talent development, especially in the eastern part of the County. They assist businesses in finding a highly talented workforce that allows them to accomplish their goals. The organization helps connect local employers with a pipeline to talent and helps give job seekers the education and training necessary to develop expertise for potential jobs. WorkSource Montgomery helps to strengthen individuals at all job levels through career advancement, working directly with businesses to ensure a strong talent pool for in-demand occupations.
innovation centers
Graduates of our incubators have gone on to great success in their respective industries. Innovation Centers offer shared space options and conference rooms, resources and support, including business, legal and accounting, and networking opportunities to help your business grow. LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR INNOVATION CENTERS >
List of Centers +
Alexandria Launchlabs, Gaithersburg
Bethesda Green Business Incubator (Be Green Hub), Bethesda
Germantown Innovation Center, Germantown
Rockville Innovation Center, Rockville
Silver Spring Innovation Center, Silver Spring
The Nonprofit Village, Rockville
Business Membership Organizations
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Commercial Real Estate Women - MD Suburban
eWomenNetwork - Montgomery County, MD Chapter
Ethiopian American Chamber of Commerce (EACC)
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce
Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce
Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Montgomery County
Korean American Women's Chamber of Commerce USA
Maryland Black Chamber of Commerce
MidAtlantic Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Monte Jade Science and Technology Association of Greater Washington
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery County Small Business Association
Poolesville Area Chamber of Commerce
Wheaton-Kensington Chamber of Commerce
Women Business Owners of Montgomery County