Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship

We’re growing tomorrow’s great companies today. The Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship (MCE) offers a rich, collaborative network of resources for entrepreneurs. –Our goals: guiding you and your business through a successful launch and positioning both for growth. Click on each to learn more and then contact us to get involved.

• iCat: The Innovation Catalyst (iCat) program offers entrepreneurs key resources and support -  mentoring, educational programs, and networking as well as a mail drop and optional dedicated office space.
• HTC: The Howard Technology Council gives tech companies a forum for engagement, collaboration and education.
• BRC: The Business Resource Center provides training and counseling for non-tech, services-based, or early-stage companies.

MCE director discussing how the different elements intertwine 

Making the Right Connections

Our value prop is simple: We bring together the right people and resources. 

With a technology business incubation program, technology council, and other programs all under one roof, MCE delivers opportunities for literally everyone - innovators, entrepreneurs, established businesses, service providers, and investors.

Add our more traditional economic development programs focused on growing small businesses, and you've got one amazing engine for job creation and economic growth. That’s the secret to building a great innovation economy and entrepreneurial ecosystem. That’s MCE.