Bowie Business Innovation Center Wins 2020 International Award for America’s first Accelerator for Minority Government Contractors
July 13, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bowie, Maryland, January 6, 2021: The Bowie COVID-19 Business Recovery Assistance Program kicks off on January 7, 2021 with online technical assistance activities to help Bowie businesses meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, build resilience and accelerate their post-pandemic economic recovery. During the next eight months, Bowie businesses can participate in multiple training webinars, workshops, roundtables, counseling and business acceleration activities to help strengthen their business practices, and increase their chances for successful business recovery post-pandemic.
The Bowie Business Recovery Program combines practical educational activities with one-on-one counseling and access to online resources for Bowie businesses.
“The Bowie Business Recovery Program is an investment in the future success of Bowie businesses and it illustrates the power of a special collaboration with the Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce and the City of Bowie to address the economic challenges faced by Bowie businesses,” said Lisa S. Smith, Executive Director of the Bowie Business Innovation Center (Bowie BIC).
The Bowie Business Recovery Program is collaboration between the Bowie Business Innovation Center (Bowie BIC) business accelerator and the Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce GBCC), funded by the City of Bowie.
For more information, to see a calendar of confirmed activities for January and February and to register for Bowie Business Recovery Program activities, visit www.bowiebusinessrecovery.com
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Contact: Lisa S. Smith, Bowie BIC
Phone: 301-524-5654
Email: lisa.smith@bowiebic.com
About Bowie Business Innovation Center
Bowie BIC is an award-winning hub for business acceleration for Bowie businesses. Growth-oriented business, including technology companies and government contractors access key business scale-up resources at Bowie BIC, such as customized business support, professional counseling, mentoring and competitively priced office and collaborative workspace. A Maryland nonprofit headquartered at the Center for Business at Bowie State University, Bowie BIC is the only business accelerator in the State located on the campus of a historically black college or university (HBCU).
About the Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) is made up of members with common interests and concerns related to the business environment in the Bowie area. It is the primary professional trade organization in the Greater Bowie area dedicated to the protection, enhancement and success of good business in the Bowie community.
