TEDCO Announces the Business Resource Information, Development, & Guidance Ecosystem (BRIDGE) Program

New program aims to expand assistance to underserved entrepreneurs and businesses COLUMBIA, Md. , Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TEDCO , Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announces receiving the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Investing in America Small Business Opportunity Program (SBOP) Competitive Technical Assistance Program award from the United States Department of Treasury.

The award will target the Mid-Atlantic region and provide total funding of nearly $10 million over three years. Furthermore, this award will allow TEDCO to collaborate with the Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) in Maryland , Delaware , Virginia , and the District of Columbia , the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), and other organizations across the region to continue empowering the Mid-Atlantic regional ecosystem with the creation of the Business Resource Information, Development, & Guidance Ecosystem (BRIDGE) program..