We do things a little differently here

At the Maryland Innovation Center, you come first. Where other incubators or accelerators are focused on developing the next big thing, we’re focused on developing you.

We do things a little differently here

At the Maryland Innovation Center, you come first. Where other incubators or accelerators are focused on developing the next big thing, we’re focused on developing you.

Let's make
Something great together

We believe in teaching, nurturing and supporting you, so that you’re able to lead a stronger, more successful path on your own. And we have the experience, dedicated experts and resources to help you do it. Our world-class entrepreneurs and partners have years of experience in a wide array of industries, and they’re all dedicated to helping you. With strong business connections, locally and globally, you’ll have access to an exclusive network of professionals, investors and teachers you won’t find anywhere else.

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Experimenting As A Business Owner: Why It’s Essential And How To Do It

MIC & online

How do people build successful businesses? The path is as unique as the business owners who build them. While every entrepreneurs’ process is unique, there are some impor

OCT

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9:30AM - 12:00PM

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Security Awareness 101

MIC & online

Join Jason Taule, CISO-In-Residence | Cyber Advisory Council Chair, as he proctors this course which is designed to provide personnel with an awareness of the many inform

OCT

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5:00PM - 7:30PM

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Pitch and Mingle Series: The Great Pumpkin Pitch

Manor Hill Brewing, 4411 Manor Ln., Ellicott City, MD 21042

The Maryland Innovation Center’s Great Pumpkin Pitch spotlights startups with bright ideas, scalable plans, and stage presence in a competition-style format. The competit

OCT

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11:30AM - 1:00PM

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Exceeding Sales Goals

online

Have you asked yourself the following questions?

Have I set my marketing and sales goals for the rest of 2022?
My goals are set but do I have a plan prepared to

OCT

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6:30PM - 8:30PM

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Social Capital Building

6751 Columbia Gateway Dr., Columbia, MD 21046

Given the statistics, there's no denying the importance of social capital in driving your business or social venture to the top. With access to social capital, small busi

OCT

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All innovators
welcome

We believe in teaching, nurturing and supporting you, so that you’re able to lead a stronger, more successful path on your own. And we have the experience, dedicated experts, and resources to help you do it. Our world-class entrepreneurs and partners have years of experience in a wide array of industries, and they’re all dedicated to helping you. With strong business connections in our world class network, you’ll have access to an exclusive network of professionals, investors and teachers you won’t find anywhere else.

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What we offer

Change through innovation

World 2.0 is an interactive, community-driven platform for the world’s innovative problem solvers to come together and help us better understand and adapt to the changes we are facing and learn to thrive in an unfamiliar landscape.

Get involved with a great community

We’re always looking to connect with entrepreneurs and businesses. Whether you’re interested in becoming a Resident or Partner, or you just have a question, we want to hear from you. Innovation is about communication. And innovation is what we do.

It was incredible to know we had community to count on a program with mentors dedicated to helps us learn and scale

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Success Stories

Michael Salonish, CEO, DataTech911 (MIC Resident)

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Focus Areas

Built for big ideas

Our 60,000 sf facility is centrally located between Baltimore and Washington D.C. and is home to state of the art conference, event, and coworking spaces.

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We do things a little differently here