Advance Bank
Baltimore
Baltimore Community Lending, Inc.
Baltimore
CDF Development, LLC
Baltimore
Charter Facilities Funding, LLC
Clarksville
Community Development Ventures, Inc.
Baltimore
Development Credit Fund, Inc. (DCF)
Baltimore
ESIC New Markets Partners, LP
Columbia
Faith Fund, Inc.
Baltimore
First Combined Community Federal Credit Union
UPPER MARLBORO
Harbor Bankshares Corporation
Baltimore
Maryland Capital Enterprises, Inc.
Salisbury
McAuley Institute
Silver Spring
Mid-City Community CDE, LLC
Bethesda
Native American Capital, LP (NAC)
Silver Spring
Urban Research Park CDE, LLC
Hunt Valley
The Small Business Investment Companies Program revolves around the notion of developing privately owned and managed investment companies which will be licenses and regulated by the Small Business Administration, so as to provide equity capital, long term loans, and advisory services to small business requiring such services.
In keeping with this mission, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture has recently established the Common Bean Productivity Research for Global Food Security Competitive Grants Program in an attempt to develop approaches and methods that can efficiently address the various challenges facing common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production among small holder producers in food insecure countries.
The Guardian has compiled a list of responses to its latest open thread, and has announced the winner of the social enterprise gift hamper packed with presents.