Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc (FITCI) was awarded Rural Maryland Council’s Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund Grant for 2023 for a program with the aim of building agroforestry entrepreneurship and workforce development in rural Frederick County.The funding, along with help from collaborators and partners, will support small farmers and agroforestry operations through connecting capital, technology, … Read more
Contact: EDA Public Affairs Department, (202) 482-4085October 5, 2022 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding 51 “Build to Scale” grants – totaling $47 million – to organizations that support technology entrepreneurs, catalyze innovation and fuel economic growth. EDA’s “Build to Scale” program provides annual grants that … Read more
Connectivity solutions for commercial and industrial customers and applications – Generac Power Systems (NYSE: GNRC), a leading global designer andmanufacturer of energy technology solutions and other power products, today announced theacquisition of Blue Pillar, an industrial internet of things (IoT) platform developer that designs, deploysand manages Industrial IoT network software solutions to enable distributed energy … Read more
In this session, one of Vistage’s top executive coaches, Ed Robinson, brings together a panel of successful Maryland-based CEOs to share their experiences as founders and valuable lessons learned. Below are edited highlights of this in-depth look at the challenges and opportunities that come with being an entrepreneur. Watch the full session for free at … Read more
With Whitney Hahn, #provokebetter The Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc. (FITCI) invites emerging entrepreneurs to a two-hour online seminar on March 7th, 2022. The class focuses on defining a growing business’s positioning and messaging perspective, two essential components in creating an effective business plan. Interactive exercises, led by Provoke Better Founder and Insight Instigator, Whitney … Read more
Alirtify is a place to get real-time information about what is important to you. Kwabena Okrah, Founder and CEO of Alirtify (formerly Shelly News), has a global vision. He is reinventing local news by building a community where users can see the news that is local to others. His company gives users real-time information about … Read more
In 2016 Kathie Callahan Brady, CEO of Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc. (FITCI), received a basket of fuzzy baby chicks as a present. This was the gift her friends gave her when she joined the business incubator; she stared at the basket, puzzled. Noticing her expression, Kathie’s friends said, “you work for an incubator, right?” … Read more
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