As of this week, 15 entrepreneurs from Maryland’s main population centers are participating in a 10-month pilot leadership course, courtesy of Maryland funding agency TEDCO.
The Open Institute for Black Women Entrepreneur Excellence and Leading Women’s Program were both created in partnership with government agencies and universities working in Howard County and Montgomery County, respectively. The programs are designed to help local women founders grow their startups, expand networks and increase their leadership skills. To qualify, applicants needed to be a founder, cofounder or CEO of a company in the pre-seed to growth stage phases that raised nothing beyond a Series A.
The selectees for the Black Women Entrepreneur Excellence cohort are:
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