Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    THE BOWIE BUSINESS INNOVATION CENTER (BOWIE BIC) IS A BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM WHERE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS IN THE CITY OF BOWIE AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY ACCESS MENTORING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COUNSELING, AND CONNECTIONS TO PARTNERS AND CAPITAL TO ACCELERATE THEIR BUSINESS GROWTH. HEADQUARTERED AT THE CENTER FOR BUSINESS AT BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY, BOWIE BIC IS THE ONLY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR IN MARYLAND LOCATED AT A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE (HBCU). IN 2020, BOWIE BIC'S 50 ACCELERATOR PROGRAM CLIENTS AND GRADUATES REPORT GENERATING 522 JOBS, $41.4 MILLION IN REVENUES, AND SUPPORTING 7 INTERNSHIPS FOR BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. WE ALSO ASSISTED 1541 COUNTY ENTREPRENEURS, WHO PARTICIPATED IN ON-SITE TRAINING AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS. IN 2020, BOWIE BIC CONTINUED AMERICA'S FIRST 8(A) ACCELERATOR PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND WITH FUNDING SUPPORT FROM CAPITAL ONE. THE 8(A) ACCELERATOR HELPED 57 MINORITY BUSINESSES WIN $32 MILLION IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING BUSINESS THROUGH ITS PROGRAM OF CAPTURE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, MENTORING AND NETWORKING. BOWIE BIC RECEIVED THE 2020 MOST INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INNOVATION ASSOCIATION (INBIA), FOR THIS 8(A) ACCELERATOR PROGRAM. BOWIE BIC ALSO WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN THE SUMMER OF 2020 TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER THE COUNTY'S EMERGE STRONGER TECHNICAL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MORE THAN 300 SMALL BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN THE FALL OF 2020, BOWIE BIC WON A CONTRACT FROM THE CITY OF BOWIE TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER A SEVEN-MONTH BOWIE BUSINESS RECOVERY PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF CITY BUSINESSES. PROGRAM PLANNING BEGAN IMMEDIATELY, SO THIS PROGRAM COULD LAUNCH IN EARLY 2021. BOWIE BIC IS A MARYLAND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FUNDED THROUGH A PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF BOWIE, MARYLAND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (TEDCO), THE CORPORATE COMMUNITY AND ITS CLIENTS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $267.9K

  • Bowie Business Innovation Center

    THE BOWIE BUSINESS INNOVATION CENTER (BOWIE BIC) IS A BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM WHERE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS IN THE CITY OF BOWIE AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY ACCESS MENTORING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COUNSELING, AND CONNECTIONS TO PARTNERS AND CAPITAL TO ACCELERATE THEIR BUSINESS GROWTH. HEADQUARTERED AT THE CENTER FOR BUSINESS AT BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY, BOWIE BIC IS THE ONLY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR IN MARYLAND LOCATED AT A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE (HBCU). IN 2022, BOWIE BIC'S 107 ACCELERATOR PROGRAM CLIENTS AND GRADUATES REPORT GENERATING 522 JOBS, $73.4 MILLION IN REVENUES, AND SUPPORTING 10 INTERNSHIPS FOR BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. WE ALSO ASSISTED 1707 COUNTY ENTREPRENEURS, WHO PARTICIPATED IN ON-SITE TRAINING AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS. IN 2021, BOWIE BIC CONTINUED AMERICA'S FIRST 8(A) ACCELERATOR PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND WITH FUNDING SUPPORT FROM CAPITAL ONE. THE 8(A) ACCELERATOR HELPED 124 MINORITY BUSINESSES WIN $50 MILLION IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING BUSINESS THROUGH ITS PROGRAM OF CAPTURE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, MENTORING AND NETWORKING. BOWIE BIC IS A MARYLAND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FUNDED THROUGH A PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF BOWIE, MARYLAND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (TEDCO), THE CORPORATE COMMUNITY AND ITS CLIENTS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $127.6K