CatalystQ

Queen Anne’s County Economic & Tourism Development is excited to announce the continuation and expansion of its minority business training accelerator program, now titled CatalystQ: The Catalyst of Minority Business Excellence in Queen Anne’s County. This program is now accepting applications. Funding for the project is being provided by the Community Reinvestment & Repair Act and supported by Queen Anne’s County Commissioners.

CatalystQ is designed to provide ten minority-owned businesses in Queen Anne’s County with the tools, resources, and foundation needed to scale small sole proprietorships into thriving and growing business operations. The program will provide a hands-on business coach and mentor that will work closely with each participating small business to guide them through the drafting of a business plan, the creation of marketing collateral, and establishing relationships with local banks, accountants, insurance providers, and attorneys as needed. Additionally, each of the selected businesses will receive a microgrant for strategic growth initiatives that align with their mission. The goal of the program is to place these minority-owned businesses on a path toward realizing increased revenues, improving resilience to economic shocks, and becoming job creators.