Start with the administrator, then the provider
The Treasury portfolio below identifies Maryland SSBCI programs and their listed administrators. Program support may work through participating lenders or investors. An entry in this portfolio establishes a documented program; it does not establish that intake is open today or that a particular business qualifies.
Prepare your operating address, legal entity, use of funds and recent cash-flow records. Ask which provider serves the address, which costs are eligible, whether owner capital is required, and how the proposed financing must be repaid. A state portfolio is not a list of guaranteed grants.
Maryland capital-support portfolio
Compare the route with the business need
A working-capital request should explain when customers pay and how the cash gap closes. Equipment financing should include installation, maintenance and the asset's useful life. A property or business acquisition needs a different budget and document package. The financing structure should follow that evidence.
SBA 7(a) loans, business lines of credit and equipment financing have different terms and underwriting requirements. Use the business loan calculator to model a written quote, then test a slower-collection case.
Official program entry points
- Learn more about the NBW LPP and participating CDFIs.
- Apply for financing.
- Learn more about the MSBDFA EPIP.
- Apply for financing.
- Learn more about the MSBDFA EPIP.
- Apply for financing.
- Learn more about the Maryland Venture Capital Limited Partnership Equity program.
- Learn more about the Maryland SIF program.