Maryland Made Easy
Staff Writer
2011-02-03
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Governor Martin O’Malley today met with 80 business owners, entrepreneurs and developers at Baltimore-based DAP Products, Inc., to launch “Business in Maryland Made Easy,” an economic development initiative and part of the Administration’s ongoing efforts to improve the conditions that allow businesses to grow and create jobs. “Maryland Made Easy” includes specific strategies for state agencies to help improve Maryland’s business environment by streamlining processes, simplifying regulations and improving communication. In making the announcement, the Governor outlined recently adopted improvements to the State Highway Administration’s access permit review. He introduced members of the newly formed Maryland Small Business Commission and charged them with identifying other permitting, licensing and regulatory areas for review.
“As we transition our state into the new economy, we have to listen to the men and women on the front line of job creation on how to improve infrastructure, support our innovation economy, enhance the skills and talents of our people and improve our business environment,” said Governor O’Malley. “In the past two years, we worked to unlock credit through the Maryland Small Business Credit Recovery Program and increase access to financial resources through Credit Connections. And just five weeks ago, at our first Maryland Forward forum on jobs and the economy, people told me that we needed to do a better job marketing those resources and I’m pleased announce that we’ve heeded the call, and today, we’re releasing a new financing guide.”