Cultivate Maryland

With competing states and regions actively investing in innovation infrastructure and workforce, it’s time for Maryland to step up to the plate and to grow our innovation economy.

To accurately understand Maryland’s current position as an innovation economy, and how much growth is needed for the state to maintain and grow its competitiveness, we conducted a study to gather information. This study, the Maryland Innovation Competitiveness Study, told of a slowing growth rate that will, if allowed to continue, negatively affect job opportunities, livelihoods, and the overall fiscal health of the State. The study advises that Maryland needs to create more opportunities for a larger workforce including, supporting, and increasing the opportunities for individuals to get into high technology-based education, careers, and entrepreneurial activities.

That’s where Cultivate Maryland comes in. Creating sustainable tech and startup activity will help to attract the brilliant and talented workers scattered throughout Maryland, ensuring founders, workforce, mentors, investors, and thought leaders are active in shaping the tech ecosystem and workforce.