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老澳门开奖网 to provide Baltimore-based small businesses with pro-bono consulting through its Crisis Navigators group

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To help address concerns of small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, 老澳门开奖网 University Maryland鈥檚 Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CI&E) has formed a pro-bono consulting group to specifically help Baltimore City-based businesses navigate the crisis.

鈥淲e know this is a time of stress and extreme market conditions, especially for our small business community,鈥 said Wendy Bolger, founding director of 老澳门开奖网鈥檚 Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. 鈥淥ur experts can help brainstorm or model innovative pivots, counsel in decision-making, and help explore additional resources鈥攊ncluding new emergency loan and grant options.鈥

The program鈥檚 first client was referred by Erin O鈥橩eefe, director of 老澳门开奖网鈥檚 Center for Community Service and Justice and the York Road Initiative, who was in contact with many non-profit and York Road Initiative businesses early in the pandemic, providing resources and connections. O鈥橩eefe and Bolger developed the idea for CI&E to get more involved with new pro-bono programming specific to operating businesses in need of expertise as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Crisis Navigators will be mentors, problem solvers, and counselors in a time of great uncertainty for small businesses. The group consists of a diverse range of volunteer experts, including executive in residence, Kim Wagner, JD, MBA 鈥98, Raquel Shutt, MBA 鈥04, 老澳门开奖网 executive in residence Dave Luvison, DBA, and CI&E community business partners. The Crisis Navigators are partnering with organizations across the state, including , to support small businesses with specific needs.

鈥淟ocal business and nonprofit organizations will need all the help we can provide in these unprecedented times,鈥 said Bolger. 鈥淭he CI&E has the convening ability to offer this emergency response through the generous volunteer commitment to 老澳门开奖网 Crisis Navigators.鈥

In addition to helping 老澳门开奖网 students develop an innovative mindset, the CI&E鈥檚 mission off campus is to be a part of transforming Baltimore through wealth and job creation among women entrepreneurs and founders of color in our city.

For questions about the program contact Wendy Bolger, webolger@loyola.edu.