Organizations Filed Purposes:
ACCELERATE COMPANY GROWTH, INNOVATION AND JOB GENERATION IN THE CITY OF BOWIE AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY THROUGH A COORDINATED PROGRAM OF BUSINESS COUNSELING, MENTORING AND NETWORKING TO DRIVE BUSINESS SCALE-UP, ALONG WITH ACCESS TO FACILITIES AND MEETING SPACE.
A KEY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE AND DRIVER OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN BOWIE AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.
THE BOWIE BUSINESS INNOVATION CENTER (BOWIE BIC) IS A BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM WHERE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS IN THE CITY OF BOWIE AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY ACCESS MENTORING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COUNSELING,AND CONNECTIONS TO PARTNERS AND CAPITAL TO ACCELERATE THEIR BUSINESS GROWTH. HEADQUARTERED AT THE CENTER FOR BUSINESS AT BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY, BOWIE BIC IS THE ONLY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR IN MARYLAND LOCATED AT A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE (HBCU). IN 2019, BOWIE BIC'S 50 ACCELERATOR PROGRAM CLIENTS AND GRADUATES REPORT GENERATING 512 JOBS, $40.6 MILLION IN REVENUES, AND SUPPORTING 5 INTERNSHIPS FOR BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. WE ALSO ASSISTED 1538 COUNTY ENTREPRENEURS, WHO PARTICIPATED IN ON-SITE TRAINING AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS. IN 2019, BOWIE BIC LAUNCHED AMERICA'S FIRST 8(A) ACCELERATOR PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND WITH FUNDING SUPPORT FROM CAPITAL ONE. THE 8(A) ACCELERATOR HELPED 32 MINORITY BUSINESSES WIN MORE CONTRACTING BUSINESS THROUGH ITS PROGRAM OF CAPTURE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, MENTORING AND NETWORKING. BOWIE BIC IS A MARYLAND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FUNDED THROUGH PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF BOWIE, MARYLAND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (TEDCO) AND THE CORPORATE COMMUNITY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lisa S Smith | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $112,600 |
| John Halley | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Brent E Swinton | EX-OFFICIO (NON-VOTING) | 1 | $0 |
| Eben G Smith | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Wendy Jenkins | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jerry D Miller Esquire | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Marie Hightower Left Before Year-En | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Denita R Conway | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Magdalena Gebrekristos | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Henry King | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Charlene T Wade | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Bussink | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Sherman L Ragland Ii | VICE CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Adam Santavicca | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS (NON-VOT | 1 | $0 |
| Mark A Lawrence | CHAIRMAN | 1.5 | $0 |
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