Local Business Spotlight: Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp

<p>We have been highlighting local businesses in this series for nearly three years and it finally dawned on us that we needed to talk to a key player in actually getting and keeping local businesses local-- the <a href="https://www.aaedc.org">Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation</a>.</p> <p>The organization is charged with helping to attract businesses to Anne Arundel County as well ad retaining the ones we have!  Ben Birge is the President and CEO,  and we sat down to discuss a myriad of issues.</p> <p>How the AAEDC can help businesses start up, from real estate selection to business plans, to financing, to mentoring, and anything in between. We talked about the innovative IVP program and the incredible job they did swiftly doling out the grants to businesses that were suffering during COVID.</p> <p>This is a little bit of a "behind the curtain" look at business in Anne Arundel County, but definitely worth a listen--especially if you have a business here in the County or are thinking about it!<br /> <br /> Have a listen!</p> <p>LINKS:</p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="https://www.aaedc.org">Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation - AAEDC</a></strong> (Website)</li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AnneArundelEDC/">Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation - AAEDC</a></strong> (Facebook)</li> <li><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/AAEDC">Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation - AAEDC</a></strong> (Twitter)</li> <li><strong><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/myarundelbizpodcast/">Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation - AAEDC</a></strong> (Instagram)</li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAAEDC">Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation - AAEDC</a></strong> (YouTube)</li> <li><strong><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/anne-arundel-economic-development-corporation"> Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation - AAEDC</a></strong> (Linked In)</li> </ul>