TEDCO Program
Rural Business Innovation Initiative-2 (RBI-2)
RBI-2 Initiative Fact Sheet (PDF file)

The Maryland Rural Business Innovation - 2 (RBI-2) Initiative is designed to enhance commercialization activities and provide technical and business assistance to small early-stage technology based companies in the rural areas of Maryland as defined by the Rural Maryland Council.

Providing intensive technical and general business assistance is a cornerstone of this program connecting companies to business resources and federal laboratory and university research opportunities. The goal is to help companies move to the next growth level. Assistance is provided at no cost to the company.

The RBI-2 Initiative will achieve its goals through:

• Identifying companies seeking technologies to commercialize and facilitate collaborations with federal laboratories and universities in Maryland
• Providing general business assistance in:
• Technology commercialization strategy
• Intellectual property strategy
• Market channels
• Financing options
• Building a management team
• SBIR and STTR proposal writing assistance
• Organizational structure
• Human Resource issues
• New market opportunities
• Providing technical assistance in:
  • Prototype design
  • Manufacturing Assistance
  • Energy Assessments
• Identifying funding opportunities for early stage companies

A TEDCO Technical Assistance Specialist will work with a company to analyze its needs for assistance. Eligibility requirements include: the company must be utilizing technology in commercializing their product or service, have less than 15 employees and have less then $1 million in revenue.

For more information on this program please contact:
Ms. Robbie Melton, at 410-715-4164 or rmelton@marylandtedco.org