When you’re looking to start, move, or expand your business, think strategically—think Maryland.
With its prime location in the Mid-Atlantic, next door to Washington, DC, and nearby New York and New England (with easy access to the South, Midwest, and West), your business will thrive. Only Maryland can deliver countless opportunities with such a diverse and educated workforce.
More than 900+ foreign companies have made a home here in Maryland, taking advantage of our welcoming business climate, a highly educated workforce, and Maryland’s unique quality of life. The United Kingdom’s pharmaceutical conglomerates AstraZenica and GlaxoSmithKline, Germany’s biotech giant QIAGEN, Japan’s marine tech enterprise, Furuno USA—even Ireland’s famed Guinness Brewery—have all established second homes here in Maryland.
With one of the largest ports on the East Coast and an unparalleled transportation system, locating your business in Maryland makes even more sense with its robust distribution lanes available to move your products and services.
From Maryland REALTORS®, the state’s largest trade association and its Global Business Committee, we invite you to explore the mountains and forests in Western Maryland, the beaches and boardwalk in Ocean City, and our thriving urban and suburban centers where you’ll find museums, attractions, and cultures from around the world. This quality of life can only come from Maryland, the most diverse and welcoming state on the East Coast. We invite you to visit, discover, learn and grow your business here, in Maryland.
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More than 2,300 biotech/life sciences businesses call Maryland home, employing more than 128,000 Marylanders.
With the presence of the federal government and military in Maryland, the state stands as one of the leaders in cybersecurity, IT, and AI. Maryland’s University system is leading the way in AI research and development.
Located roughly halfway between Boston and Atlanta, London and Los Angeles, Maryland’s location offers proximity and access to key U.S. and international decision makers, partners, and agencies in the technology, biosciences, finance, and manufacturing. In 2016, foreign-controlled companies employed 118,300 Maryland workers, or 5.5% of the state’s total private sector employment. The Netherlands, U.K., Canada, and France are major sources of foreign investment in Maryland.
More than 6,200 Maryland companies exported goods outside of the U.S., with small and medium-sized firms generating 31% of this output. Maryland has 19 foreign offices with representatives to help Maryland companies expand into overseas markets.
The BWI Thurgood Marshall International Airport is strategically located to both Baltimore and Washington, DC. Nearby is the Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia and Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC.
The Port of Baltimore is the nation’s largest port facility for specialized cargo and passenger facilities. The Port provides the closest access to the Midwest, capitalizing on its location. Three of the world’s largest shipping companies operate out of the Port, as well as cruise lines.
Freight and passenger rail connect Metropolitan Maryland to all points in the U.S. Federal highways connect warehouses and trucking companies in all directions to consumers nationwide.
Maryland REALTORS®, the state’s largest trade association, works with more than 28,000 REALTOR® members who work with consumers and clients across the state for their residential and commercial real estate needs.
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Maryland REALTORS®’ Global Business Committee seeks to promote opportunities for members and consumers. Whether it is an international clientele seeking to move people or businesses to Maryland, or Marylanders looking to buy property overseas, the members of the Global Business Community provide programming and educational opportunities, such as the Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation, which provides the tools and framework for working internationally.
The Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation is for REALTORS® from the United States and abroad, as well as association staff and volunteer leaders who wish to develop or grow their international real estate business. It will provide you with the knowledge, research, network, and tools to globalize your business.
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The Department of Commerce stimulates private investment and creates jobs by attracting new businesses, encouraging the expansion and retention of existing companies, and providing workforce training and financial assistance to Maryland companies.
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MarylandHomeownership.com provides important educational information in a non-sales atmosphere to people looking to buy or sell a home in Maryland. With downloadable toolkits (available in English and Spanish), blogs, webinars, and more, anyone’s next home journey begins with Maryland Homeownership.com.
Learn about the latest trends in Maryland housing! You can find monthly housing stats both by county and in infographic form as well as our year-end summaries of statistics for Maryland's housing.