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 Business Resources

Ready to start and/or expand a business in Westminster? Or, are you just thinking about it and looking for information? The following helpful organizations can provide you with resources, guidance and assistance in their areas of knowledge. Click on a name and you will be taken to their website.

Business License Information System
Resources Available: Business Start-Up Information, Licensing Requirements, Tax Requirements

Carroll County Business & Employment Resource Center
224 N. Center Street
Westminster, Maryland 21157
Phone: (410) 386-2820
TT: (410) 848-3017
Fax: (410) 876-2977
Resources Available: Employee Training, Employee Recruitment Assistance

Carroll County Department of Economic Development
225 North Center Street, Suite 101
Westminster, Maryland 21157
Phone: (410) 386-2070 or (410) 876-2450
TT: (410) 848-3017
Fax: (410) 876-8471
Resources Available: Business Technical Assistance, Demographics, Employment Assistance, Financing Programs, Tax Credit Programs, Technology Resources & Site Location Assistance

The City of Westminster Department of Planning, Zoning & Development
56 West Main Street
Westminster, MD 21157
Phone: (410) 848-9002
Fax: (410) 876-7476
Resources Available: Development & Sign Regulations, Zoning Information and Historic Tax Credit Program Assistance

Maryland Department of Assessments & Taxation
301 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2395
Phone: (410) 767-1184
Resources Available: Business Start-Up Information, Business Technical Assistance & Tax Requirement Assistance

Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
217 East Redwood Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone (410) 767-6300
Resources Available: Business Technical Assistance, Employment Assistance, Financing Programs, Tax Credit Programs & Office/Industrial Site Location Assistance

Maryland Business Connection – Carroll County
Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development

World Trade Center
401 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Phone: (410) 767-6300
Resources Available: Business Technical Assistance, Employment Assistance, Financing Program Assistance, Tax Credit Assistance & Site Location Assistance

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Division of Neighborhood Revitalization

100 Community Place
Crownsville, MD 21032
Phone: (410) 514-7288
     1201 West Pratt Street, Suite D
Baltimore, MD 21223
Phone: (410) 209-5800

Resources Available: Financing Programs & Tax Credit Programs

Maryland Historical Trust
100 Community Place, 3rd Floor
Crownsville, MD 21032
Phone: (410) 514-7600
Resources Available: Historic Tax Credit Programs for eligible Building Renovations

Miller Entrepreneurial Institute
Carroll Community College

Scott Center Building – Room T312
1601 Washington Road, Westminster, MD 21157
Phone: (410) 386-8095
Resources Available: Business Start-Up Assistance, Business Technical Assistance, Business Training & On-line Business Resources

Small Business Development Center
Carroll County Department of Economic Development

225 North Center Street, Suite 101
Westminster, MD 21157
Phone: (410) 386-2317
Fax: (410) 876-8471
Resources Available: Business Start-Up Assistance, Business Technical Assistance, Business Training, On-line Business Resources & Financing Program Assistance

U.S. General Services Administration
Office of Citizen Services and Communications

1800 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 1 (800) 333-4636
Resources Available: Business Technical Assistance, On-line Business Resources, Financing Program Assistance & Laws/Regulations Assistance

U.S. Internal Revenue Service
201 Thomas Johnson Drive
Frederick, MD 21702
Phone: (301) 695-7615
Resources Available: Tax Assistance, Tax Information & On-line Business Resources

U.S. Small Business Administration
Maryland District Office

City Crescent Building, 6th Floor
10 South Howard Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Phone: (410) 962-6195
Resources Available: Business Start-Up Assistance, Business Technical Assistance, On-line Business Resources, Financing Programs & Laws/Regulations Assistance