When a resident comes to our doors needing some type of human services assistance, we find they often need more… and that more is often tied to work and/or or education. So today, we’re going to talk about the intersection of human services and our business community.Our three guests all have ties to our Howard County Economic Development Authority (EDA): Jennifer Jones, CEO, Kierra Kimmie, director of strategic outreach, and one of EDA’s incubator businesses, Team Worx Security, represented by Chris Anthony, founder and CEO.Time Stamps: SB, topic and guest introduction 0:00What is EDA and Jennifer’s journey to her current role  3:55Community partnership and entrepreneurship and Kierra’s journey to her role 6:40 TeamWorks Security and Chris’ journey 9:45 The impact of having support when going into entrepreneurship 11:44What is an incubator 13:12 Meeting community where they are 14:45How is EDA supporting diverse entrepreneurs in our county 17:49 BREAK 22:01 Second half welcome 23: 10Howard County as a technology hub 24:05The vision around cybersecurity for Howard County and international efforts around it 27:00 Businesses after the pandemic, the role of EDA, and AI 30:10Closing thoughts and messages from our guests 35:28Jackie’s closing message 38:45   Music Credit Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/flyLicense code: KG2VKDXFELLJ9UIKSend us a textVisit us at www.howardcountymd.gov/hococommunitychat, and follow us @hococommunity on Facebook, Instagram, X, Youtube, and Nextdoor.

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