The Back-Office-in-a-Box is an initiative under TEDCO’s Business Resource Information, Development & Guidance Ecosystem (BRIDGE) Program
COLUMBIA, Md., (June 10, 2026) — TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, will be releasing a request for proposals (RFP) on June 15, 2026. The request is for proposals to support the Business Resource Information, Development & Guidance Ecosystem (BRIDGE) Program’s Back-Office-in-a-Box initiative and can be found here.
“As part of the three-year project created to support business growth across the region, the BRIDGE’s Back-Office-in-a-Box initiative provides both a ‘box’ of resources as well as ‘back-office services’ to open more opportunities and assist in continued regional growth,” said TEDCO CEO Troy LeMaile-Stovall.
The Back-Office-in-a-Box initiative was designed to provide technical assistance to qualifying Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individual (SEDI)-owned businesses and Very Small Businesses (VSBs), allowing them access to more resources and expertise needed to obtain funding. The entities selected will be responsible for ensuring that businesses maintain accurate financial records, meet tax obligations and are more prepared for due diligence processes when seeking external capital. The services provided through the program are part of a broader and targeted Federal intervention aimed at improving the region.
“The BRIDGE program continues to offer support to qualifying businesses in the region. Through this particular initiative, we aid with the backbone of growing companies – from record keeping to payroll management and more,” said Kim Mozingo, vice president of Federal Programs, TEDCO. “We encourage all qualifying entities to send in a proposal for the chance to join us in supporting lasting regional growth.”
Interested applicants should respond to the detailed Request for Proposals (RFP) starting June 15, 2026, published here. The goal of this RFP is to receive proposals from potential firms, evaluate those submittals and select the ones best suited to provide the requested services listed throughout the document. Applicants should make sure to send in complete proposals by July 15, 2026.
Please direct any questions in writing via e-mail to bridge@tedcomd.com no later than June 30, 2026. A reasonable effort will be made to reply to all questions and answers will be posted on TEDCO’s website at tedcomd.com.
“The BRIDGE program consists of nine initiatives curated to support the continued development of qualified small businesses in the Mid-Atlantic region,” said April Davis-Hurtt, lead BRIDGE advisor, TEDCO. “We are honored to be able to offer another year of support to companies and look forward to working with another batch of vendors committed to uplifting the ecosystem.”
TEDCO’s BRIDGE program was created as a three-year project that will support qualifying businesses with legal, accounting and financial advisory services. For more information about the BRIDGE program and how to apply, visit our page at tedcomd.com/resources/bridge.
This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number SSBCI-21034-0009 awarded to Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
TEDCO’s Commitment to Maryland
TEDCO, created in 1998 by the Maryland State Legislature, is tasked with facilitating the creation of technology and life sciences-based businesses, supporting ecosystem growth in all regions of the State. The organization’s role is to be Maryland's leading source of funding for early-stage, technology-based businesses; to provide resources and business assistance to entrepreneurs throughout the State; and to foster technology transfer and commercialization from the State’s universities and Federal labs. TEDCO is leading innovation to market in Maryland and contributing to a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem in the State through its various programs and funds.
The organization has an ambitious vision: TEDCO will be the recognized national leader for supporting translational research, as well as technology-based, economic and entrepreneurial development, while being the hub of Maryland’s innovation ecosystem.
Working towards this vision, the organization has been leading innovation to market for nearly 28 years, creating more than $2.7 billion in statewide economic activity, as of 2023. To be a part of the journey and learn more about the RFP application process, visit here.