Maryland is the Land of Opportunity – a smart, spirited state that ranks first in the nation for innovation and entrepreneurship (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) where everything is possible. Whether mapping the human genome, cultivating the epicentre of cybersecurity, engineering solutions for global climate change, or manufacturing critical components for the unmanned autonomous vehicle and sensor community, companies in Maryland excel.

EXTEND YOUR REACH
Outstanding logistics and transportation infrastructure that includes highway, air, and one of the nation’s busiest international deep-water ports – a Maryland location means rapid market access to grow your business.

• Next door to Washington DC
• 3 hours from New York City
• Overnight trucking access to one-third of the US
• Port of Baltimore – closer to the mid-west than any Atlantic seaport
• Post-Panamax super-sized cranes

WORK WITH THE BEST
Here you can grow and sustain your business with a highly-skilled workforce that designs space telescopes, provides world-class healthcare, develops life-saving vaccines to protect against anthrax and combats cybersecurity threats.

• No.1 employed doctoral scientists and engineers per 100,000 workers
• 2nd among US states in the percentage of professional and technical workers
• 16 National Security Agency (NSA) Certified National Centers of Academic Excellence for cybersecurity

IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES
Maryland’s exceptional concentration of mature and emerging enterprises provides unlimited possibilities – think of it as the best of all worlds. A leader in biotechnology and cybersecurity, the business landscape is also dividing and multiplying at an exciting rate in areas like educational technology, advanced manufacturing and never-before imagined applications of satellites and UAS.

• Top tech state – No.2 in State Technology and Science index 2012 (Milken Institute)
• National leader in the manufacture of analytical laboratory instruments
• World’s leading centre of UAS activity – Naval Warfare Center, Aircraft Division

RESEARCH TO REALITY
The sheer amount of research and development, coupled with robust funding opportunities, provides Maryland’s entrepreneurs with the important support they seek to generate patents and commercialise their products.

• 400 ground-breaking research centres
• 50 federal agencies and 12 major military installations
• 2nd in federal R&D obligations with $15.6 billion annually

A GREAT PLACE TO CALL HOME
You work hard. You want balance. Here, you will fi nd a thriving art and music scene with dozens of museums and theatres. Foodies will enjoy everything from our legendary steamed crabs to haute cuisine, microbreweries and wineries. If the outdoors is your thing, then you can enjoy kayaking, hiking, sailing, surfing, skiing or exploring the scenic byways.

Choose Maryland – we think you will agree it is a great place to call home.