5. Provide samples of work including creative materials, videos, graphics, documents, plans, etc. regarding the efforts and results you outlined in questions #3 and #4.(File limit: 10 |  10 MB limit per file) 

We encourage the review committee to visit https://businessexpress.maryland.gov/ to experience the dynamic live website. The screenshots that follow were captured to illustrate the intuitive design and practical features integrated into Maryland Business Express to serve business needs.

1. This is the landing page for the Maryland Business Express website, organized according to the business lifecycle Plan/Start/Manage/Grow:

2. When a user hovers over the “PLAN” panel, additional information automatically pops up allowing users to access resources that will help them: create a business plan, find business funding, find a business location; choose a business structure; select a name; research licenses and permits; register a business; and more:

3. Similarly, additional information pops up for users interested in exploring resources to start a businesses. Users can register a business in Maryland, obtain a federal tax ID Number from the IRS, apply for Maryland Tax Accounts and Insurance, obtain licenses or permits, purchase business insurance and access a range of other resources:

4. Information and resources associated with managing a business are available at the click of a mouse on the Maryland Business Express site, including access to information and resources to help businesses maintain Good Standing status, maintain licenses and permits, pay business taxes, order copies of business documents, make changes to a business and more:

5. Businesses interested in accessing resources that will help them grow can find information under the “GROW” panel at the far right of the screen, including access to information and resources related to workforce development, funding and incentives, location expansion, Small, Minority & Women-Owned businesses, Veteran-owned businesses, networking and support, government contracting and more:

  6. By scrolling down the page, the user can view a video of the Governor

speaking about the website, and can access a new workforce system section as well as a section that allows online filing of annual reports and personal property taxes:

7. Scrolling down another page takes the user to a collection of “Business Quick Links” that include sections for: Business FAQs, Business Entity Search, Order Business Documents, Register Your Business, Register a Trade Name, File Annual Reports, File Personal Property Tax Returns, and Why Maryland:

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