Biffrey Braxton on The Challenges of Running a Black-Owned Business
What challenges do you think Black-owned businesses face that non-minority businesses don’t? Biffrey Braxton, Applied Development Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, shared his thoughts on the unique challenges Black and minority businesses face. One of the most pressing challenges Black-owned businesses face is access—access to financial capital and access to opportunities. These issues are compounded […]
What You May Not Know About Minority-Owned Businesses
Applied Development is a minority-owned business with an interest in supporting other minority-owned businesses, especially in the Baltimore area. 2020 has been a turbulent year for all small businesses, but for minority businesses in particular. Shedding light on these companies and understanding their needs and how they operate has never been more important than it […]
Applied Development Named to Annual Vet100 List
We’re honored to announce that Applied Development has been named to the annual Vet100 list. This list is a compilation of the nation’s fastest growing veteran-owned businesses. What This Recognition Means Originally, theVet50 list was born out of the iconic Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies based in the U.S. However, this year’s […]
Applied Development Wins Bridging the Gap Award
Applied Development was awarded a Bridging the Gap Achievement Award for Successful Women or Minority-owned Business this week by the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC). On November 18 at a ceremony at the American Visionary Arts Museum, the GBC announced thirteen winners in six different categories. The awards date to the 1990s and recognize “exceptional minority, […]