4 Women-Owned Businesses in Baltimore to Watch

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Happy Women’s History Month! As a woman-owned business in the Baltimore area, we are always looking for other women-owned businesses to support. Creating a community of like-minded, strong women-owned businesses allows us to hold each other up and continue growing.  Below are four of the top women-owned businesses in Baltimore to watch and work with! […]

Applied Development Named to The Inc. 5000 Series: DC Metro’s Top Companies

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We are proud to announce that Applied Development has been named to the inaugural Inc. 5000 Series: DC Metro’s Top Companies list. We achieved 329% growth from 2016-2018, allowing us to take the number 27 spot among the 250 fastest growing companies in the D.C., Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia metropolitan region. About the Companies on […]

Introducing Citizen CEO

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Applied Development prides itself in giving back to the community any way it can and encourages employees to place a focus on supporting the causes that they believe in. Founder Kimberly Citizen is no exception to this rule. In fact, she’s leading the way by giving back to other female entrepreneurs through her new podcast, […]

Applied Development Wins Bridging the Gap Award

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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, […]

3 Things to Know During Women’s Small Business Month

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October is a month that represents us at Applied Development. Earlier this month, we featured how our services align with the goals and mission of Disability Employment Awareness Month. October is also National Women’s Small Business Month. As an Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) certified business, we […]

4 Reasons Contracting Education Matters

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Last week, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that the federal government exceeded the goal for contracts awarded to small businesses. “I’m happy to report that for the first time in history the federal government has awarded more than $120 billion in federal contracts,” said Acting Administrator Chris Pilkerton. Small businesses strengthen the economy and […]

Advocating for Women Entrepreneurs

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On March 8th, people around the world celebrated International Women’s Day. The theme was #BalanceforBetter, with the idea that a more gender-balanced world is a better world. With that idea in mind, our CEO Kimberly Citizen reflected on how her role with the Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) Education Foundation supports and celebrates women entrepreneurs. […]

Driving Innovation, Accelerating Growth through the WPO

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This year, our CEO Kimberly Citizen was selected as a member of the D.C. Chapter of the Women Presidents’ Organization. The WPO is non-profit membership organization for women presidents and CEOs of privately held companies with an annual revenue of at least $2 million ($1million for service-based companies) and an ownership interest in the company. […]