Being on an advisory team to the Maryland State legislator on ways to support small businesses survive COVID is a great way to get real-world experience and build your resume.
UMD students, faculty and staff are invited to fill out this registration form, and then take part in a Sept. 17 kickoff meeting where everyone will be divided into teams with at least one small business and student representative, and pick a specific policy area focus: new and small minority- and women-owned businesses; fostering the small business support ecosystem; child care for working families; workforce development; and supporting nonprofits.
Teams will spend the next several weeks researching and producing policy proposals and present them to a bipartisan group of legislators from the Maryland General Assembly in a virtual event on Oct. 21, potentially influencing what bills are considered in the annual 90-day session that begins in January.
