Baltimore Community Lending (BCL) celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters at 301 N. Calvert St. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring local leaders, investors, and community supporters. The event honored BCL’s mission to uplift underserved communities and small Black-owned businesses, including a tribute to late lending officer Frank Coakley.
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Baltimore City Small Business Advancement Conference highlights paths to capital for entrepreneursÂ
At Baltimore’s 2025 Small Business Advancement Conference, entrepreneurs gathered to explore solutions to one of their most persistent challenges: access to capital. The event highlighted both traditional lending and emerging models like grassroots investment crowdfunding, giving small, minority- and women-owned businesses new tools to grow and scale.
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Meet Ramsey Harris, PNC’s lead on community development banking and corporate responsibilityÂ
Ramsey L. Harris, PNC’s senior vice president and Greater Maryland market manager for Community Development Banking and the Corporate Responsibility Group, is a third-generation Pentecostal pastor who is passionate about serving communities and helping people become financially empowered.