The July 20 meetup at Betamore's space in City Garage comes just before the deadline to submit talks for next year's event.

Six of the 14 founders are from Baltimore.

Spark Baltimore was one of the stops on a seven-city tour for Envision Lead Grow. Founder Angela Reddix created the program to inspire entrepreneurship.

The Baltimore Creatives Acceleration Network will provide business resources for artists. Maggie Villegas will begin as executive director on August 1.

The eight-hole course was a community effort, with students, designers and makers all involved. Putt-putt opens July 21.

M-1 Ventures will be based at Johns Hopkins' Fast Forward East. It's also backed by Plank Industries, UM Ventures, Brown Advisory and the Abell Foundation. Applications are open for connected health and fitness startups.

On Friday, July 14, a panel of five entrepreneurs will talk to the 60+ students in the Code in the Schools program. It's open to the public.

It's one way Howard County is looking to add transportation options. Some of the 70 bikes have pedal-assist technology.

The Baltimore County Public Library branch's new "COLAB" has VR, robots and more on the way.

UMBC Training Centers is looking to provide a path for tech careers for vets transitioning from Fort Meade.