Columbia, a census-designated place, is Maryland’s second most populous community after Baltimore. Columbia was intended to not only eliminate the inconveniences of then-current subdivision design, but also eliminate racial, religious and class segregation, a unified community. That concept and vision is why Columbia’s motto is so appropriate, “The Next America!”.
The Mall in Columbia, located in Town Center, is a large regional shopping mall with four anchor department stores. Columbia’s nine “village centers” provide residents with nearby shopping as well, often including supermarkets, gas stations, liquor stores, dry cleaners, restaurants, and hair salons.
Columbia, Maryland always embraces local cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many historic business-friendly communities. Columbia is rolling out the “Welcome to Columbia” welcome mat to students, new entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and more value-added businesses.
In the spirit of early settlers and business leaders, Columbia, Maryland’s entrepreneurs have created local business opportunities for future entrepreneurs in the area. With the help of local business leaders, the demand for startup ventures and the need for more goods and services has ignited the spirit of business ownership in local Columbia communities.
Columbia is in a fast growing Maryland county for new businesses. In the spirit of enterprising early settlers, Columbia is in a great location where local individual creativity and skills can thrive and where self-starter and motivated entrepreneurs can create their own dream business online or offline in Columbia and beyond.