Name: UBalt’s 12th Annual 'Rise to the Challenge' Business Competition
Start: 2024-05-02T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-05-02T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Merrick School of Business room BC-104

$UBalt\u2019s 12th Annual 'Rise to the Challenge' Business Competition$

Watch as seven finalists compete in two separate business categories for more than $30,000!
About this Event
Event Description

Each semester, the University of Baltimore’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI) works with students, volunteers and others to host a venture pitch competition, culminating in a final live event at the end of each semester.

Scheduled for May 2, 2024, this annual event, now in its 12th year – and held in person for the first time in almost 3 years! – features the following 7 finalists, each aiming to win their share of the nearly $30,000 in seed money and professional services to launch or grow their businesses.

Finalists in Aspiring Business Ventures:

Finalists in the Existing Business Ventures:

This dynamic group will present before a live audience and a panel of expert judges, representing the local business ecosystem.

What’s in it for you for attending?

By attending in person, or logging in to watch the livestream, you can do your part to:

- Support and cheer for Baltimore’s budding entrepreneurs as they pitch their new business ideas and concepts to a panel of judges

- Interact with UB students and alums, entrepreneurs, business owners and other like-minded people

- Enjoy an evening of entertainment, fun and good cheer!

So, bring your enthusiasm and desire to connect, and we will supply the rest. We hope you will join us!

In Person

In-person attendance will be limited, so please register to reserve a seat as soon as possible.

Broadcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MerrickSchoolofBusiness/posts/10159735518016352

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(This event, designed to generate awareness of emerging and established innovative business ventures nurtured by the UBalt community, is sponsored by UBalt’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. )

About the Center

The University of Baltimore Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, named one of the Baltimore Business Journal’s “Top Incubators and Accelerators for 2019,” directs support and assistance to UBalt students and alumni interested in building or growing an enterprise. We do this through support, culture, events, education and research, and connecting with the business community. Meet with one of our counselors to discuss launching or growing your business. Visit us at www.ubalt.edu/cei for more information.