UB Entrepreneurs Vie for Top Finish in 'Rise to the Challenge' Competition, May 1
April 29, 2019
Contact: Office of Government and Public Affairs
Phone: 410.837.5739
Seven students finalists are vying for the top spot in the University of Baltimore's "Rise to the Challenge" Pitch Competition. The annual event, now in its seventh year, provides an opportunity for UB undergraduates and graduates, from all schools, to pitch ideas and concepts for new and existing businesses before a live audience of their peers, UB staff and entrepreneurial experts on Wednesday, May 1, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the M. Scot Kaufman Auditorium in the William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center (home of UB's Merrick School of Business), 11 W. Mt. Royal Ave. The event is free and open to the public. Register here to attend.
This year, an all-undergraduate student panel will compete, in two separate business categories, for more than $20,000 in seed money and in-kind professional services. Judges representing the local business community will join UB alumni and experts in selecting the winners.
Learn about the finalists and their businesses.
Learn about UB's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, part of the Merrick School of Business.