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Finalists Announced for UBalt's 14th Annual 'Rise to the Challenge' Business Pitch Competition

April 4, 2026
UBalt News

The University of Baltimore's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced the six finalists for its 14th annual "Rise to the Challenge" Business Pitch Competition, taking place on May 6. The finalists will compete for $30,000 in funds to support their business concepts and start-ups.

Intellectual property requires legal protection

Online Workshop: How to Protect Your IP, with Expert Ken Malone, April 8

April 3, 2026
UBalt News

Ken Malone, co-founder of Early Charm, a Baltimore-based venture studio with a mission to transform university inventions into successful commercial products, will lead a thinkUBator Workshop session on how ordinary people can safeguard their most valuable asset: their ideas. The online session, ...

AI stands for artificial intelligence, a bold new field in technology

'AI in Practice' Webinar Series: 'My Circle Got Smaller, AI Got Closer,' April 8

March 27, 2026
UBalt News

"My Circle Got Smaller, AI Got Closer," an online webinar exploring the mental health implications of artificial intelligence, will be hosted by The University of Baltimore's Center for AI Learning and Community-Engaged Innovation and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation on April 8. Fre...

Joyson Balisamore, founder of Jay's Watermelonade and Sheik Akij, founder of Potomac24

Two MBA Students Earn SPARK Baltimore Impact Award

February 24, 2026
Business Today

MBA students earn award that recognizes and supports outstanding student entrepreneurs.

Shelby Blondell, B.S. '14, MBA '18, shows off her Maryland-made product, the Sheller

Alumna Shelby Blondell Touts Locally-Made Goods on CBS Weekend News

December 16, 2025
UBalt News

Two-time alumnus Shelby Blondell tells CBS Sunday Morning that there are advantages to being an entrepreneur who produces goods in the U.S.

Sheik Md Akij MBA student

MBA Student's Drive Earns Honor Society Scholarship

December 10, 2025
Business Today

University of Baltimore MBA student Sheik Md Akij honored with Sigma Nu Tau scholarship.

Gregory Vetter speaks to a group of students in the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Gregory Vetter's startup secrets inspire next gen of entrepreneurs at UBalt

September 22, 2025
Business Today

The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation transformed recently into a hub of energy and inspiration during the latest workshop: From Idea to Income – Entrepreneurial Blueprint, featuring Tessemae’s Gregory Vetter.

The University of Baltimore's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is launching an AI-Enabled Business Accelerator in support of local start-ups

Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Receives Inaugural TEDCO Funding for AI-Enabled Business Accelerator

September 12, 2025
UBalt News

The University of Baltimore's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is launching an AI-Enabled Business Accelerator, in support of a pioneering program designed to foster inclusive entrepreneurship and drive economic growth in the Baltimore region, especially among underrepresented groups.

 Alan Tsao, Merrick School of Business graduate

Business alum's watch brand growing

August 12, 2025
Business Today

Alan Tsao, MBA '21, B.S. '11 and founder & CEO of Tsao Baltimore Watches was selected in The Baltimore Business Journal 40 Under 40 Rankings.