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 John Butler presenting his business idea at the 2026 University of Baltimore Rise to the Challenge Business Pitch competition.

The Role that UBalt's Entrepreneurship Center Played to Help Launch a Student's Publishing Startup

August 27, 2026
Business Today

John Butler: From UBalt MFA to business founder.

Hope Jones pitches her business at the Rise to the Challenge Competition at the University of Baltimore

Entrepreneur is Solving a Problem Close to Home

August 21, 2026
Business Today

How UBalt's Entrepreneurship Center helped a pitch competition winner build more than a product.

Sheik Akij, University of Baltimore MBA student and Potomac24 founder

MBA Student Secures $40K Grant for Startup Platform

July 14, 2026
Business Today

Sheik Akij keeps influencing Maryland's Entrepreneurship Ecosystem.

Rise to the Challenge winners pose with their winnings

Winners Announced for UBalt's 2026 'Rise to the Challenge' Business Pitch Competition

May 7, 2026
UBalt News

The 14th annual "Rise to the Challenge" Business Pitch Competition was held at UBalt on May 6. Several local entrepreneurs with UBalt connections got their start, and in a big way became part of Baltimore's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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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.

Image of students and professors during the first session of UBalt’s AI Accelerator

Founders Begin UBalt's AI Accelerator with Focus on Problems, Not Pitches

January 31, 2026
Business Today

A program is supported by funding from TEDCO’s Baltimore Innovation Initiative and brings together Baltimore-based founders working across industries.