<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/newsroom/ubaltnews-CEI-launches-AI-incubator.cfm" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>09/12/2025</pubDate><title>Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Receives Inaugural TEDCO Funding for AI-Enabled Business Accelerator</title><description>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.</description><author>UBalt News</author><image><img src="https://www.ubalt.edu/about/newsroom/assets/images/2000x1500-woman-hands-computer-AdobeStock_304483931.jpeg" alt="The University of Baltimore's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is launching an AI-Enabled Business Accelerator in support of local start-ups"/></image><image-cap>The University of Baltimore's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is launching an AI-Enabled Business Accelerator in support of local start-ups</image-cap><quote>UBalt's AI-Enabled Business Accelerator will equip diverse entrepreneurs with the knowledge, tools, and networks to launch and scale AI-enabled businesses, contributing significantly to Baltimore's economic development.</quote><quote-name>Henry Mortimer</quote-name><quote-info>Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation</quote-info><tags><tag>AI</tag><tag>CEI</tag><tag>Center for AI Learning and Community-Engaged Innovation</tag><tag>Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation</tag><tag>Merrick School of Business</tag><tag>News</tag></tags></item>