Join us tomorrow for our annual competition and final event of the semester, the CBIC! The Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) is a competition exclusively for UMBC students that gives out up to $5,000 in cash prizes! 

Listen to students pitch their ideas in front of investors on April 30, 2019 at the UMBC Event Center in the Retriever Room from 7:00-9:00PM. 

The Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) is a unique opportunity for UMBC graduate and undergraduate students who are serious about starting a business.  Participants will experience the process of planning a startup business by submitting a competitive and realistic 3-5 page business plan, which will be judged by members of the Baltimore Angels (real investors!).  Qualifiers will present their ideas in a final competition, where cash prizes will be given out.

First Prize= $3,000

Second Prize = $2,000

Third Prize = $1,000

 

After a 6-month review, an additional $2,000 is available to one of the top 3 winners.

 

The CBIC will give competitors “real world” experience presenting and proposing their own idea.  They'll be paired with a business mentor and get helpful feedback and guidance. They’ll also get connected to the local entrepreneurial ecosystem, which allows for networking and further business opportunities. On top of that, there’s some hefty cash prizes!

Winners also get...

•       Free legal services

•       Accounting advice

•       Membership at the award winning Betamore campus in Baltimore

•       Fundraising advice and pitch practice with experienced entrepreneurs

Join us next week to judge your fellow students' business ideas! The Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) is a competition exclusively for UMBC students that gives out up to $5,000 in cash prizes!

We have narrowed down the top ideas submitted and want you to judge them! Listen to students pitch their ideas in front of investors and vote for your favorite ideas! 

Judge your fellow students on April 30, 2019 at the UMBC Event Center in the Retriever Room from 7:00-9:00PM. 

The Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) is a unique opportunity for UMBC graduate and undergraduate students who are serious about starting a business.  Participants will experience the process of planning a startup business by submitting a competitive and realistic 3-5 page business plan, which will be judged by members of the Baltimore Angels (real investors!).  Qualifiers will present their ideas in a final competition, where cash prizes will be given out.

First Prize= $3,000

Second Prize = $2,000

Third Prize = $1,000

 

After a 6-month review, an additional $2,000 is available to one of the top 3 winners.

 

The CBIC will give competitors “real world” experience presenting and proposing their own idea.  They'll be paired with a business mentor and get helpful feedback and guidance. They’ll also get connected to the local entrepreneurial ecosystem, which allows for networking and further business opportunities. On top of that, there’s some hefty cash prizes!

Winners also get...

•       Free legal services

•       Accounting advice

•       Membership at the award winning Betamore campus in Baltimore

•       Fundraising advice and pitch practice with experienced entrepreneurs

Exerceo, a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring and mentoring rising

entrepreneurs, is hosting a Pitch Competition and Networking Event on May 1st, 2019. They would like to extend an invitation for UMBC entrepreneurial innovators (students or otherwise) to participate. Here are the details:

Wednesday, May 1st, 2019

6:00pm-6:30pm: Sign-in & Networking

6:30pm-7:00pm: Opening Remarks & Keynote by Brian Walsh, Co-Founder of

Exerceo and CTO of Interclypse

7:00-8:15pm: Entrepreneurs Pitch and Q&A with Judging Panel

8:15-9:00pm: Networking Reception

8:30pm: Pitch Competition Results Announced

Interclypse

10170 Junction Drive

Suite #155

Annapolis Junction, MD 20701

Each business pitch will be composed of two (2) minutes of presentation

and three (3) minutes of questions from the judging panel. Registration

is free for all attendees and free parking is available on-site.

For more information, please email sarah.hasnain@exerceo.org. 

The Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship is looking for a new Social Media Marketing intern! Are you interested in marketing? Is posting on various social media platforms something you are good at? If you answered yes, the Social Media Marketing Intern position is perfect for you! Responsibilities and job expectations are attached to this post. 

Please contact Vivian Armor (armor@umbc.edu) with any questions regarding responsibilities and expectations.

If you are interested in this position send resumes to Vivian Armor at armor@umbc.edu

Tomorrow is our last workshop of the semester! Don't miss listening to John Schveibinz who will be teaching you valuable lessons regarding what to focus on during the first three months after launching your business. Learn the important steps necessary to get off to a good start before venturing too far into your journey. The workshop will be held on April 3rd from 12 - 1pm at University Center 115.

The first three months of any business is exciting, but there are some important steps to take before venturing too far in the startup journey. Based on validated references and personal experience of the speaker, this workshop will cover some basic steps:

1) How to come up with valuable startup ideas for products and services

2) How to identify the core of the important problem the startup will

address

3) How to write and use a user story to refine the problem-idea and make

a unique connection with the users (the customers)

4) How to measure the wants, needs and concerns of the potential users

and business partners when introducing them to the startup idea

These four steps, in addition to some straightforward administrative concerns, are a good basic plan for most new startup businesses.

Next Wednesday is the Alex. Brown Center's last workshop of the semester! Don't miss listening to John Schveibinz who will be teaching you valuable lessons regarding what to focus on during the first three months after launching your business. Learn the important steps necessary to get off to a good start before venturing too far into your journey. The workshop will be held on April 3rd from 12 - 1pm at University Center 115.

The first three months of any business is exciting, but there are some important steps to take before venturing too far in the startup journey. Based on validated references and personal experience of the speaker, this workshop will cover some basic steps:

1) How to come up with valuable startup ideas for products and services

2) How to identify the core of the important problem the startup will

address

3) How to write and use a user story to refine the problem-idea and make

a unique connection with the users (the customers)

4) How to measure the wants, needs and concerns of the potential users

and business partners when introducing them to the startup idea

These four steps, in addition to some straightforward administrative concerns, are a good basic plan for most new startup businesses.

On Wednesday, we will be continuing our Entrepreneurship Workshop series with a talk by Jason Pappas. Jason will be leading a discussion regarding the critical elements that must be contained in an effective pitch. Learn how to successfully communicate with your audience on March 27, 12 - 1PM in UC 115!

No level of research, subject matter competence or financial analysis can make up for a very poor pitch. Just like a flight, a proper pitch needs an effective take-off and landing along with the inclusion of critical elements of a pitch that are routinely missed.

In this workshop we will discuss how to develop an effective pitch along with analyzing the critical elements that must be effectively communicated to your audience.

How does a scientist who only wanted to do research and develop mathematical models end up being a serial entrepreneur? It was an interesting journey, but that's exactly what happened to Dr. Kimberly Brown, CEO, Amethyst Technologies, LLC.

Kimberly started Amethyst Technologies 12 years ago.  Amethyst's work includes supporting improved diagnostics and health outcomes for 50,000 HIV/AIDS patients in Kenya, quality improvement for 2,000 facilities in Tanzania that support HIV/AIDS patients, implementing the training program to support FDA compliance for 1,000 scientists at the US Army Medical Research Laboratory, training healthcare workers during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, and performing assessments of hospitals in Iraq for compliance to international standards.

Amethyst started with one employee and one client in 2007 and now supports five US government agencies, two African governments, and numerous private sector manufacturing and biotechnology companies.

Come join us on March 13 from 12-1PM in the University Center 312 and learn how Kimberly accomplished all of this in such a short period of time.

How does a scientist who only wanted to do research and develop mathematical models end up being a serial entrepreneur? It was an interesting journey, but that's exactly what happened to Dr. Kimberly Brown, CEO, Amethyst Technologies, LLC.

Kimberly started Amethyst Technologies 12 years ago.  Amethyst's work includes supporting improved diagnostics and health outcomes for 50,000 HIV/AIDS patients in Kenya, quality improvement for 2,000 facilities in Tanzania that support HIV/AIDS patients, implementing the training program to support FDA compliance for 1,000 scientists at the US Army Medical Research Laboratory, training healthcare workers during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, and performing assessments of hospitals in Iraq for compliance to international standards.

Amethyst started with one employee and one client in 2007 and now supports five US government agencies, two African governments, and numerous private sector manufacturing and biotechnology companies.

Come join us on March 13 from 12-1PM in the University Center 312 and learn how Kimberly accomplished all of this in such a short period of time.

There is only one day left to submit your application for the Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition! The deadline for submittals is Thursday, March 7th at 1:00pm. Make sure to submit your business idea ASAP!

Attention all aspiring entrepreneurs! Do you have an idea for a company? Are you ready to try out something new, take risks, and be your own boss? If you answered yes, then the Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) is the perfect opportunity to do so! CBIC is a competition exclusively for UMBC students that gives out up to $5,000 in cash prizes!

Announcing the Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) – Prizes up to $5K!!!

The Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) is a unique opportunity for UMBC graduate and undergraduate students who are serious about starting a business.  Participants will experience the process of planning a startup business by submitting a competitive and realistic 3-5 page business plan, which will be judged by members of the Baltimore Angels (real investors!).  Qualifiers will present their ideas in a final competition, where cash prizes will be given out.

 

After a 6-month review, an additional $2,000 is available to one of the top 3 winners.

 

Any UMBC student (full or part time, graduate or undergraduate) with a dream of launching their own business.

The CBIC will give you “real world” experience presenting and proposing your own idea.  You’ll be paired with a business mentor and get helpful feedback and guidance. You’ll also get connected to the local entrepreneurial ecosystem, which allows for networking and further business opportunities. On top of that, there’s some hefty cash prizes!

Winners also get...

•       Free legal services

•       Accounting advice

•       Membership at the award winning Betamore campus in Baltimore

•       Fundraising advice and pitch practice with experienced entrepreneurs

APPLY TODAY!  Deadline for submittals is March 7th at 1:00pm.

Applications can be found here. More information about this competition, including past winners, can be found at umbc.edu/cbic