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  <Title>*CORRECTED* ABCE Essential Tools for Startups Workshop</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div>Apologies for the first email event reminder! ABCE's 3rd event of the semester is actually on <strong>Wednesday, March 3rd</strong> of this week! </div><div><br></div><div>Below is the corrected event information.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Join the Alex Brown Center for Entrepreneurship for their 3rd event of the spring semester! Our very own, Professor Kevin Fulmer, will be giving a workshop about essential tools for startups! </div><div><br></div><div>It will be on <strong>Wednesday, March 3rd, from 12-1pm</strong> via Webex.  </div><div><br></div><div><strong>Click the link below to join: </strong></div><div><a href="https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=mda9f5cb711f90da8542999e26ed9e9f7" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=mda9f5cb711f90da8542999e26ed9e9f7 </a></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Click this link to view the event poster:</strong></div><div><a href="https://entrepreneurship.umbc.edu/files/2020/12/Screenshot-22.png" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://entrepreneurship.umbc.edu/files/2020/12/Screenshot-22.png </a></div></div></div>
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  <Title>First ABCE Workshop of Spring Semester TODAY!</Title>
  <Tagline>Join us with John Kirby at noon to learn about Start-Ups!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><div><strong>Presenter: </strong> John Kirby</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Date:</strong>  <strong>TODAY! February 17, 12 - 1pm</strong></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Location:</strong>  This workshop will be held virtually. </div><div><br></div><div><strong>To access go to: </strong> <a href="https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=mf77235c47fd14a0499a73585a2d0e69e" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=mf77235c47fd14a0499a73585a2d0e69e</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>This workshop will cover all funding sources for seed and early stage</div><div><br></div><div>companies from idea to acquisition.  It will also include crowdfunding,</div><div><br></div><div>specifically GoFundMe and Kickstarter.  <em>Don’t miss it!</em></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><strong>A little bit about John Kirby:</strong></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>John has worked the majority of his business career as an entrepreneur in</div><div><br></div><div>small and midsize companies.  Along the way, he founded and sold two</div><div><br></div><div>companies.  A highlight was the sale of reachNET, a company he co-founded. </div><div><br></div><div>The company developed a wireless TTY for the deaf community and was sold</div><div><br></div><div>in 2001 to Telecommunication Systems (NASDAQ: TSYS).</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He and his teams have mentored tech companies, been involved in tech</div><div><br></div><div>transfer from government and education to the private sector and assisted</div><div><br></div><div>veteran-led companies.  John’s current company is Boat School Ventures,</div><div><br></div><div>which mentors and raises capital for early stage startups.  He is also an</div><div><br></div><div>Adjunct Professor teaching Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland</div><div><br></div><div>Baltimore County (UMBC).</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>John was born and raised in Catonsville MD, and earned a BS degree from</div><div><br></div><div>the United States Naval Academy and an Executive MBA from Loyola</div><div><br></div><div>University.  He is a veteran having served five years in the US Marine</div><div><br></div><div>Corps.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Check out the flyer below:</strong></div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/entrepreneurs/posts/99384/attachments/38810" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></div><div><br></div><div>See you there!</div><div><em>-Entrepreneurs Student Org. Executive Board </em></div></div>
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