Baltimore-area entrepreneurs and innovative business owners are invited to attend CCBC’s Center for Business Innovation’s 3rd annual B’more BOLD Conference. The event takes place June 11-12, 2023 at the Maritime Conference Center in Linthicum Heights, Maryland.
Participants will gain valuable insight and practical guidance to start, grow or fund their businesses from dozens of thought-provoking speakers and innovative business owners (scheduled to attend) such as Seth Goldman, Honest Tea Founder and co-founder of Eat the Change; Ali von Paris, Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year and founder of Route One Apparel; Pava LaPere, Forbes 30 Under 30 Winner and founder of EcoMap; Justin Baer, Shark Tank’s $1 million deal winner and founder of Collars and Co.; April Richardson, entrepreneur and founder of DC Sweet Potato Cake; and Luke Cooper, venture capitalist and founder of Latimer Ventures.
Topics will include marketing and advertising, "the pitch", alternative funding, recruiting, employee development, leadership strategies and more.
New for this year will be pre-conference summits, which will be held on Sunday, June 11, to discuss the challenges and opportunities for women-owned businesses, how to access capital and resources for minority-owned tech businesses and how veterans can start and grow their ideas as veteran-owned businesses. Early-bird pricing is available for a limited time.
For more information and to register, please visit bmorebold.com.
Since 1957, CCBC has opened the doors to accessible, affordable, high-quality education empowering generations of area residents to transform their lives and the lives of others. Each year, over 50,000 students enroll at the college’s main campuses, extension centers and online to make their starts, earn degrees, launch and build careers. CCBC offers the region’s most expansive selection of degree, certificate and workplace certification programs that prepare students for transfer, job entry and career advancement in such industries as business, education, health care, information technology, cybersecurity, construction, and transportation. Designated as the “Best Community College” among the Maryland Daily Record’s 2024 Reader Rankings, CCBC is also nationally recognized as a leader in innovative learning strategies and among the nation’s top associate degree producers.