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2026 Idea and Innovation Challenge

Application is open!

Have a product, service, or creative idea that addresses a societal, environmental, or everyday problem? Enter your idea in the Idea and Innovation Challenge and win up to $800! Tracks:...

Posted: September 3, 2026, 5:39 PM

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Idea and Innovation Challenge

Free Arts and Entrepreneurship Seminar Series

Info meeting tomorrow at Noon... see below for details

Stop Running Your Creative Business on Instinct If you've moved past freelancing by the hour and have paying customers, it's time to build a business model around your work. Join a virtual info...

Posted: September 2, 2026, 2:17 PM

Arts Business Seminar Info Meeting: September 3rd
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Sign-up for the next EntrepreneurShop on Main event!

Open to Undergrad and Graduate Students

EntrepreneurShop on Main:  Sign-Ups now OPEN! In collaboration with the Division of Student Affairs, we are offering an opportunity for student entrepreneurs—EntrepreneurShop on Main.  This...

Posted: September 1, 2026, 11:49 AM

EntrepreneurShop on Main

Turn Your Ideas into Impact This Semester

Pitch, learn, and launch your next big idea.

Welcome back--visionaries and future founders!  Whether you’re returning to campus with a notebook full of new ideas or exploring the entrepreneur ecosystem for the very first time, get ready for...

Posted: August 24, 2026, 8:30 AM

Welcome to Fall 2026
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Shore Hatchery Competition

Venture Funding Opportunity

Applications for the Shore Hatchery Competition, a premier Mid-Atlantic startup competition supporting early-stage businesses with funding, mentorship, and visibility, are open. Each year, Shore...

Posted: August 21, 2026, 4:01 PM

Venture Funding Opportunity:  Shore Hatchery Competition

MD Innovation Works: Pumpkin Pitch Competition

Application Deadline: Tomorrow! 8/21

Funding opportunity:  The Pumpkin Pitch Competition Deadline Alert: Applications Close Tomorrow!  Are you a Maryland-based entrepreneur or early-stage startup ready to take your business to the...

Posted: August 20, 2026, 10:08 AM

Venture Funding Opportunity: Pumpkin Pitch Competition

ENTR 330: Entrepreneurial Finance

Earn 3 Upper Level Credits!

Do you need more upper level credits to apply towards graduation?  Sign-up for ENTR 330! ENTR 330: Entrepreneurial Finance The financing of business is important to understand--whether you...

Posted: August 20, 2026, 9:54 AM

ENTR 330: Entrepreneurial finance
Earn 3 Upper Level Credits!

ENTR 330: Entrepreneurial Finance

Don't miss out! Sign up for ENTR 330!

The financing of business is important to understand--whether you think you'll want to work for a start up someday, start your own business, or work for an established business that wants to...

Posted: August 17, 2026, 11:51 AM

Fall Class: ENTR 330
Don't Miss it!

Don't Miss ENTR 330!

Learn how to Finance Your Ideas!

Want to launch a venture, understand start-up and small business financing, or how to fund social ventures?  If you are thinking about starting a business, joining a high-growth startup, or...

Posted: August 13, 2026, 11:02 AM

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Build the Future of Local Business

Join Lay Your Bricks as a Student Partner!

Student Partner Needed for New Venture: Lay Your Bricks! Looking for an ambitious student partner to help turn a big idea into a real venture. If you're a proactive networker, tech-curious, and...

Posted: August 11, 2026, 12:17 PM

Help wanted: student partner needed for venture
Are you interested?