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CBIC applications due in exactly ONE month!

CBIC Deadline is March 2 - Top Prize is $5K!

 Applications for the annual Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition are
 due on March 2, 2016 by 5:00PM. Don't miss this opportunity!

 UMBC's very own Shark Tank, The Cangialosi Business Innovation
Competition, will push your limits, guide your career, and might even
help you realize your dreams.  Do you have a brilliant idea that you've
always wanted to go after?  Share it with us and participate in this
year's annual CBIC.  You might just win $5,000!

Register Here


What is the Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC)?

CBIC is an opportunity for UMBC graduate and undergraduate students who aspire to fulfill entrepreneurial pursuits. Participants will experience the process of planning a startup business by submitting a competitive and realistic 3-5 page business plan and qualifiers will present their idea in a final competition.


NOTE: The CBIC requires that technology (mobile, web, etc.), be a focus of your startup idea.

 

Who should participate?

Any UMBC student (full or part time, graduate or undergraduate) with a dream of launching his or her own business and who plans on actively pursuing that dream.

 

Why participate?

The CBIC is a next level competition designed to give aspiring entrepreneurs a real-life opportunity to experience every aspect of launch a startup. The competition will pair you with business mentors from the community and will give you practice presenting your idea to a panel of experts. It will also provide “real world” experience and helpful feedback. In addition to mentorship from real world experts, the program is also designed to connect students to the local entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Winners also get seed funding for their businesses, and support from our sponsors including:

·         Free legal services

·         Accounting advice

·         Membership at the award winning Betamore campus in Federal Hill

·         Fundraising advice & pitch practice w/ members of the Baltimore Angels

Prizes:

First Prize= $5,000

Second Prize = $2,000

Third Prize = $1,000

 

What is the Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC)?

CBIC is an opportunity for UMBC graduate and undergraduate students who

Posted: February 5, 2016, 8:26 AM