Business
Participate in targeted business bootcamps for early stage entrepreneurs, get hands-on advice from experts and learn from local leaders on their biggest mistakes and what they've learned.
Track Day Events
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Entrepreneur Boot Camp
Geared towards early stage entrepreneurs, this fast paced boot camp will feature experts ready to teach you the basics of starting your business.
Friday, October 2, 10:30am–12:30pm -
Lunch&Learn: Workshop Your Business
When starting a business, there’s usually not a lot of money, but a ton of questions. Wish you could hire a consultant or expert to help you perfect your business without a big paycheck? These Lunch&Learn workshops are perfect for the early stage business owner looking to get specific feedback and advice for their business.
Friday, October 2, 12:30pm–4:00pm -
#Failfest
In this off-the-cuff, unfiltered and unapologetic event, we’ll hear from a variety of speakers about their past failure(s) and what they’ve learned along the way. Sometimes it takes a lot of failed attempts before you get to that one-in-a-million idea that will launch you to success.
Friday, October 2, 4:00pm–6:00pm
Speakers
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Belinda Kilby
Belinda Kilby has been a visual artist for as long as she can remember. Belinda earned dual degrees in Art from SU and Art Education from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, which led her to teach art for Baltimore City Public Schools for ten years. In 2010 she began creating drone aerial…
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Melissa Burk
Melissa Burk has been a licensed Property and Casualty and Life and Health Insurance Broker since 1995. She is a Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC), is currently in the process of earning the Certified Risk Manager (CRM) designation, and, in addition, is pursuing the Certified Information Privacy…
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Jeff Jacobson
Co-Founder and CMO, Kinglet. Born and raised in Baltimore yet schooled in New Orleans and New York, Jeff should have the most bizarre accent in history. Fortunately, all the drinking and eating had a reversing effect and left him accent-less. Jeff holds a BS in Finance from Tulane University and…
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Deborah Tillett
Deb Tillett currently serves as the President and Executive Director of ETC (Emerging Technology Centers). Ms. Tillett is responsible for management and oversight of the City of Baltimore’s Technology and innovation center. In that role she provides the guidance, leadership and resources…
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Seth Shuldiner
Seth Shuldiner joined the Maryland Venture Fund as an Investment Analyst in March 2013. Prior to MVF, Seth began his career working at Community Analytics, an angel-backed startup in the Baltimore area specializing in influence marketing and information services primarily for the healthcare…