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Make a Pitch or Be the Shark at the 2022 B’more BOLD Pitch Competition

All registered attendees with a new product, service or business are invited to participate in our 2022 B’more BOLD Pitch Competition and earn cash prizes. Audience members will play the “sharks” and choose the People’s Choice Award.

To be eligible, your business must meet these requirements:
  • Less than $100,000 in revenue
  • No more than two full-time employees
  • Not been in business for more than three years

Participants are asked submit their intent to participate by filling out a short entry form that includes a link to a 2-minute pitch video by May 20, 2022.

The Center for Business Innovation will conduct a screening round and select the top six finalists.

The six finalists will make a three-minute presentation to a panel of judges in the general session auditorium before a LIVE audience at the conference, Monday, June 13 at 4 pm. The judges will then choose the top three finalists.

Finalists who generate the most Likes on LinkedIn promoting their two-minute video win a $650 scholarship for CCBC’s Continuing Education Entrepreneurship Certificate.

And the People’s Choice Award Winner also receives a $650 scholarship for CCBC’s Continuing Education Entrepreneurship Certificate.

AWARDS
TOP PRIZE: $5,000
SECOND PLACE: $3,000
THIRD PLACE: $2,000