Starting Tuesday, entrepreneurs in Maryland are being urged to meet some people getting off a bus.
It’s not just any bus. It’s a bus that organizers say can help entrepreneurs take their businesses to another level.
Called “Pitch Across Maryland,” a group of entrepreneurs, investors and others will be on the bus and will dispense advice to representatives of fledgling businesses. They will listen to business owners pitch their ideas, with the best ones getting a chance for national exposure and prizes.
The campaign by Startup Maryland, the local offshoot of the Startup America Partnership that formed last year, kicks off Tuesday with a meeting in Howard County. Kevin Plank, founder and CEO of Baltimore sports apparel company Under Armour, is a member of national group’s board of directors, along with former NBA great Magic Johnson, computer giant CEO Michael Dell and top executives with FedEx, Netflix and LinkedIn.
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