The Chamber helped welcome StartUp Maryland’s Pitch Bus on Monday, September 15 in front of the Chamber. Mike Binko of StartUp Maryland gave attendees an overview of the program. County Executive Rick Pollitt and City Council President Jake Day made remarks about entrepreneurship and downtown revitalization. This year’s event’s partners Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, Salisbury Wicomico-Economic Development, Maryland Capital Enterprises, the Perdue School of Business, the Small Business Development Center, the City of Salisbury, TEDCO, Wicomico County and the Wicomico Public Library were recognized.
Immediately after, Maryland Capital Enterprises held their Entrepreneur of the Year Award Kickoff in the Chamber with light refreshments.
The Pitch Tour is a program of Startup Maryland (www.startupmd.org), a regional initiative launched out of the Startup America Partnership. The Pitch Across Maryland 19-day bus tour promotes and celebrates Maryland’s prominence in the area of entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurs climb onto the bus and pitch their idea/business in the mobile UpStart Show™ video studio. Videos are uploaded to YouTube® and then open to public viewing/voting. Last year there were more than 150 pitches. The public can take a tour of the bus and meet competing entrepreneurs.
