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Maryland Counties Business Association

Learn business. Compete. Lead.

MCBA is a student-led network that connects Maryland high school students with business education, national competitions, leadership roles and real-world opportunities.

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What members study

Written by MCBA, free to start

  • 2,800+practice questions
  • 1,900+flashcards
  • 130+mock challenges
  • 61DECA events, each broken down
  • 12FBLA role play events

Material for

  • NPFC
  • NEC
  • SMG
  • DECA
  • FBLA
  • 3 AP courses
  • AI Presentation Grader, 51 DECA events
  • AI Role Play Judge, 11 FBLA events
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Chapters across Maryland

6 active, 5 launching soon

  • Clarksburg Business AssociationActive · Montgomery County
  • Northwest Business AssociationActive · Montgomery County
  • Poolesville Business AssociationActive · Montgomery County
Find your chapterStart one at your school

Events and people

Student Business Leaders Summit

May 29, 20279:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET

Early bird tickets are $32 through December 31, 2026, then $124 from January 1, 2027.

MCBA Startup Challenge

Ventures accepted through screening pitch investors for milestone-based grants, with no equity taken.

5 partners back MCBA students

  • GRF CPAs & Advisors
  • Znifa Technologies
  • Avior Tech Solutions
  • Yorosis Technologies
  • Snovation LLC
See all events
Counts and chapters come from MCBA's own data.

MCBA today

MCBA is a student-led network of 269+ active students and 6 chapters in Montgomery County. Members study from 2,800+ practice questions and 1,900+ flashcards, and they enter 6 national competitions and 8+ local ones. 5 partner organizations back the work.

More about MCBA

Backed by organizations who believe in students

Become a partner
  • Avior Tech Solutions

Find your way in

Students, schools and businesses each have a door into MCBA. Pick yours.

Learn it, practice it, then compete.

A free account opens a sample of the Academy today. Join your school's chapter or upgrade when you are ready to compete, and bring a team with you.

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Bring MCBA to your school.

A faculty advisor is recommended, and often required by your school. The MCBA team guides you through the whole process and provides a turnkey launch kit.

Start a ChapterWhat a chapter costs

  1. Step 1: Submit the form

    Five questions, about a minute. There is no cost to apply.

  2. Step 2: Have an intro call

    We walk you through expectations, resources and timing, and follow up within two to three business days.

  3. Step 3: Recruit and launch

    Build your founding team, set officer roles, and get chartered.

Back the next generation of business talent.

Sponsor for the school year, build a package of your own, or give any amount. MCBA follows up with every sponsor about their benefits.

Become a partnerBuild a package

  • Bronze

    $200for the school year

    Logo on our website sponsor page, social media shout-out, and thank-you in our website newsletter.

  • Silver

    $700for the school year

    Everything in Bronze, plus logo on chapter materials, recognition at our events, and a guest speaker or mentorship session.

  • Platinum

    $1,500for the school year

    Everything in Silver, plus named sponsor of a competition team, logo on team apparel, priority recruiting access to members, and featured as a partner year-round.

Prefer to give? Donate any amount.

Compete on the national stage

Members enter 6 national competitions. The Academy has study material for 61 DECA events and 12 FBLA role play events, plus AI judges to practice with.

All competitions and the season
NPFCNational Personal Finance ChallengePersonal Finance · Case Study · TeamNECNational Economics ChallengeMicro · Macro · Quiz BowlWhartonWharton Global High School Investment CompetitionPortfolio · Research · GlobalSMGStock Market GameSimulation · Trading · Beginner-friendly
DECAAI Presentation GraderRole-Play · Written Events · 6 Clusters
FBLAAI Role Play JudgeRole Play · Objective Test · 12 Events

The Wharton competition bars paid advisors and outside coaching, so for Wharton MCBA offers general investing education and a portfolio simulator, and nothing more.

Read the Wharton rule

Where members prepare

2,800+ practice questions, 1,900+ flashcards and 130+ mock challenges, all written by MCBA. Study at your own pace, then practice out loud.

Explore the AcademyCreate a free account

Practice out loud. Get rated line by line.

The AI Presentation Grader scores a DECA role-play on DECA's published evaluation form. The AI Role Play Judge rates an FBLA role play on the event's rating sheet. Each shows its evidence for every line and what would move the score up.

AI Presentation GraderAI Role Play Judge

Each form is worth 100 points. This is how they divide.

AI Presentation Grader on DECA's Individual Series role-play (2026)
  • Performance Indicators, 50 points of 100
  • Solution, 24 points of 100
  • Career Competencies, 18 points of 100
  • Overall Impression, 8 points of 100
AI Role Play Judge on FBLA's Marketing Role Play Presentation Rating Sheet (2026-27)
  • Expectation Items, 70 points of 100
  • Presentation Delivery, 30 points of 100

Practice estimates, never official scores.

MCBA Student Business Leaders Summit 2027

Building the largest student-led conference in history.

1,500

attendees expected, a projection

Join an anticipated 1,500 students, business professionals, entrepreneurs, and community members for a full-day experience featuring business competitions, industry speakers, networking opportunities, and company exhibitors.

See the SummitAll events

Saturday, May 29, 2027

Time
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Venue
To be announced
Early bird tickets
$32 through December 31
Regular tickets
$124 starting January 1

Tickets are sold from My MCBA, in the Academy. The venue will be announced here.

Three live competitions inside the day

  • MCBA Startup Challenge

    Ventures accepted through screening pitch investors for milestone-based grants, with no equity taken.

  • MCBA Business Consulting Challenge

    A real business case, 30 minutes to crack it, then present to judges.

  • MCBA Corporate Strategy Challenge

    Run the company. Decide the strategy. Defend it to the board.

Chapters across Maryland

6 active chapters in Montgomery County, and 5 more launching soon. Pick a county to see the schools.

Select a county to see its chapters.

  • School with an active chapter
  • Chapter launching soon
  • Public high school, no chapter yet
  • Counties with active chapters, darker for more
  • Counties with chapters launching soon, dashed
  • Counties with no chapter yet

11 chapters across Maryland

  • Active

    Clarksburg High School

    Montgomery CountyEst. 2026

    mcba@mc-ba.com

  • Active

    Northwest High School

    Montgomery CountyEst. 2026

    mcba@mc-ba.com

  • Active

    Poolesville High School

    Montgomery CountyEst. 2026

    mcba@mc-ba.com

  • Active

    Richard Montgomery High School

    Montgomery CountyEst. 2026

    rmhsinvested@gmail.com
See all 11 chapters

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More than a study group

Members lead chapters, meet people who work in business, and show up for events across Maryland.

Lead something real

Found a chapter, build a founding team, set officer roles and get chartered. Roles on the student team that runs MCBA open up from time to time.

Start a chapter at your schoolMeet the leadership team

MCBA is run by students.

  • Rohan Pradeep

    CEO

    Founder and CEO of MCBA, leading the club's mission to bring competition-based business and finance education to students across Maryland.

  • Arjun Matturu

    CFO

    Founder and Chief Financial Officer, overseeing MCBA's budgeting, sponsorships, and the finances behind the chapter network.

  • Somesh Ambarkar

    COO

    Chief Operating Officer of MCBA, overseeing day-to-day operations, coordinating leadership teams, managing chapter growth, and ensuring the organization runs efficiently across all programs and initiatives.

  • Sameer Singh

    Chapter Relations Coordinator

    Chapter Relations Coordinator at MCBA, supporting chapter presidents, assisting with new chapter development, maintaining communication across the network, and helping chapters succeed throughout the school year.

Meet people who work in business

The businesses that back MCBA, and the business owners and entrepreneurs you meet at the Summit.

Partner with MCBA

  • Professional networking

    Business owners, founders, and professionals from across Maryland are in the room, and they are there to talk to students. Bring questions, leave with contacts.

  • Connect with business leaders

    Panels, a keynote, and the exhibitor expo put students face to face with the people who run companies, and with the companies that hire.

Why get involved

Competitions reward preparation. MCBA gives you the material, the practice and the people to get there.

Membership and pricing

  • Walk in prepared.

    Practice questions, mock challenges and AI judges, built for DECA, FBLA and the economics and finance challenges.

  • Do more than study.

    Lead a chapter, join the team that runs MCBA, and meet the people who work in business.

  • Start free.

    A free account opens samples of the Academy. Upgrade when you are ready to compete.

What members receive

  • Competition preparation
  • AP course practice papers
  • DECA prep, all six clusters
  • FBLA prep, all twelve role play events
  • Study guides
  • Practice exams
  • Flashcards
  • Portfolio simulator
  • Data analytics center
  • Leadership training
  • Business workshops

  • Free

    $0forever

    For trying the Academy before you commit.

  • Chapter

    $20per school year

    For students joining their school's MCBA chapter.

  • Max

    $8per month

    or $60 per year

    For students preparing for competition.

Join MCBACompare the plans

MCBA Updates

What is new in the Academy, with our partners and at our events.

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A free account opens a sample of the Academy today. Find the chapter at your school, or start one if there is not one yet.

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