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 exams and case studies
- 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
Chapters across Maryland
5 active, 4 launching soon
- Clarksburg Business AssociationActive · Montgomery County
- Northwest Business AssociationActive · Montgomery County
- Poolesville Business AssociationActive · Montgomery County
Events and people
Student Business Leaders Summit
Date TBDExpected in spring 2027
Tickets are $32, 20% off.
MCBA Startup Challenge
Pitch an original venture to a panel of investors for real funding.
5 partners back MCBA students
MCBA today
MCBA is a student-led network of 269+ active students in 5 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 MCBABacked by organizations who believe in students
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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 the Academy today. Join your school's chapter or upgrade when you are ready to compete, and bring a team with you.
- Create a free accountTry samples of the study topics, AP practice papers and the market simulator.
- Find your chapterJoin the chapter at your school and compete alongside people you know.
- Pick a competitionDECA, FBLA, the economics and personal finance challenges, and more.
- Practice with an AI judgePresent out loud and get rated line by line on the real form.
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.
Step 1: Submit the form
Five questions, about a minute. There is no cost to apply.
Step 2: Have an intro call
We walk you through expectations, resources and timing, and follow up within two to three business days.
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.
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 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.
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 ruleWhere members prepare
2,800+ practice questions, 1,900+ flashcards and 130+ mock exams and case studies, all written by MCBA. Study at your own pace, then practice out loud.
- ClassesMultiple-choice papers and free-response sets for AP Micro, AP Macro, and Business, unit by unit.
- Study TopicsTen kinds of material per topic: cards, quizzes, guides, formulas, mocks.
- CompetitionsPractice tests, decks, and timed mock rounds, per competition.
- DECAEvery event in all six clusters, broken down indicator by indicator.
- FBLAAll twelve FBLA role play events, studied concept by concept, then practiced out loud with an AI judge.
- Portfolio SimulatorTrade real market history across four levels, from monthly to daily.
- Data AnalyticsRead charts, data, and news like an analyst, then take a position.
- Progress and pointsPick up where you left off, see progress in every area, and track your points.
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.
Each form is worth 100 points. This is how they divide.
- Performance Indicators, 50 points of 100
- Solution, 24 points of 100
- Career Competencies, 18 points of 100
- Overall Impression, 8 points of 100
- Expectation Items, 70 points of 100
- Presentation Delivery, 30 points of 100
Practice estimates, never official scores.
MCBA's annual conference
Student Business Leaders Summit
Date TBD
Expected in spring 2027, exact date to be announced
We outgrew February. More of you want to be in the room than the day we planned could hold. So the Summit moves to spring 2027, and we are putting every extra week to work.
It will be worth the wait.
What we can tell you
- When
- TBD, spring 2027
- Tickets
- $32, 20% off
- The day
- Bigger than planned
What we can't, yet
- The date: not announced yet
- Who is coming: not announced yet
- How much is on the line: not announced yet
Three live competitions inside the day
MCBA Startup Challenge
Pitch an original venture to a panel of investors for real funding.
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 under questioning.
Chapters across Maryland
5 active chapters in Montgomery County, and 4 more launching soon. Pick a county to see the schools.
Select a county to see its chapters.
- Active chapters, darker for more
- Launching soon
- No chapter yet
9 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
Seneca Valley High School
Montgomery CountyEst. 2026
svhsbusinessassoc@gmail.com
No chapter at your school?Start one
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. Or join the student team that runs MCBA itself.
MCBA is run by students.
Rohan
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
Sponsors, mentors and alumni across finance, consulting and entrepreneurship, and local business owners at the Summit.
Network with local business owners and entrepreneurs
The people who built companies in this county are in the room, and they are there to talk to students. Bring questions, leave with contacts.
Meet MCBA members from across Maryland
Every chapter sends students. This is the one day the whole network is in one place, and the connections tend to outlast the event.
Why get involved
Competitions reward preparation. MCBA gives you the material, the practice and the people to get there.
Walk in prepared.
Practice questions, mock exams and AI judges, built for the events you enter.
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.
MCBA Updates
What is new in the Academy, with our partners and at our events.
- EventSpring 2027
The Summit outgrew February
More of you want in than the day could hold, so the Student Business Leaders Summit moves to spring 2027, with bigger companies and more on the line. We can't say more yet. Tickets are 20% off.
- AcademyNow open
FBLA role plays, with an AI judge
Study all twelve FBLA role play events, then practice one out loud. The AI Role Play Judge asks follow-up questions and rates you line by line on the event's rating sheet.
- AcademyNow open
AI Presentation Grader
Practice a DECA role-play or presentation out loud and have it scored line by line against DECA's published evaluation form, with the evidence and what would move each score up.
- PartnersSeptember 2026
Our founding partners
GRF CPAs & Advisors, Znifa Technologies, Avior Tech Solutions, Yorosis Technologies and Snovation are backing MCBA students.
Join MCBA, or start a chapter at your school.
A free account opens the Academy today. Find the chapter at your school, or start one if there is not one yet.
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