Partnerships
Partner with Maryland's next business leaders
MCBA is a student-led association for Maryland high school students in business and finance. Partners put their name in front of those students, their chapters and their schools, back an ambitious student-led Summit expected to draw about 1,500 attendees, and fund the study resources, competition travel and new chapters behind them.
What a tier includes
- Everything in Bronze$200
- Logo on chapter materials$150
- Recognition at our events$100
- Guest speaker or mentorship session$250
Every line is on the package builder's menu, at the price shown. A tier is one payment for the school year.
Our partners
The businesses backing MCBA's students.
- Visit website (GRF CPAs & Advisors, opens in a new tab)
GRF CPAs & Advisors
Founding partner
A Bethesda accounting and advisory firm, and MCBA's first partner: the first business to put its name behind students learning how business works.
- Visit website (Znifa Technologies, opens in a new tab)
Znifa Technologies
Founding partner
A custom software company redefining digital transformation, and a founding partner of MCBA.
Avior Tech Solutions
Founding partner
A technology solutions firm, and a founding partner of MCBA.
- Visit website (Yorosis Technologies, opens in a new tab)
Yorosis Technologies
Founding partner
An AI and workflow software company, and a founding partner of MCBA.
- Visit website (Snovation LLC, opens in a new tab)
Snovation LLC
Partner
A software development and consulting company, and an MCBA partner.
- Become a partner
The next partner
Choose a tier below, and we add your business and logo to this list as we arrange your benefits, unless you uncheck the box at checkout.
Who you reach
Maryland high school students who chose to study business, in the schools where they study it.
Students who chose business
MCBA members are Maryland high school students who study business and finance together in the MCBA Academy, our online study platform, and who enter six national competitions.
- National Personal Finance Challenge
- National Economics Challenge
- Wharton Global High School Investment Competition
- Stock Market Game
- DECA
- Future Business Leaders of America
6 active chapters in 1 county
6 more are launching soon. Students run each chapter at their own school. Silver and Platinum partners put their logo on the materials chapters use and send someone from their team to speak to them.
An ambitious student-led conference
On May 29, 2027, the MCBA Student Business Leaders Summit is aiming to bring together about 1,500 students, entrepreneurs, business professionals and industry leaders, with 25 to 40 companies exhibiting. Both are projections; the venue is to be announced.
Partners can exhibit at a booth, run a workshop, present an award, mentor or judge a competition, or sit on the investor panel for the Startup Challenge, and back a conference students are building themselves.
A direct line to members
Platinum partners get priority recruiting access, so their internships and openings reach members before anyone else's. The package builder goes further: a direct pipeline sends your openings straight to every member.
- Active chapters, darker for more
- Launching soon
- No chapter yet
Active chapters in Montgomery.
Exhibit at the MCBA Student Business Leaders Summit
Connect with Maryland's next generation of business leaders. Showcase your organization, meet prospective talent, and participate in an ambitious student-led business conference.
Saturday, May 29, 2027, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET; venue to be announced. MCBA projects about 1,500 attendees and is planning for 25 to 40 companies, subject to venue capacity: projections, not a guaranteed audience. Our goal is to make it the largest student-led conference ever held, an ambition we are working toward, not a record.
- Brand exposure to a projected 1,500 attendees
- Time with motivated students who chose business
- Internship and career recruitment
- Professional networking with other companies and leaders
- Community engagement across Maryland
- The chance to mentor students or judge a competition
Standard Exhibitor Booth
$250
plus applicable sales tax
For businesses and organizations participating as exhibitors.
Community Partner Booth
$200
plus applicable sales tax
For an organization that meets either condition: it is a qualifying nonprofit, or it commits to providing a competition judge under the Exhibitor Agreement. MCBA verifies the reason before payment. It is the rate itself, not an extra discount, and cannot be combined with other discounts.
- Exhibitor PackageWhat a booth includesDownload (PDF)
- Exhibitor AgreementThe terms an exhibitor acceptsDownload (PDF)
Payment terms, booth limits, setup and teardown times, and every exhibitor obligation are set by the Exhibitor Package and the Exhibitor Agreement. Paying reserves a booth for MCBA to confirm; booth assignments follow once the venue is set.
Choose a tier
Each tier is a branding package: logo placement, recognition and the benefits listed, in front of students, families and schools across Maryland. One payment covers the 2026-2027 school year.
Bronze
$200a year
One payment for the 2026-2027 school year
- Logo on our website sponsor page
- Social media shout-out
- Thank-you in our website newsletter
Silver
Recommended$700a year
One payment for the 2026-2027 school year
- Everything in Bronze
- Logo on chapter materials
- Recognition at our events
- Guest speaker or mentorship session
Platinum
$1,500a year
One payment for the 2026-2027 school year
- Everything in Silver
- Named sponsor of a competition team
- Logo on team apparel
- Priority recruiting access to members
- Featured as a partner year-round
Need a different mix?
Build your own package from the tiers' benefits and beyond, from $50 a year. We reply with a written quote.
Build your own package
Check the benefits you want, from the tiers and beyond, and watch the estimate as you go. Then send it to us.
- A written quote within a few business days
- Nothing is paid on this page
- For a scholarship, a named competition or a multi-year commitment, say so in the notes
| Group | Benefits | Price of each |
|---|---|---|
| RecognitionWhat the Bronze tier adds | 3 | $50 to $100 |
| In the chapters and at eventsWhat the Silver tier adds | 3 | $100 to $250 |
| PartnershipWhat the Platinum tier adds | 4 | $150 to $250 |
| More ways to show upNot in a tier, but on offer to any sponsor. | 8 | Free to $750 |
| The Summit and the pipelineThe biggest things MCBA can offer a partner. | 5 | $1,000 to $5,000 |
At the top of the menu
Presenting sponsor of the Student Business Leaders Summit
“Presented by” your name on everything about the day, opening remarks from your team, and the biggest logo in the room.
$5,000a year
Or make a donation
Not a business, or not after branding? Give any amount.
Every dollar goes to the same things a sponsorship funds: study resources for members, travel to competitions, and getting new chapters off the ground. You'll get a receipt by email, and we'll thank you by name if you'd like us to.
How a partnership works
Four steps, in the order they happen.
- 1
Choose a tier, or build a package
A tier is a set of benefits at one price. A custom package is whatever you tick on the menu, priced as you go.
- 2
Pay once, or get a quote
A tier is a single payment online, with a receipt by email. A package is quoted to you in writing first, and nothing is arranged or paid until you agree.
- 3
We arrange your benefits
Our partnerships team follows up within a few days to schedule each one: the posts, the speaker, the logo placement.
- 4
You join the partners
Unless you uncheck the box at checkout, we list your business as a partner for the school year, and add your logo by arrangement.
Good to know
Straight answers, taken from our Terms and the checkout.
What does a sponsorship include?
How and when do we pay?
Will our business be listed as a partner?
Does a sponsorship buy anything beyond the benefits?
Can we donate instead of sponsoring?
Who do we talk to first?
Put your business behind Maryland's students.
Choose a tier and pay online, build your own package, or write to our partnerships team. A person reads every request.
Prefer email? mcba@mc-ba.com