At a Jan. 28 demo day at MICA, entrepreneurs offered their vision for inclusive and sustainable growth.

by Stephen Babcock

Mission, community and plans for sustainability.

There’s a lot that goes into creating a new creative business, and the details can vary across a host of sectors that range from design to food. But at the latest Founder Fellowship demo day hosted by Baltimore Creatives Acceleration Network (BCAN), pitches showed that each of those three areas were key ingredients.

After 12 weeks, founders presented their plans before a packed house at a Jan. 28 event inside the BBOX theater at MICA, which is sponsoring BCAN’s work with entrepreneurs across the city.

Launched in 2017, BCAN aims to galvanize the creators in Baltimore with resources to help turn talents and passions into businesses that can support them. Yet through the founder fellowship, there was also a sense that these businesses can create new models for growth in Baltimore…