BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
BB2C fosters student, business, and community relationships to inspire career choice through experience, entrepreneurship, and education.
We do this through our eight-point approach which focuses on:
Upcoming Events
Click on an event to learn more and to register to attend.
Parents, students, businesses, and community members connect to inspire career choice for tomorrow’s workforce. Business registration and sponsorship opportunties now available!
High school students are invited to sign-up and attend Discover Entrepreneurship Day at Marietta College's B.I.G. Workshop! Thank you to our event sponsor, AI Owl, and our supporters, Marietta Community Foundation and Parkersburg Community Foundation and Regional Affiliates.
Stories from the Epicenter, BB2C’s Central Hub
This year’s event will be bustling with booths and activities designed to engage 7th - 12th graders. Representatives from a wide range of industries—technology, healthcare, engineering, education, and more—will be available to talk one-on-one with students and their families.
Mark your calendar! See the businesses participating.
Lane Robinson, a senior at Shenandoah High School in Noble County, has a clear vision for his future. Balancing academics with his passion for agriculture, Lane is not only the president of his school’s FFA chapter, he also interned as the farm manager at Green Acres.
This September BB2C’s Network Regional Coordinator, Jordan Spence had a chance to present to the Noble Local School Board about the impact of Community & Career Connected Learning during the 2023-2024 school year.
The BB2C Makerspace has already had a busy month! A collaboration with Peoples Bank Theatre for their upcoming Ben Fold concert as part of his Paper Airplane Request Tour was showcased at Marietta Main Street's October First Friday event. The next day, the Makerspace held a community-wide Open House that included Sips Coffee Truck, J's Dog House food truck, local musicians, and fun classes.
BB2C is taking part in Marietta Community Foundation’s Annual Nonprofit Challenge, which they hold as part of Community Foundation Week each year. This year, the Nonprofit Challenge, which is sponsored by Superior Toyota in Parkersburg, WV, is the #Unselfie Challenge.