Bridgeport green festival: an accelerator success story

Abstract

The Bridgeport Green Festival (BGF), scheduled for September 6th, is the brainchild of Shakeema Romero, whose background in Public Health and Education, along with her participation in the 2024 UB Accelerator as a “Startup” company, brought this vision to life. A key collaboration with a UB professor—who aligned his Summer 2024 business course—created an experiment for students to gain real-world experience in the early stages of festival planning and was instrumental in shaping the event. The BGF serves as a platform merging health, wellness, sustainability, and community engagement to foster healthier, more sustainable communities.