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Student entrepreneurs from across all majors and disciplines now have an opportunity to apply and receive critical startup funding to advance their business idea with the initiation of the Blackstone LaunchPad Student Launch Fund.
Blackstone LaunchPad Inaugurates Student Launch Fund
Student entrepreneurs from across all majors and disciplines now have an opportunity to apply and receive critical startup funding to advance their business idea with the initiation of the Blackstone LaunchPad Student Launch Fund.Kate Harmon knows that inspiring great ideas oftentimes involves generating them in inspirational environments. As associate director of °µÍø½ûÇø’s Blackstone LaunchPad, which has helped hundreds of students and employees become entrepreneurs, Harmon is always…
°µÍø½ûÇø Leader’s Creative Idea Named Finalist in Knight Cities Challenge
Kate Harmon knows that inspiring great ideas oftentimes involves generating them in inspirational environments. As associate director of °µÍø½ûÇø’s Blackstone LaunchPad, which has helped hundreds of students and employees become entrepreneurs, Harmon is always…Image
, the Cleveland-based startup accelerator and venture fund, announced that reMesh, a Blackstone LaunchPad company founded by Andrew Konya, a chemical physics Ph.D. candidate in °µÍø½ûÇø’s Liquid Crystal…
Blackstone LaunchPad Client Selected for 2014 Flashstarts Tech Accelerator Class
, the Cleveland-based startup accelerator and venture fund, announced that reMesh, a Blackstone LaunchPad company founded by Andrew Konya, a chemical physics Ph.D. candidate in °µÍø½ûÇø’s Liquid Crystal…Image
Branding, marketing and strategic business planning were put to the test in the second annual Blackstone LaunchPad T-Shirt Supremacy Competition held recently.
Three finalists, Braisha Owens, a fashion merchandising and marketing major, Vivaldi Gloire Kiyindou Nik, an…
Blackstone LaunchPad Client T-Shirt Design to Be Sold in °µÍø½ûÇø Bookstore
Branding, marketing and strategic business planning were put to the test in the second annual Blackstone LaunchPad T-Shirt Supremacy Competition held recently. Three finalists, Braisha Owens, a fashion merchandising and marketing major, Vivaldi Gloire Kiyindou Nik, an…Image
°µÍø½ûÇø stakeholders and area business leaders turned out in force to celebrate the accomplishments of Blackstone LaunchPad entrepreneurs at the first °µÍø½ûÇø Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo on April 1.
At the event, 12 awards were…
Making Their Own Path: °µÍø½ûÇø Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Announced
°µÍø½ûÇø stakeholders and area business leaders turned out in force to celebrate the accomplishments of Blackstone LaunchPad entrepreneurs at the first °µÍø½ûÇø Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo on April 1. At the event, 12 awards were…Image
°µÍø½ûÇø’s first-ever Mini Maker Faire, a family-friendly showcase of inventions, will take place on April 24 from noon to 4 p.m. on the first floor of the University Library. The event is free and open to the public. Anyone can participate, and student participation…
Campus Departments Come Together to Host First-Ever Maker Faire
°µÍø½ûÇø’s first-ever Mini Maker Faire, a family-friendly showcase of inventions, will take place on April 24 from noon to 4 p.m. on the first floor of the University Library. The event is free and open to the public. Anyone can participate, and student participation…Image
°µÍø½ûÇø's thriving entrepreneurial culture will be highlighted at the first Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo on April 1in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
The breakfast will serve as an opportunity to recognize the…
Celebrating °µÍø½ûÇø Entrepreneurs: The Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo
°µÍø½ûÇø's thriving entrepreneurial culture will be highlighted at the first Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo on April 1in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The breakfast will serve as an opportunity to recognize the…Image
Makers across all disciplines, from art and design to technology and science, will now have the opportunity to exhibit and discuss their unique talents in one environment at the first °µÍø½ûÇø Mini Maker Faire® to be held on April 24 from noon to 4 p.m. on the first…
Creativity to be Celebrated At First °µÍø½ûÇø Mini Maker Faire®
Makers across all disciplines, from art and design to technology and science, will now have the opportunity to exhibit and discuss their unique talents in one environment at the first °µÍø½ûÇø Mini Maker Faire® to be held on April 24 from noon to 4 p.m. on the first…Image
Area high school female seniors will have the opportunity to attend their spring prom in style if one Blackstone LaunchPad client has her way.
Alicia Robinson, a °µÍø½ûÇø alumna and graduate student pursuing a master's degree in human development and family studies…
Blackstone LaunchPad Nonprofit Launches Prom Dress Drive for Low-Income High School Female Students
Area high school female seniors will have the opportunity to attend their spring prom in style if one Blackstone LaunchPad client has her way. Alicia Robinson, a °µÍø½ûÇø alumna and graduate student pursuing a master's degree in human development and family studies…Image
The annual °µÍø½ûÇø Business Idea Competition (appropriately renamed Idea Olympics this year) recently launched with the opportunity to win $4,000 in cash awards. This competition is open to all °µÍø½ûÇø students – undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. – regardless of…