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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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s Blackstone LaunchPad, which has helped hundreds of students and employees become entrepreneurs, Harmon is always…
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø stakeholders and area business leaders turned out in force to celebrate the accomplishments of Blackstone LaunchPad entrepreneurs at the first ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo on April 1.
At the event, 12 awards were…
Making Their Own Path: ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Announced
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø stakeholders and area business leaders turned out in force to celebrate the accomplishments of Blackstone LaunchPad entrepreneurs at the first ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo on April 1. At the event, 12 awards were…Image

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s 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
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s 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

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø'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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Entrepreneurs: The Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø'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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Mini Maker Faire® to be held on April 24 from noon to 4 p.m. on the first…
Creativity to be Celebrated At First ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø alumna and graduate student pursuing a master's degree in human development and family studies…Image

The annual ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students – undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. – regardless of…