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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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Blackstone LaunchPad, which has helped hundreds of students and employees become entrepreneurs, Harmon is always…
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ stakeholders and area business leaders turned out in force to celebrate the accomplishments of Blackstone LaunchPad entrepreneurs at the first ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo on April 1.
At the event, 12 awards were…
Making Their Own Path: ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Announced
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ stakeholders and area business leaders turned out in force to celebrate the accomplishments of Blackstone LaunchPad entrepreneurs at the first ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo on April 1. At the event, 12 awards were…Image

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™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
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™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

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Entrepreneurs: The Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Mini Maker Faire® to be held on April 24 from noon to 4 p.m. on the first…
Creativity to be Celebrated At First ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ alumna and graduate student pursuing a master's degree in human development and family studies…Image

The annual ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students – undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. – regardless of…