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As of January 1, 2016, the new name of Blackstone LaunchPad ¹ú²úÂ×Àí is LaunchNet ¹ú²úÂ×Àí! The office, located on the first floor of the Kent Student Center, assists students, alumni, faculty and staff with all kinds of entrepreneurial activities, as well as innovative…
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Technology that gives groups of people a united voice to communicate by harnessing their collective intelligence is one step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Innovation Fund.
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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.
Kate Harmon knows that inspiring great ideas oftentimes involves generating them in inspirational environments. As associate director of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Blackstone LaunchPad, which has helped hundreds of students and employees become entrepreneurs, Harmon is always…
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, 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 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Liquid Crystal…
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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…
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¹ú²úÂ×Àí stakeholders and area business leaders turned out in force to celebrate the accomplishments of Blackstone LaunchPad entrepreneurs at the first ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo on April 1.
At the event, 12 awards were…
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¹ú²úÂ×Àí’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…
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¹ú²úÂ×Àí'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…