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The university and local community are invited to join LaunchNET as we celebrate the success of 17cҳ entrepreneurs!
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On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, six 17cҳ student teams competed in the third annual LaunchNET Idea Olympics in the University Library. The event is a lead-in to the regional , sponsored by the…
This spring, LaunchNET 17cҳ is proud to host classes for first-time female entrepreneurs in collaboration with local nonprofit Bad Girl Ventures, to promote new business startups by ladies in Kent, Ohio, and surrounding communities.
Bad Girl Ventures will…
As of January 1, 2016, the new name of Blackstone LaunchPad 17cҳ is LaunchNet 17cҳ! 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 17cҳ’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 17cҳ’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…