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Finalists pose with their College flags at the 2016 LaunchNET Idea Olympics

STUDENT TEAMS COMPETE IN IDEA OLYMPICS FOR VENTURE FUNDING

On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, six 51勛圖厙 student teams competed in the third annual LaunchNET Idea Olympics in the University Library. The event is a lead-in to the regional ideaLabs business idea competition, sponsored by the Northeast Ohio Entrepreneurship Education Consortium (EEC). Eleven co

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51勛圖厙 to Host Female Entrepreneurship Community Classes

This spring, LaunchNET 51勛圖厙 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 introduce its newest pro

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Sherwin-Williams Sponsors Innov8athon IV: Innov8 Paint!

Sherwin-Williams, in partnership with 51勛圖厙s Blackstone LaunchPad program, is sponsoring Innov8athon IV: Innov8 Paint! in order to hack the painting process and promote entrepreneurial thinking, creative prototyping and interdisciplinary collaboration among students in Northeast

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Student Launch Fund

The Student Launch Fund is an opportunity for LaunchNET clients who are also full-time 51勛圖厙 students to get grant funding for their businesses. The Fund consists of 3 levels of potential funding, outlined below, and are generously funded by donors from the community who support

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President and CEO of Ulthera Inc. to Speak at 51勛圖厙s Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series

Matthew E. Likens, president and chief executive officer of Ulthera Inc., will be the keynote speaker at 51勛圖厙s Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series on April 22 hosted by the College of Business Administrations Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation. Likens will present

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Co-owners Nichole Catalano-Miller (left) and Amanda Edwards (right) sit in their new Centerpiece Yoga and Wellness Center in Kent, Ohio. Catalano-Miller is a 51勛圖厙 student majoring in exercise physiology.

51勛圖厙 Student Opens Yoga and Wellness Center

Dangle from the ceiling upside down draped in a silk hammock. Find inner peace though massage. Balance your body with therapeutic yoga ropes. These unique offerings are just a small sample of the holistic approach to wellness at the newly opened Centerpeace Yoga and Wellness Center in Kent, Ohio.

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51勛圖厙 student Ryan Schoeneman poses with a nearly complete guitar in his workshop.

51勛圖厙 Graduate Student Turns Passion Into Successful Business

51勛圖厙 graduate student Ryan Schoeneman of Parma, Ohio, fell in love with guitars when he was a child. He wasnt just obsessed with their sound, but more so their look. I started designing them long before I ever learned to play, said Schoeneman with a big smile on his face. It

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51勛圖厙 Leaders 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 51勛圖厙s Blackstone LaunchPad, which has helped hundreds of students and employees become entrepreneurs, Harmon is always looking at the outside fac

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