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Highlights for the Week: scholarships and accelerators, pitch competitions (!), crafting for the entrepreneurs, impactful hackathons, on campus programs with BUS and the LGBTQ+ Center, plus our lovely founder friends.
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News & Announcements
Virtual Alumni Cohort: Automate Your Business
This session will provide information about using the proper tools for streamlining business operations. Attendees will discover practical strategies to save time, reduce costs and enhance efficiency in their entrepreneurial journey.

Thursday, February 20 from 6-7pm
If you're trying to register today, email us for the Zoom link!
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ideaLabs Pitch Competition
Do you have what it takes to represent Kent State at "regionals?" LaunchNET is looking for three entrepreneurs or teams to send to the EEC's ideaLabs pitch competition on April 8, 2025 at Eaton Headquarters in Cleveland. The three selected undergraduate entrepreneurs/teams will receive a $500 microgrant from LaunchNET and have the opportunity to pitch for up to $2,750 in funding.

Apply by Friday, February 28
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Crafterpreneur Day
Have a crafting business or always wanted to start one? Join us for Crafterpreneur Day, where you can learn the basics of branding, marketing, and pricing your crafted products. Along with tote bag making and networking throughout the event!

Friday, February 28 from 1-4pm
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Marty Erbaugh Student Entrepreneur Scholarships
This $1,000 student scholarship will recognize outstanding, motivated graduate or undergraduate Kent State students who are regular clients of LaunchNET. Students do not need to specifically have a launched venture.

Applications due by Friday, March 7
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Marty Erbaugh i3 Lab Summer Accelerator 
This application is for Kent State student entrepreneurs looking to further their ventures in the Marty Erbaugh i3 Lab accelerator program in Summer 2025. This is a unique, experiential employment opportunity including a $2,000 stipend.

Apply by Friday, March 7
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Events & Opportunities
BUS
Impactathon: Design for Extremes | Ycenter x DI
This is a free two-day experiential bootcamp hosted by DI and Ycenter where participants will get hands-on experience in entrepreneurship, complex problem solving, and human-centered design methodology.
 
What you’ll learn: You'll dive deep into real-world applications of problem solving, creative thinking, and building a business model, all based around the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Who this is for: Whether you have an idea you’re working on, or you just want to learn more about design thinking and entrepreneurship, this event is for you.
Key skills you’ll gain: From cause-and-effect analysis to market research, and from stakeholder mapping to prototyping your ideas, this bootcamp will equip you with valuable tools to tackle real challenges.

Friday, February 28 to Saturday, March 1 from 09:00am to 05:00pm
Sign up by February 24!
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Strategic Networking and Leveraging the Power of LinkedIn | CWRU Entrepreneurship
Take part in the Entrepreneurship Skills Lab Series for a workshop on Strategic Networking and Leveraging the Power of LinkedIn with Michelle Halloran. Michelle is an accomplished Career Consultant and Professional Development Coach with 20+ years of experience in career strategy and planning, presentation coaching, professional branding, resume writing, and LinkedIn optimization.

Thursday, February 27 from 12-1:30pm
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