LaunchNET Entrepreneur Pop-Up Shop

Do you have or are you thinking of starting a retail venture?

Sign up to sell in downtown Kent (for free!) at our first POP-UP SHOP! Get to know what customers want, make some money, and learn more about selling your products. 

Vendors also have the opportunity to win prizes!

CONGRATS to the winners of the 2016 Elevator Pitch Competition!

Ariella Yager - Business Pitch
Lindsey Pizzurro - Personal Pitch

Brandon Wilson
Aceani Ross-Bigbee
Nick Peters
Aron Gates

THANKS to all who participated!

Especially our judges:

Shanice Cheatham
Leann Starlin-Nillson
Molly Taggart

Global Market Day

Global Market Day is an event for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs to showcase their business ideas inspired from the country of their choice and receive feedback from seasoned entrepreneurs.

Global Market Day is a collaboration between the Office of Global Education, LaunchNet Kent State, and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation. 

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LaunchNET KSU Client Wins PITCH U Competition

Kent State University’s Shanice Cheatham is one step closer to helping health care workers stop the spread of disease in underdeveloped countries. Cheatham took first place and won $4500 in the PITCH U elevator competition at the University of Akron, with the generous support of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation.

Flight | Launch League

A conference for those who build, fund, and support scalable startups. In Akron on 12/1 and 12/2

The Pitch – Hudson Library

Hudson Library’s fourth annual “Pitch Night” competition to be held on Tuesday, November 15 at 6:30 p.m.  

Ten finalists will be selected from the pool of online applications to pitch their business ideas to a panel of expert judges in front of an audience.

ProductCamp NEO

ProductCamp is a FREE, participant-driven, volunteer-run, collaborative one-day unconference where attendees determine what topics are presented.

Saturday October 22
Cleveland

Young Ladies Needed for Market Research!

Help a fellow LaunchNET Kent client by signing up and/or sharing! Young women needed for market research in Kent. 

Free Pizza! 

Knight Cities Challenge

What's your best idea to make cities more successful? knightcities.org @knightfdn #knightcities