New Podiatric Product Developed by Kent State Students and Professor

Kent State University students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine.

Kent State Student Creates Sustainable Jeans From Hemp Fibers

An undergraduate education is a steppingstone for many to figure out their path in life. Some students pick their programs and career goals before their first semester begins.

Students turn vision into reality with medical phone case

What started as a midterm project could be on its way to revolutionizing the way people transport emergency medications.

STARTS TONIGHT: All The CEO Ladies Entrepreneurship Series

Join the other CEO Ladies at the Women's Center, TONIGHT at 5:30 to work on Vision Mapping - helping you dream and create your future! 

2017 Idea Olympics

Kent State students, pitch your business idea for a chance to win $4,000 (across multiple categories) in seed funding.

Bad Girl Ventures & LaunchNET partnership: LAUNCH 2017

Are you an existing female entrepreneur looking to enhance your business skills? If you are answered yes, join Bad Girl Ventures (BGV) to learn more about your business and how best to help it grow. 

APPLY NOW to be a part of the Spring 2017 cohort of female business owners who will be learning how to grow and improve their businesses. 

TEDx Talks Talent

Kent State University is hosting its first TEDx event on Saturday, Feb. 18 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

LAUNCHNET will be hosting an Innovation Room upstairs, with tech tool and toys, to enjoy between talks! 

Career Closet | Kent State University

LaunchNET is proud to be partnering with the Women's Center and the Career Exploration & Development Center to bring to the Kent State community our first CAREER CLOSET! 

Learn more about the Closet, where and when to donate or SHOP- in time for the Career & Internship Fair by visiting the site. 

Artisan Expo Organization

The Artisan Expo Organization is a group dedicated to giving young entrepreneurs with handmade products an opportunity to showcase these products in a public commerce format through pop-up shops, expos, and fairs in the Kent community and on campus.

Do you know Hacksu?

Hacksu is a student organization at Kent State University focused on learning and utilizing contemporary web and mobile technologies. 

We are a very diverse community, spanning multiple majors from Fashion Design to Zoology and are open to students of any skill level. Everyone is welcome.

Small Business Tax Strategies & Financial Planning Tips

Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Research at the Hudson Library presents Small Business Tax Strategies & Financial Planning Tips
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at Hudson Library & Historical Society

BVU: The Center for Nonprofit Excellence - Is Starting a Nonprofit Right for You?

BVU: The Center for Nonprofit Excellence - Is Starting a Nonprofit Right for You?

Aquahack.io - Lake Erie - Innovation Competition and Accelerator Program

Aquahack.io - Lake Erie - Innovation Competition and Accelerator Program

Student Entrepreneur Program — WBENC

This program fosters growth for the next 
generation of women-owned businesse through tailored curriculum, and received mentoring from the most successful  Women's Business Enterprises (WBEs), as well as from corporate representatives from some of America’s largest Fortune 500 companies.

Register | Startup Vikes

Experience entrepreneurship in action. In just one weekend, we help build businesses using lean startup methodologies. By Sunday afternoon, minimally viable products are demo-ed and receive feedback. Best of all, the three most promising startups will receive a cash infusion and prize package to help them launch their business!

What the I-Corps program can do for entrepreneurs - Crain's Cleveland Business

The program has worked with more than 400 participants in helping students and researchers — and now community-based businesses — determine if their product ideas are commercially viable. Here's a look at where two I-Corps graduates are now.

Interested? Contact Tabitha at LaunchNET!