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Startup or Sit Down with LaunchNET Kent

Supporting Kent State founders, innovators, dreamers, and doers

The latest & greatest from LaunchNET Kent State

What do you need to move forward?
Advice, a sounding board, an accountability buddy, a plan?
We can help!

LaunchNET News & Events

Creative Hustle @ Kent State

Ready to learn how to hustle your artistic gifts?
Learn more & help kickoff the series on Friday!
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2 AT NOON
(Come for as much as you can, between 12-1:30)
Kurt Reed, guitarist, instructor, and owner of the Fairlawn & Hudson School of Music, will be our kickoff speaker!

Be a Mentor for innovative high school students!

Find out more about serving as a table discussion leader for the NEO Innovates STEM Commercialization & Entrepreneurship Forum on February 27.
Get $25 for your time!
Fill out your contact info below!

2018 Idea Olympics

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

Applications due Tuesday, February 23rd by 5pm

Learn more & apply!

All the CEO Ladies February meeting: Marketing

Join LaunchNET & the Women's Center for the February All the CEO Ladies meeting: Market your biz

We'll be talking about branding your business (or yourself!), and we'll even help you start your website, so bring your laptop!

Wednesday, February 28, 2018
5:30-7:00pm
KSU Women's Resource Center
Williamson House

LaunchNET Kent State is proud to announce our NEW Student Startup Scholarship! LaunchNET clients can receive a $1000 scholarship and can also nominate a faculty member for an award.

More info coming soon--watch this space!

Career Fair workshops

Get ready for the Spring Internship, Co-op, & Career Fair by attending an elevator pitch workshop with LaunchNET!

Find the dates

LaunchNET Clients

Miriam Daniel | The #CreativeSummit Community!

CONGRATS to client (and KSU alum) Miriam Daniels for her profile in ArtsNow!

Be sure to brag on yourself to us if you get some coverage! Also, learn more about making a living as an artist at the multiple-session CREATIVE HUSTLE series.

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LaunchNET Connections: Opportunities & Good Stuff to Know About

TEDxKentState

February 24
Register now to attend Kent State University's TEDx conference, presented by the Undergraduate Student Government.

Energy Hackathon Competition

The Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center presents Energy Hackathon Competition
Friday, February 23, 2018

The Maker Sessions — Crafty Mart

Series of business workshops for Crafty Businesses, held in Akron this spring.

Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA)

The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business while attending college or university. Undergraduate and graduate students who own and operate a business for at least six months are eligible to compete.

ECDI Training & Events - Akron

Access to Capital Panel

Wednesday, Feb 07 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Join us to hear from a panel about financial resources available to small business owners from our diverse panel of lending institutions.

Startup Stories: The Things I Wish I’d Known

Join local founders as they share startup lessons they’ve learned the hard way. From creating, validating and selling a product, to assembling a team and raising multiple rounds of capital, get personal advice on what it really takes to build a tech company in Ohio from people who’ve already been there.