TEDxKentState | Jess Krieger

Jess Kreiger is a PhD student in the biomedical sciences department at Kent State University.  Jess uses a muscle tissue engineering strategy to grow in vitro meat, aka cultured meat or petri dish meat, which is grown in a bioreactor outside of an animal. 

TEDxKentState | Gary Myers

Gary (Tré) Myers is a doctoral candidate in Social Psychology at Kent State University. He has developed a virtual leadership platform called VALOR, which is currently being used by the KSU Division of Student Affairs ("Lead Together") to develop leadership qualities and group cohesion among students across campuses.

Virtuleap | Paint The World

Congrats to client Aron Gates +team, who won First Place in a recent Virtuleap competition, with their "Paint the World" virtual reality canvas project! 

Idea Olympics Application Prep: Wed, Feb 22, 2017

Having trouble with your Idea Olympics application?

Come work on it with LaunchNET advisors on Wednesday afternoon, 2-5 pm! 
Bring your best guesses and we'll help you "stick the landing." 

APPLY NOW: 2017 Idea Olympics

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

Deadline to apply: February 28

Grow Your Business in Northeast Ohio! Apply by February 28! - Bad Girl Ventures

Are you an existing female entrepreneur looking to enhance your business skills? 
Apply for the Spring 2017 cohort of female business owners ready to grow! 9-week accelerator program held at the KSU Women's Center starts in March. Apply now!  

Build Your Own Brand

BYOB is a five week workshop series designed to equip aspiring underrepresented minority entrepreneurs/professionals with the necessary skills and tools to be confident leaders with memorable brands.

Legal help available

LaunchNET clients can sign up to meet with a representative from Case's legal clinic on Tuesday afternoons, at the LaunchNET office. 

Shifting Frequencies: A Podcast Experiment

How might you affect change in the face of obstacles? 

Join us for Shifting Frequencies and take part in the second year of a podcast experiment. This time, we will be looking at affecting change in the face of obstacles...via podcasting. No prior podcasting experience needed. All majors are welcome. 

Food and refreshments provided. 

Presented by School of Visual Communication Design and LaunchNET Kent State

All The CEO Ladies: Wednesday, March 1

LaunchNET and the Kent State Women’s Center have collaborated to organize this Spring’s All the CEO Ladies entrepreneurship series. 

ACL is a bi-monthly program geared toward female entrepreneurs. Meetings are designed for each participant to learn entrepreneurial skills, establish accountability amongst one another and build a professional network.

LaunchNET Entrepreneur Pop-Up Shop: Sign up now

On Thursday April 27th from 6-9PM, local artists and entrepreneurs will showcase their own products.

The LaunchNET Pop Up Shop will be taking place at Yogurt Vi, Downtown Kent 295 S Water St, Kent, OH 44240.

LaunchTown 2017

The LaunchTown Entrepreneurship Awards are an idea competition, seeking students with the BEST IDEA for a new business, product or service to create wealth. This is an open competition, available to all students, of all majors, from all colleges and universities.

FedEx Small Business Grant Contest

FedEx Small Business Grant Contest

Co.Create | Healthcare Transformation Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital

Co.Create = Collaborate. Create. Co.Create is a co-development program designed to support and enable students interested in healthcare innovation to tackle

Cleveland, 2017 | Medical Innovation Competition

All Things Data in HealthcareHealthcare generates vast amounts of big data. Organizations are actively seeking solutions that will unlock the true potential of this data and turn it into actionable tools that will change the landscape of healthcare.