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LaunchNET News & Events

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!

Creative Hustle @ Kent State

Not sure how to market yourself as an artist, actor, director, musician, writer??

Join our speaker panel of professional creatives on FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9 AT NOON to learn more!

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!

All the CEO Ladies: February

All the CEO Ladies: February meeting is all about Marketing!
Join us on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Women's Resource Center, where we are going to give you some marketing tips & help you build your website!

rsvp

LaunchNET Clients

Dream Boost Scholarship Winner - Winter 2018 - Big Dream Gathering

Congratulations to LaunchNET client & new Student Fellow Javon Miller!

learn more about the award

TEDxKentState

Get your tickets to watch some great LaunchNET clients, friends, and community members share their "Ideas Worth Spreading" at the Kent State TEDx!

Saturday, February 24

get your ticket

LaunchNET Connections: Opportunities & Good Stuff to Know About

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.

Countryside Conservancy seeks vendors for outdoor farmers market season

The deadline for vendors to apply to sell goods at Countryside Conservancy's outdoor farmers markets is March 11.

Other interesting stuff

Rice Business Plan Competition

World's Richest and Largest Student Startup Competition

APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 9!

WKSU Examines Entrepreneurship With Support From the Burton D. Morgan Foundation

WKSU is delving into a yearlong examination of entrepreneurship in Northeast Ohio that will profile local entrepreneurs as they navigate the challenges of starting a new business and promote an innovative idea or product

Resources

Here we share other resources for relevant information for entrepreneurs.

Startup NEO

The Northeast Ohio Startup Network is a collaborative effort by local resource providers to connect tech entrepreneurs to the space, capital, advice, support and connections needed to grow their businesses.