2017 Idea Olympics

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

Build Your Own Brand

LaunchNET presents Build Your Own Brand. BYOB is a five week workshop series designed to assist in developing aspiring, underrepresented minority entrepreneurs/professionals into confident leaders with memorable brands.

All applications must be submitted by March 1, 2017.

Bad Girl Ventures + LaunchNET accelerator workshop series

Are you an existing female entrepreneur looking to enhance your business skills?

Apply to join BGV & LaunchNET at the KSU Women's Center for a 9-week business building series to help growth-oriented female business owners. 

KSU Veteran Entrepreneurship

Are you a Kent State veteran interested in learning more about owning your own business? Let us know!

All The CEO Ladies Entrepreneurship Series

LaunchNET Kent State University presents All The CEO Ladies Entrepreneurship Series - 
Every other Wednesday starting February 15! 

TEDxKentState

LaunchNET is hosting an Innovation Room! 
Come hear from great speakers and network with the Who's Who of KSU! 

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.

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.

RBPC | Rice Business Plan Competition | Rice University

The Rice Business Plan Competition is the world’s richest and largest graduate-level student startup competition. It is hosted and organized by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, which is Rice University's internationally-recognized initiative devoted to the support of entrepreneurship, and the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business.

FedEx Small Business Grant Contest

FedEx Small Business Grant Contest