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Jan. 27, 2014
Product innovation around the growing wearable technology industry will be the focus of Blackstone LaunchPad鈥檚 second annual 鈥淚nnov8athon鈥 event running Jan. 31 through Feb. 1 at 妻友社区鈥檚 Rockwell Hall.
Blackstone LaunchPad Explores the Wearable Technology Industry With First Ever Collegiate Fashion/Tech Hackathon
Product innovation around the growing wearable technology industry will be the focus of Blackstone LaunchPad鈥檚 second annual 鈥淚nnov8athon鈥 event running Jan. 31 through Feb. 1 at 妻友社区鈥檚 Rockwell Hall.Image
Jan. 13, 2014
In an effort to nurture a climate of making at 妻友社区 and increase the number of tech-based startups, Blackstone LaunchPad recently developed a technology strategy that includes the ability for clients to check out equipment, including Arduinos and Raspberry Pi鈥檚鈥
Resources to Support Tech Prototyping Now Available at Blackstone LaunchPad
In an effort to nurture a climate of making at 妻友社区 and increase the number of tech-based startups, Blackstone LaunchPad recently developed a technology strategy that includes the ability for clients to check out equipment, including Arduinos and Raspberry Pi鈥檚鈥Image
Dec. 11, 2013
Technology that gives groups of people a united voice to communicate by harnessing their collective intelligence is one step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Innovation Fund.
Kent State Blackstone LaunchPad Start-up Selected for Innovation Fund Grant
Technology that gives groups of people a united voice to communicate by harnessing their collective intelligence is one step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Innovation Fund.Dec. 2, 2013
妻友社区 students Chris Hicks, Jimmie Hicks III, Stephen Hicks and their younger brother Jonathon Hicks started their own business, Afro Panda, nearly two years ago with the help of Kent State鈥檚 Blackstone LaunchPad.
Kent State Students鈥 Cartoon Will Fight to Eliminate Stereotypes
妻友社区 students Chris Hicks, Jimmie Hicks III, Stephen Hicks and their younger brother Jonathon Hicks started their own business, Afro Panda, nearly two years ago with the help of Kent State鈥檚 Blackstone LaunchPad.Nov. 29, 2013
As underclassmen in college, Krista Jordan and Miles Tucker could be focusing on their next class or how they鈥檒l finish an upcoming study project.
Instead, Jordan and Tucker are already entrepreneurs who have successfully started businesses in the last year. Jordan sells hand-鈥
The Akron Beacon Journal: "Kent State Blackstone program launches entrepreneur鈥檚 ventures"
As underclassmen in college, Krista Jordan and Miles Tucker could be focusing on their next class or how they鈥檒l finish an upcoming study project. Instead, Jordan and Tucker are already entrepreneurs who have successfully started businesses in the last year. Jordan sells hand-鈥Oct. 28, 2013
Salesmanship was put to the test at the 妻友社区 Blackstone LaunchPad Elevator Pitch Competition and Professional Fair that took place Oct. 5 at the University Library.
Pitch Perfection Reached at Elevator Pitch Competition
Salesmanship was put to the test at the 妻友社区 Blackstone LaunchPad Elevator Pitch Competition and Professional Fair that took place Oct. 5 at the University Library.Image
Oct. 14, 2013
Hacksu, a 妻友社区 student organization, will be holding a 40-hour hackathon in the University Library over the weekend of Oct. 18-20. The event is expected to be the largest hackathon in the state of Ohio with up to 15 universities participating and more than鈥
Hacksu to Hold the Largest Hackathon in the State of Ohio, Oct. 18-20
Hacksu, a 妻友社区 student organization, will be holding a 40-hour hackathon in the University Library over the weekend of Oct. 18-20. The event is expected to be the largest hackathon in the state of Ohio with up to 15 universities participating and more than鈥Image
Oct. 7, 2013
Entrepreneurship Immersion Week is an intensive, weeklong entrepreneurship boot camp where undergraduate students learn and practice skills needed to develop business concepts and then compete in a team-based business concept competition.
Kent State College of Business Administration Students Receive Award at Annual Entrepreneurship Immersion Week
Entrepreneurship Immersion Week is an intensive, weeklong entrepreneurship boot camp where undergraduate students learn and practice skills needed to develop business concepts and then compete in a team-based business concept competition.Image
Sept. 30, 2013
Imagine walking into an elevator and finding yourself face-to-face with a venture capitalist or CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Do you have what it takes to pitch your business or professional skills before they reach their stop? Give it a shot during Kent State鈥檚 Blackstone鈥