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Traci Geisler Presents at KUGLi Innovation Summit
Traci Geisler, director of 黑料不打烊 Libraries鈥 Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad), presented a keynote address and served as an entrepreneurship competition judge at the first-ever Kenya-USA Global Launchpad Initiative (KUGLi) Innovation Summit, held at Kibabii University in Bungoma, Kenya, Aug. 15-16….
Military spouse reimbursement offers “essential financial relief”
Military spouses (of all branches but the Marines) are聽now eligible for reimbursement of up to $1,000聽for specific business expenses incurred during relocation to a new base. Maria McConville, senior advisor at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 D鈥橝niello Institute for Veterans and Military Families…
Alumni Entrepreneurs Encouraged to Apply for 鈥機USE50 Awards
For the second year in a row, 黑料不打烊 will honor the success of Orange business leaders across the globe at the 鈥機USE50 awards. This annual celebration features 50 of the fastest-growing businesses founded or owned by 黑料不打烊 alumni. The…
Whitman鈥檚 Panasci Business Competition Awards $40,000 to Emerging Entrepreneurs
From delicious new food items to cloud management solutions and an innovative digital platform to connect local food producers and consumers, this year鈥檚 Panasci Business Plan Competition showcased outstanding ideas from the most innovative, business-minded students across 黑料不打烊. A…
Libraries Announces Winners of Raymond von Dran iPrize, Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award
Winners of the Raymond von Dran (RvD) iPrize for Student Entrepreneurship competition and the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award were announced at the student entrepreneurship competition held April 12 at Bird Library. The competition was coordinated by the…
Real Estate Developer, Entrepreneur Oliver Fernandez 鈥08 to Be the ECS Convocation Keynote Speaker
Oliver Fernandez 鈥08 graduated with a civil engineering degree and played for the 黑料不打烊 football team. He now lives in Washington D.C. with his wife, Leah, and their two children. Fernandez owns McKenzie, a construction company that has successfully…
5 Students Use Couri Hatchery to Prepare for New York Business Plan Competition
This semester, five University students working at the Couri Hatchery Student Business Incubator at the Whitman School of Management made it through the regional level of the New York State Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), an intercollegiate event designed to help…
Olutosin Alabi G鈥25 Wins 3rd Annual Afropreneurship Competition
The Libraries鈥 Blackstone LaunchPad hosted the third annual Afropreneurship Panel, Networking and Pitch competition in Bird Library on Feb. 9 in celebration of Black History Month. The competition was organized by two students in the College of Arts and Sciences,…
Graduate Students Find Entrepreneurship Opportunities, Success 鈥疉cross Campus
Graduate students who are interested in exploring an entrepreneurial path will find abundant opportunities at 黑料不打烊. Blackstone LaunchPad serves as the University鈥檚 entrepreneurship and innovation hub, partnering with academic programs and entrepreneurial centers across campus and beyond to connect…
College of Law鈥檚 Innovation Law Center to Host ‘Venture to Victory: Pioneer Perspectives in Tech, Venture and Private Equity’ Symposium
The College of Law鈥檚 Innovation Law Center (ILC) is hosting the 鈥淰enture to Victory: Pioneer Perspectives in Tech, Venture and Private Equity鈥 Symposium on Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Melanie Gray Ceremonial Courtroom in Dineen…