Competitions

Blackstone LaunchPad Kent State Sponsored Competitions

KSU T-Shirt Supremacy

Have you always thought it would be easy to start a t-shirt company?  Then, here is your opportunity to put your talents to the test.  We are looking for entrepreneurial clients who not only have ideas for t-shirt designs, but who also have the skills to develop a sustainable business model.   Think it is easy?  Prove it.

Innov8athon

Kent State University’s Blackstone LaunchPad hosted a 24-hour Innov8athon on April 5-6 2013!

Read more about the event and ventures created during Innov8athon:

http://kentwired.com/kent-state-s-blackstone-launchpad-hosts-innov8athon

Business Concept Competition

Every Spring Semester Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation holds a Business Concept Competition. Students of any major(undergraduate, graduate or PHD) can submit their business idea for a chance at funding and to compete on a regional level.

Check out results from the 2013 event! 

Funding Opportunities

Venture Fund

Any current student or group of students who are active in programs of the Center for Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation and Blackstone Launchpad or enrolled in entrepreneurship courses at Kent State University are eligible to apply for a grant to launch or enhance their venture.

Click here for more information.

Regional Competitions

Entrepreneurship Immersion Week

Hosted by the Entrepreneurship Education Consortium, Entrepreneurship Immersion Week consists of academic sessions, networking opportunities, and the creation a business concept as part of the competition. Judged by an outside panel of entrepreneurs and investors, the groups of students with the best business concepts will win an award package consisting of cash and gifts-in-kind.

https://www.kent.edu/cebi/immersion-week.cfm

Cooperative Shark Tank

Be a Participant in the First Annual
"Cooperative Shark Tank"
WIN THE $300 PRIZE ON BEHALF OF YOUR COOPERATIVE!

at the
Ohio Cooperative Forum
"Cooperative Businesses in the 21st Century"
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
Akron/Fairlawn Hilton, 3180 W. Market Street Akron, Ohio 44333

Questions? Contact Bob Cohen or Chris Cooper at oeoc@kent.edu or 330-672-3028

FlashStarts: Startup Accelerator and Consulting

http://www.flashstarts.com/

National Competitions