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Kent State student Hart Main displays ManCans, masculine-scented candles he created. Part of the proceeds from each candle is donated to soup kitchens, and the candles themselves are made by individuals with development disabilities.

Kent State Student Sells Candles With a Philanthropic Twist

  ā€œDon’t put any idea off as a joke,ā€ said Richard ā€œHartā€ Main, a Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ sophomore economics major from New Philadelphia, Ohio. ā€œI almost did that and missed an opportunity.ā€ The 18-year-old entrepreneur, from Kent State's College of Business Administration, is referri…

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LaunchNET Awards and Expo celebrates entrepreneurs

LaunchNET Celebrates with Awards & Expo

The university and local community are invited to join LaunchNET as we celebrate the success of Kent State entrepreneurs! Over 1,200 students, faculty/staff and alumni from across the university have participated in the NEOLaunchNET program at Āé¶¹¹ū¶³. Many of these innovators …

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Finalists pose with their College flags at the 2016 LaunchNET Idea Olympics

STUDENT TEAMS COMPETE IN ā€œIDEA OLYMPICSā€ FOR VENTURE FUNDING

On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, six Kent State student teams competed in the third annual LaunchNET Idea Olympics in the University Library. The event is a lead-in to the regional ideaLabs business idea competition, sponsored by the Northeast Ohio Entrepreneurship Education Consortium (EEC). Eleven co…

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Kent State to Host Female Entrepreneurship Community Classes

This spring, LaunchNET Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ is proud to host classes for first-time female entrepreneurs in collaboration with local nonprofit Bad Girl Ventures, to promote new business startups by ladies in Kent, Ohio, and surrounding communities. Bad Girl Ventures will introduce its newest pro…

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Sherwin-Williams Sponsors ā€œInnov8athon IV: Innov8 Paint!ā€

Sherwin-Williams, in partnership with Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ā€™s Blackstone LaunchPad program, is sponsoring ā€œInnov8athon IV: Innov8 Paint!ā€ in order to ā€œhack the painting processā€ and promote entrepreneurial thinking, creative prototyping and interdisciplinary collaboration among students in Northeast…

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Student Launch Fund

The Student Launch Fund is an opportunity for LaunchNET clients who are also full-time Kent State students to get grant funding for their businesses. The Fund consists of 3 levels of potential funding, outlined below, and are generously funded by donors from the community who support …

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President and CEO of Ulthera Inc. to Speak at Kent State’s Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series

Matthew E. Likens, president and chief executive officer of Ulthera Inc., will be the keynote speaker at Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ā€™s Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series on April 22 hosted by the College of Business Administration’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation. Likens will present ā€œā€¦

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Co-owners Nichole Catalano-Miller (left) and Amanda Edwards (right) sit in their new Centerpiece Yoga and Wellness Center in Kent, Ohio. Catalano-Miller is a Kent State student majoring in exercise physiology.

Kent State Student Opens Yoga and Wellness Center

Dangle from the ceiling upside down draped in a silk hammock. Find inner peace though massage. Balance your body with therapeutic yoga ropes. These unique offerings are just a small sample of the holistic approach to wellness at the newly opened Centerpeace Yoga and Wellness Center in Kent, Ohio. …

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Kent State student Ryan Schoeneman poses with a nearly complete guitar in his workshop.

Kent State Graduate Student Turns Passion Into Successful Business

Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ graduate student Ryan Schoeneman of Parma, Ohio, fell in love with guitars when he was a child. He wasn’t just obsessed with their sound, but more so their look. ā€œI started designing them long before I ever learned to play,ā€ said Schoeneman with a big smile on his face. ā€œIt’…

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Kent State Leader’s Creative Idea Named Finalist in Knight Cities Challenge

Kate Harmon knows that inspiring great ideas oftentimes involves generating them in inspirational environments. As associate director of Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ā€™s Blackstone LaunchPad, which has helped hundreds of students and employees become entrepreneurs, Harmon is always looking at the outside fac…

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