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Blackstone LaunchPad Student Start-Ups Place in the Finals of the 2024 New York Business Plan Competition
Two ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) student start-up teams placed in the finals of the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), powered by Upstate Capital, held in Albany on April 25. Natasha Brao ’22, (College of Visual and Performing…
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…
Applications Open for New York Business Plan Competition 2024
The New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), powered by Upstate Capital, is currently accepting applications through Friday, March 1, from graduate and undergraduate students across Central New York colleges and universities for the regional qualifier in Central New York. This…
Olutosin Alabi G’25 Wins 3rd Annual Afropreneurship Competition
The Libraries’ 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,…
Katy Arons Wins 2024 ACC InVenture Campus Qualifier, Advances to National Competition
Katy Arons ’24, founder of Continual Consent and a student in the School of Information Studies, won first place at the 2024 campus qualifier competition for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize on Feb. 1 held at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ…
Graduate Students Find Entrepreneurship Opportunities, Success  Across Campus
Graduate students who are interested in exploring an entrepreneurial path will find abundant opportunities at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. Blackstone LaunchPad serves as the University’s entrepreneurship and innovation hub, partnering with academic programs and entrepreneurial centers across campus and beyond to connect…
Blackstone LaunchPad Celebrates National Entrepreneurship Week
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad is celebrating National Entrepreneurship Week Feb. 10-17, with events scheduled for the University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry communities. Among the activities planned for the week: The Blackstone LaunchPad Entrepreneurship Book Collection is…
Intelligence++ Hosting No Code Design Sprint
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries, College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Education, in partnership with Intelligence ++ and the Blackstone LaunchPad, are hosting a competitive, fast-paced seven-day No Code Design Sprint for up to 20 student teams. The…
Applications Open for 2024 ACC InVenture Campus Qualifier
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is currently accepting applications through Jan. 25 for the 2024 campus qualifier competition for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize. Eight teams will be selected from the applicant pool to compete in the live pitch campus competition…
2023 Student Entrepreneur Impact Prize Winners Announced
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) announced winners of the 2023 Impact Prize competition for social entrepreneurship held last month at Bird Library. Twenty-two student teams from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) pitched ideas for…