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Entrepreneurship Events

February 7, 2025

Afropreneurship Celebration and Business Competition

February 7, 2025 at 12:00pm2:30pm EST

Bird Library, Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114)

Join the Blackstone LaunchPad for a panel discussion and business pitch competition. Applications to participate due Feb. 3.

February 10, 2025

Fireside Chat with Isaiah Salter, Creator of With a Grain of Salt (WAGOS) Podcast

February 10, 2025 at 12:00pm1:00pm EST

Couri Hatchery Student Business Incubator

Are you a student, athlete, creator, or entrepreneur with big dreams? Join us for an inspiring fireside chat on Mon, Feb 10 at 12 p.m. with Isaiah “Salt” Salter, creator of the viral…

LaunchPad Workshop: Overcoming Fear of Rejection

February 10, 2025 at 3:30pm4:30pm EST

Bird Library, 1st Floor

Join us for a workshop featuring alum Brianna Howard with lessons on how to overcome fear of rejection.

February 11, 2025

LaunchPad Lunch and Learn: Pivoting

February 11, 2025 at 1:00pm2:00pm EST

Bird Library, 1st Floor

Join us in the LaunchPad to learn how to make a successful pivot with alum Koi Munyua.

LaunchPad Prep for Hult Prize Competition

February 11, 2025 at 6:00pm7:00pm EST

Bird Library, 1st Floor

Join Aditee Malviya for a Hult Prize Competition preparation session.

February 12, 2025

Coffee and Conversations with Emeka Ossai ’25 MBA

February 12, 2025 at 12:00pm2:00pm EST

Couri Hatchery Student Business Incubator

Can entrepreneurship change the world for the better? Emeka Ossai ’25 MBA believes it can. Join him on Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. for a thought-provoking conversation on “Entrepreneurship as a Force…

February 13, 2025

LaunchPad Workshop: Intellectual Property

February 13, 2025 at 2:00pm3:00pm EST

Bird Library

Join us for a workshop on understanding intellectual property with NYS ILC Dom Danna.

February 14, 2025

LaunchPad Valentine’s Skills Match Making

February 14, 2025 at 3:30pm5:00pm EST

Bird Library

Join us for the 2nd annual skills match-making event and find your entrepreneurial teammate.

February 17, 2025

LaunchPad Workshop: Pitch Deconstruction

February 17, 2025 at 10:00am1:00pm EST

Bird Library, 1st Floor

Join us for a pitch deconstruction workshop provided by Kat Carter, Megan Kelly, and Duane Connors.

Coffee and Conversations with Olivia Simons ’26: Growing Up in Business; Charting Your Own Path

February 17, 2025 at 1:00pm3:00pm EST

Couri Hatchery Student Business Incubator

Join Olivia Venezia Simons ’26 on Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. as she shares her journey into entrepreneurship starting from early experiences in family business and social media management to pursuing…

February 19, 2025

LaunchPad Workshop: Solution Selling

February 19, 2025 at 11:00am12:00pm EST

Bird Library, 1st Floor

Join us for a workshop on solution selling presented by alum Jeff Weimar

February 20, 2025

LaunchPad Workshop: Good Ideas

February 20, 2025 at 1:00pm2:00pm EST

Bird Library, 1st Floor

Join us for a workshop identifying where good ideas come from. Presented by Linda Dickerson Hartsock

February 21, 2025

Hult Campus Qualifier

February 21, 2025 at 11:00am1:00pm EST

Bird Library, Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114)

Join the Blackstone LaunchPad for the Hult business competition, promoting the United Nations’ sustainability goals.

February 24, 2025

LaunchPad Workshop: Project Management

February 24, 2025 at 12:00pm1:00pm EST

Bird Library, 1st Floor

Join us for a workshop with alum Jacqui Grant.

February 25, 2025

Coffee and Conversations with Niara McIntyre G’25: The Non-Linear Path to Success

February 25, 2025 at 12:00pm2:00pm EST

Couri Hatchery Student Business Incubator

Join Niara McIntyre G’25, a fierce entrepreneur, digital transformation advocate, and beauty enthusiast, for an exciting conversation about turning dreams into thriving businesses on Feb. 25, at…

LaunchPad Workshop: Inventors

February 25, 2025 at 4:00pm5:00pm EST

Bird Library, 1st Floor

Inventors: Join us for a workshop on what to expect when designing a product with LaunchPad student inventor Tony Goncalves

February 28, 2025

LaunchPad Workshop: How to Build an Advisory Board

February 28, 2025 at 4:00pm5:00pm EST

Bird Library, 1st Floor

Join us in the LaunchPad as we hear from Alum Justin Diaz on how to build your advisory board.

March 21, 2025

Women’s History Month CEO Roundtable

March 21, 2025 at 1:30pm3:30pm EDT

Bird Library, Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114)

Join the Blackstone LaunchPad as we hear from women CEOs.

April 10, 2025

RvD iPrize and Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award

April 10, 2025 at 11:00am3:00pm EDT

Bird Library, 1st Floor

Join the iSchool and the Blackstone LaunchPad for the 2025 Raymond von Dran iPrize and Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship award competition.

April 17, 2025

2nd Annual Investor Ready Symposium

April 17, 2025 at 10:00am2:00pm EDT

Bird Library, Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114)

Blackstone LaunchPad is hosting a panel discussion with founders and funders.