Upcoming Events

Innovation Starts Here Competition:
"What Bugs You?"
Over 40 entries were received! Stay tuned -- winners will be announced on March 30, 2012. This competition is funded by a grant from the Charles M. Bauervic Foundation.
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Upcoming Entrepreneurial Chats, Webinars and Other Events:
ACE '12 Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship
Tues., Jan. 31, 2012, Ann Arbor
IMPACT 2012
Tues., Feb. 7, 2012, Auburn Hills
Open Source Meeting: Introduction to PHP
Sat., Feb. 11, 2012, Troy Campus
Entrepreneurial Chat: Funding Your Business
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, Troy Campus
Webinar: What is Blackstone LaunchPad?
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012
Entrepreneurial Chat: Protecting Your IP Domain
Thurs., Feb. 23, 2012, Novi Campus
Entrepreneurial Chat: Proper Use of Legal Agreements for Business Start-Ups
Mon., Mar. 5, 2012, Troy Campus
Entrepreneurial Chat: Funding Your Business
Wed. Mar. 7, 2012, Novi Campus

February 8, 2012 Entrepreneur-YOU has sold out! It is a first-of-its-kind event designed to help any woman that has a passion for entrepreneurship.
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News Updates
LaunchPad Members Make the News
Nancy Martens and Nicole Sesko
LaunchPad Member Reveals Website
On Friday, December 9, one of our Blackstone LaunchPad members officially launched a business website and several Walsh employees attended the reveal. www.momstwomoms.com -- is an alternative to the traditional garage sale. We received great feedback from all who attended.

Blackstone LaunchPad "Pays Off" November was an exciting month for our Blackstone LaunchPad members who participated in several activities which took place during Global Entrepreneurship Week:

Congrats to Nancy Martens who won the $5,000 first prize for her ElderCompass elevator pitch at the Blackstone LaunchPad sponsored "Get Launched" event held at Wayne State! Our other two participants, Anthony Majewski and Jason Beale, received Honorable Mentions for their business submissions. Great job by all!!!
Six members won cash prizes of $500 or $250 to help move their businesses forward through our Venture Accelerator Program.
Kudos to the following winners:
Eldercompass Nancy Martens/Donovan Shand, Growable Greetings Nicole Sesko, MomstwoMoms Anthony Majewski,
Once Upon an Adventure Cheri Priester,
Krol Mfg Virginia Krolczyk,
Meridian Exchange Marisa Scott
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