Wooster Business Idea Competition!

Have an idea? Want to start something but don’t have the money to do so?

Stop waiting around and apply for our Business Idea Competition! There will be $6000 in cash prizes awarded this year!

Applications due February 13th

Event held February 20th from 4:45pm – 7pm in the Governance Room. All are welcome. Dinner will be served to all attendees. It’s going to be a great time, either apply or come out and watch!

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Opportunities!

There are so many ways for students to get connected to the larger Wooster community and to gain experience in the field of entrepreneurship. Look below for two current opportunities and keep checking back here for updates!

Part Time Job with a BioTech Start Up, LARAD – get the chance to really see what a start up is like.

-gather international market data about vaccines and diagnostic reagents.

-work directly with the CEO and CFO of this start up on a variety of other projects.

-for more info or to sign up, check out the Student Job Description

Leadership Essentials – get connected to leaders in the Wooster community and work on your own leadership development.

-for more info or to sign up, click here.

SCOT SPIRIT DAY

Come find our table at Scot Spirit Day – this FRIDAY from 4-7pm located outside on the back patio of Lowry. We will have info about our first meeting and coming events for the year. We will also have a raffle for a gift card to Buffalo Wild Wings so stop by for a chance to win!!

Field Trip: Northeast Ohio Entrepreneur Expo

Several students from Launch will be traveling to Cleveland today for the Northeast Ohio Entrepreneur Expo. The expo is hosted annually by Jumpstart and other business incubators in the region. This is a great opportunity to see what is going on in the world of entrepreneurship. Join us!

 

Owner of the Parlor coming to speak

Owner of The Parlor Restaurant, a local Wooster diner, will be speaking to Launch this Thursday. Join us in the Tartan Room at 7pm on Thursday night to hear about Mike’s experience owning the classic Wooster eatery.

Summer Internship Opportunity

Interested in an entrepreneurial summer internship? Check out an internship in Northeast Ohio. 

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