Blackstone LaunchPad
Are you an MDC student, faculty or staff ready to launch your own business or social enterprise? Here is a roadmap of how we can help.
Are you an MDC student, faculty or staff ready to launch your own business or social enterprise? Here is a roadmap of how we can help.
First thing’s first. Let’s get you set up on Startup Tree. It’s our all-in-one platform to keep track of everyone we work with at the center.
We’ve created a handy Start Up Guide with some tools and resources to help get your idea off the ground. Review it before you meet with us.
We want to learn more about your idea. After you’ve signed up on Startup Tree and read our guide, reach out to chat with one of our team members and start your coaching journey with us.
Are you looking to chat with an expert who can help with your business idea? We have a network of “experts-on-call" who can help. Reach out for more information.
Every Fall we run the Blackstone LaunchPad Ideas Competition, powered by Startup Tree. In the Spring, we run Finn Tank, powered by eMerge Americas. Come pitch your idea or business for a chance to win startup capital. Past winners are already building successful ventures.
We offer a limited number of micro-grants every year to students who need financial resources to get their business off the ground. Don’t let money hold you back from starting something!
Join our regular programming throughout the year so you can network with fellow aspiring entrepreneurs, meet inspiring founders, and continue developing your entrepreneurial mindset.
We are one of 70+ LaunchPad campuses around the nation. LaunchPad, the signature program of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation, seeks to close the opportunity gap by equipping college and university students with the entrepreneurial skills they need to build lasting careers.
