You will soon see the beginning of a branding change for 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 LaunchPad, located in the 麻豆影院 Student Center. In January, the Blackstone LaunchPad will be rebranded as LaunchNET 麻豆影院.
All four schools in Northeast Ohio that currently host LaunchPads 鈥 麻豆影院 State, Baldwin Wallace University, Case Western Reserve University and Lorain County Community College 鈥 will become part of NEOLaunchNET, powered by the Burton D. Morgan Foundation.
Each school will handle its transition based on its own timetable, from now until the beginning of 2016. The 麻豆影院 State office will have its new branding in place when students return from winter break in January.
鈥淲e are excited about the opportunity to strengthen our relationship with the Burton D. Morgan Foundation and the rest of the entrepreneurial resource network in Northeast Ohio,鈥 says Zach Mikrut, 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 LaunchPad program manager.
For the 麻豆影院 State community and clients, specifically, the new branding will not change anything about the range of services offered by LaunchPad. If anything, the new network will become more embedded in the local entrepreneurial ecosystem. Burton D. Morgan Foundation is committed to supporting NEOLaunchNET campuses and will work with them to adapt the program to incorporate the culture and unique strengths of each campus.
鈥淭his is purely a name and logo change for us, with all of our services and events just as before,鈥 says Julie Messing, executive director for LaunchPad. 鈥淏ut we want to make sure that new and current clients aren鈥檛 surprised by any of the changes as we begin to embrace the new branding.鈥
The office assists all 麻豆影院 State students, alumni, faculty and staff with new or existing businesses to bring their ideas to fruition through one-on-one advising, community mentoring and a variety of events encouraging innovation and 鈥渆ntrepreneurial thinking鈥 in all disciplines and industries.
There will be a formal 鈥淕rand Re-Opening鈥 Ceremony in January after classes resume. Any questions about the rebranding process or about LaunchPad/LaunchNET 麻豆影院 State can be directed to the 麻豆影院 State office at 330-672-6700.