We may be headed into winter break, but we’re already gearing up for the spring semester at the LaunchPad at SU Libraries. From mentor-matching-mixers, to talent recruitment fairs, student startup showcases, and signature business plan competitions, it’s a sunny season of opportunities for Syracuse student innovators.
- January 28 – Midwinter Mentor Matching Mixer
- February 11 – ACC InVenture Prize, campus edition
- February 18 – LaunchPad Ventures Talent Recruitment Fair and Startup Showcase
- February 25 – Afropreneur Summit in conjunction with Black History Month
- February 28 to March 2 – Startup Grind and Blackstone Network Annual Conference
- Early March – Women in Entrepreneurship competition (sponsored by donor Carol Eaton)
- March 8 – International Student Entrepreneurship Panel
- March 25 – RvD iPrize / Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship / Compete CNY
- April 1, 2 – ACC InVenture Prize Finals at FSU
- April 8-9 – Panasci Business Plan Competition
- April 9 – TEDx Syracuse
- April 15 – Intelligence ++ Competition
- April 29 – New York Business Plan Competition (hosted in Syracuse this year)
Once again this semester, the LaunchPad will host Startup Socials & Fireside Chats each Friday at 3 p.m. in the glass cube, first floor of Bird Library. Join us for pizza, meet successful entrepreneurs and dynamic guest speakers, and enjoy conversations with like-minded student innovators and creatives. Put these days on your calendar to connect:
- January 28
- February 4
- February 18
- February 25
- March 4
- April 1
- April 8
- April 15
- April 22
- May 6