Blackstone Launchpad

Since 2015, the Blackstone LaunchPad has provided aspiring entrepreneurs with the skills and confidence to create prosperous business ventures.

Student entrepreneurs from across campus pitched their ventures in a 'Shark Tank'-style competition, vying for $20,000 in prizes.

Applications are open until Monday, Sept. 22, for the Blackstone LaunchPad’s ’Cuse Tank competition. This year's annual ’Cuse Tank, a featured event kicking off Family

Student entrepreneurs pitched 90-second business ideas to judges at Bird Library, earning cash prizes and mentorship opportunities.

Syracuse University graduate and undergraduate students can apply for the Fall 2025 round of Orange Innovation Fund grants now through Oct. 10 at midnight. Applications

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad welcomed 34 graduates of the Class of 2025 as new members of the Founders Circle. They were selected in recognition

Syracuse University Libraries recognized its student employees with an awards celebration on April 23.  The Libraries typically employs around 150 undergraduate and graduate students each

Three Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) student start-up teams won prizes in the finals of the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), powered by

SOLACE Collective aims to provide everyone, especially neurodivergent individuals, with comfortable garments that alleviate anxiety, increase confidence and reduce distractions by providing opportunities for fidgeting

On Feb. 21, five student teams from Syracuse University competed in the 2025 Hult Prize campus qualifier at Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad for a chance to

Applications are open now through April 6 for the School of Information Studies’ Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship iPrize competition and the