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= Impact Achieved For Students and Campus =
LaunchPad has a presence on campuses in Florida (UCF, Miami), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Temple) , Ohio (Kent State, Lorain Country CC, Baldwin Wallace, Case Western), and Michigan (Wayne State, Walsh College). [[File:Kent-State-Launchpad.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kent-State-Launchpad.jpg]]
Blackstone predicts 200,000 student entrepreneurs, a 25% annual student growth rate, and the potential to create 2,600 new jobs at the end of it's 5 year trial period (started in 2011?).
There's a great number of brick and mortar businesses and services buisinesses that are started out of the program, but it appears to be lacking technology startups.
Some examples of startups launched:
*Dentistry Practice
*Paralegal Services
*Gift Shop
*Pilates Coaching
*Brewery Tours
*Video Game Production Studio
*Photography Studio
= Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus =