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= Overview =

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Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset investment firm founded by Stephen A. Schwarzman and Peter George Peterson in 1985. Blackstone currently has $311 billion in assets under management, and released an initial public offering in 2007. From its own description:

<blockquote>"Blackstone is the world’s largest independent alternative asset manager, serving the investment needs of leading public pension funds, academic and charitable institutions and other investors for more than 25 years.  Our funds include private equity funds, real estate funds, customized hedge fund solution funds, credit-oriented funds and publicly traded closed-end mutual funds.  In addition, we provide investment advice and management services to institutional investors through a variety of separately managed accounts. "</blockquote>

#Blackstone helps bring their product to the market, and this creates new jobs in the area, leaving a lasting, sustainable network

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''Blackstone Launchpad'' also has programs which work in regions that have some pre-existing entrepreneurial activity. They create what they call an "Innovation Hub" in this area to coordinate resources they already have and expand them to new territories. One of the unique opportunities that the organization provides entrepreneurs is a 1-on-1 coaching model that begins with peer-to-peer and executive director or program director mentorship. As the entreprenuer's business model makes more traction, subject matter experts and other professionals are contacted to assist with mentoring.  ''Blackstone LaunchPad'' in recent years has expanded to an international approach through developing partnerships with universities such as Trinity College, the National University of Ireland Galway, and the University College of Cork. The organization's goal is to create an unprecedented network that provides students opportunities that they wouldn't have otherwise with more unique partnerships coming in the near future.

= Blackstone University Partnership Process =

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

''Blackstone LaunchPad'' is a unique resource for Universities because very few campus incubators are run by external resources. Typically, these incubators are somewhat limited to an alumni network and the resources they have to offer, where as ''Blackstone LaunchPad'' has a very diverse collection of Entrepreneurial Masters to educate, coach, and connect students with the rest of the entrepreneurial world. ''LaunchPad'' offers the networking and resources that come with being a leading global venture capital firm. One of the unique opportunities that the organization provides entrepreneurs is a 1-on-1 coaching model that begins with peer-to-peer and executive director or program director mentorship. As the entreprenuer's business model makes more traction, subject matter experts and other professionals are contacted to assist with mentoring.

One huge advantage to using ''Blackstone Launchpad'' as a resourse rather than one's university incubator is that the risk of a technology transfer, or the act of universities providing campus resources to students with the intentions of claiming ownership to intellectual property designed by students, is eliminated.

'''Fever Smart - '''A Penn and Wharton collaboration, non-invasive fever monitoring technology: Fever Smart, won $10,000 at the first "Rise Above the Rest" student speed pitch competition.

'''[https://www.roarforgood.com/ Roar for Good ] - '''Wearable self-defense technologhy "Roar for Good" raised over $260,000 on Kickstarter, receiving more than 4,000 orders from 47 countries around the world.  "Roar for Good" will also compete for a $70,000 grand prize at the SBA InnovateHer Challenge Competition in March.

...and more! Click [https://blackstonelaunchpad.org/ here ]for more recent success stories.

'''California'''

*UCLA*USC*Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation ~~UCLA~~'''Connecticut'''

*~~UC Irvine~~Trinity College

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~~USC~~

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~~Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation~~

'''Florida'''

*~~~~University of Central Florida~~~~

'''Michigan'''

*~~~~Wayne State University~~~~

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~~Walsh College~~

'''Montana'''

*~~~~University of Montana~~~~*Montana State University

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~~Montana State University~~

~~'''Ohio'''~~

*'''~~Kent State University~~New York'''

*Cornell University~~Lorain County Community College~~*New York University*Syracuse University*University at Albany*University at Buffalo

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~~Baldwin Wallace University~~

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~~Case Western Reserve University~~

'''Pennsylvania'''

*Temple University*University City Science Center*Philadelphia University '''South Carolina''' *''''''University of South Carolina '''Texas''' *'''~~Temple~~ '''Texas A&M*University of Texas at Austin*Universityof Texas at Dallas '''Ireland''' *NUI Galway Students' Union*University College Cork

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~~University City Science Center~~

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~~Philadelphia University~~

All of these schools offer the Blackstone LaunchPad program and interested students can follow the multi-step process listed above to get involved.

If your inquiry is associated with your desire for a position at The Blackstone Group, please visit the [http://blackstone.com/cps/rde/xchg/bxcom/hs/careers.htm Careers] page.

= Contributors = [[Kyle Kopecky|Kyle Kopecky]] [[Evan Robertson|Evan Robertson]] [[RebeccaAbbott-McCune|Rebecca Abbott-McCune]] [[Category:~~Resources~~Organizations]]

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