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<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Not only does Blackstone LaunchPad help budding entrepreneurs, it aids the local economy surrounding the university the students are attending. The ventures that students create help increase the number of jobs available in the area, and expand the network of professionals in the region.</span></span><div>[[File:BlackstoneLaunchpad.jpg|border|BlackstoneLaunchpad.jpg]]<br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''Nationwide & State Impacts:'''<br/></span></span></div><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''White House's Startup America Initiative- "'''<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Startup America is a White House initiative that was launched to celebrate, inspire, and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation" More details can be found at the website-&nbsp;</span>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/economy/business/startup-america*'''California-'''&nbsp;Largest grant of $3http://www.5 million, over 100,000 students affected within California, 350,000 students nationwide involved in networks created*'''Montana-&nbsp;'''Blackstone Charitable Foundation partnership with University of Montana, Montana State University and Headwaters RC&D creating 200,000 person peer community which encompasses 150 new ventures and has generated hundreds of jobs*'''Central Florida-&nbsp;'''Blackstone Charitable Foundation partnership established with $1whitehouse.4 million grant to UCF and U. Miami, focus on entrepreneurship education in respective universities*'''Pennsylvaniagov/economy/business/startup-'''Blackstone Charitable Foundation partnership est. with $3 million grant to Philadelphia and Temple University and University City Science Center, total of 40,836 students impacted*'''Ohio-'''&nbsp;Blackstone Charitable Foundation created annual $3.2 million contribution with Burton D. Morgan Foundation to be put towards numerous universities in Northeast Ohio, impacting over 72,000 students. The Burton D. Morgan Foundation invests in numerous entrepreneurially focused organizations and institutions to strengthen free enterprise*'''New Economy Initiative (NEI)&nbsp;'''(Michigan)- $2 million contribution to boost employment and restart the economy specifically in Detroit after economic crisesamerica]</span></span>