#<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Blackstone helps bring their product to the market, and this creates new jobs in the area, leaving a lasting, sustainable network</span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"></span></span> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">''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.</span></span>
= Blackstone University Partnership Process<br/> =