== <span style="font-size:larger;">'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial;">VentureBoard : An Online Entrepreneurship Platform</span>'''</span><br/> ==
<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial">VentureBoard is an online entrepreneurship platform for students, entrepreneurers, universities, and organizations. It is the basis of Blackstone Launchpad'''s website, and is also available as a stand-alone product.</span></span> <span style="font-size:larger"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial">Universities and organizations that adopt VentureBoard are provided with a way to organize advising for students and aspiring (or current) entrepreneurers, as well as provide resources and track the progress and performance of their spin-offs and startups.</span></span> <span style="font-size:larger"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial">Information about Students and entrepreneurers that use VentureBoard through such an institutuion have access to mentorship opportunities, as well as resources such as a business model canvas, closed discussion boards, a search option to find potential business partners or interested parties, and other contextual resources. Students and entrepreneurers can also express interest in seeking venture boardcapital funding, alerting their mentor and institution so that they can provide potential connections.</span></span> <span style="font-size:larger"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial">Beyond Blackstone Launchpad, VentureBoard is currently used by University of Maryland, NC State University and Duke University.</span>'''</span>
= Impact On Students and Campus =