entrepreneurship
![Spring 2024 Small Business Showcase Spring 2024 Small Business Showcase](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/UCM_4560.jpg?VersionId=ySdop1rGkaABndl0__hjHkZWIvWp1P2g&itok=kNLIO27O)
All semester, student entrepreneurs look forward to the Spring Small Business Showcase, from LaunchNET Kent State.
![LaunchNET's February Pitch and Ponder event. LaunchNET's February Pitch and Ponder event.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20241502_KW_Pitch%26amp%3BPonder%20event_DiHub-5.jpg?VersionId=cY9T40v24OmgXVRP0A7WqkfJPxXWhZph&itok=X70FvHr9)
LaunchNET Kent State hosts special events for student entrepreneurs to network, practice business pitches and share ideas with their peers.
![Brazilian educators at Cleveland sign Brazilian educators at Cleveland sign](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Unknown_21.jpeg?VersionId=BTllQ2pE5Tf2blcHuWGhMVtwxUWQW3zj&itok=BoCXXqPT)
Educators from Brazil visited Northeast Ohio institutions for inspirations in innovative teaching.
![Pitch and Ponder Showcase 2023 Pitch and Ponder Showcase 2023](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/IMG_3232.png?VersionId=chne08ciK_.RmZAwmcoc37R4p131wuFG&itok=IP7KVDmE)
The DI Hub hosted a unique showcase for Kent State's student entrepreneurs.
![audrey at a vendor event](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/_E89783D5-5384-4065-AFB3-9D69A3ED2821%20-%20Audrey%20Ernst.jpeg?VersionId=Tn8DdBNrqvUGS6dIDJEaFE3FXe5H7t1y&itok=K-zvbXvr)
Entrepreneurship major Audrey Ernst's love of baking and a microgrant have helped her baking business take shape.