LaunchPad2x for Women Entrepreneurs

LaunchPad2X Announces Call for Applicants

An exclusive women entrepreneurs’ program designed to foster the success of women-run companies

Atlanta, Ga.— LaunchPad2X’s call for applicants seeks women founders and CEOs interested in growing their business. The program offers entrepreneurs lessons in expanding business acumen, becoming investable, and enhancing leadership skills from Fortune 1000 companies and private company executives; academia; the U.S. Military; and professional service firms. The application deadline is August 31, 2012.

LaunchPad2X is intentionally designed exclusively for women-led businesses.  Women are outpacing men in launching companies, while women-led and women-owned businesses remain smaller and trail in growth.  “Our goal is to reverse this trend by enhancing the skills and resources of women in entrepreneurial leadership roles, presenting them to potential investors and igniting growth in their companies,” said Bernie Dixon, Founder and CEO of Advising Angels and Executive-In-Residence at Coles College of Business who partnered with her in the creation of the LaunchPad2X Program.

Participants will be paired with experienced advisors to help guide them through the process of getting "investor-ready." The three sessions will cover a range of developmental courses addressing business strategy, tactics with investors, and adopting a CEO-leadership style.  

A panel of supporters and business leaders will engage in the program and review applications for acceptance. Supporters include: Advising Angels, Frazier & Deeter, Morris Manning & Martin, Merrill Lynch, PNC Bank, Cooks Warehouse, Write2Market, GH Consulting Group, the Metro Atlanta Chamber and other key businesses in the Southeast U.S. Sponsorship opportunities are still available.

LaunchPad2X will take place on Sept. 18, Oct. 2, and Oct. 25, 2012. Selected applicants will attend sessions at various Atlanta locations providing participants an opportunity to interact with the local business community.

“We are pleased to be a part of such a robust program where we are able to unite entrepreneurs with the services, advice and support they require to grow their business.  As the business community coalesces around this class of female entrepreneurs, the economic benefits will be realized and multiply,” said Ann McDonald, Director of Business Development at Morris, Manning and Martin LLP.

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About LaunchPad2X

Launchpad2X is designed to foster the success of female entrepreneurs. The 2012 program, run in collaboration with Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University, is designed for women who want to take their business to the next level. Investors, venture capitalists, private equity firms, professional service firms, members of the Atlanta business community and others will interact with participants during the program and receptions. Participants will have the opportunity to present to an advisory panel and receive individual coaching at the conclusion of the program, further increasing the potential for funding and growing their companies. For more information please visit www.KSUexeced.com/launchpad2x or contact Jenifer Renshaw at jrensha2@kennesaw.edu or 770-423-6050.

About Coles College of Business

Kennesaw State University’s Coles College of Business is one of the largest business schools in Georgia and is regarded as one of the top business schools in the Southeast U.S., with a long-standing reputation for research and community outreach in the areas of entrepreneurship and privately-held enterprise. The Coles College offers 12 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including an internationally ranked Executive MBA and Doctor of Business Administration, one of a few such doctoral programs in the U.S. Its Executive Education Programs unit provides the general business community with a wide variety of educational programs and services for it's experienced workforce.