LaunchMemphis is pleased to announce another exciting season of entrepreneurship and community engagement! Please get involved as often as possible, you’ll meet great people and help to make your community a better place.
48 Hour Launch January 28,29,30 2011
LaunchMemphis will be hosting the 4th annual 48 Hour Launch a bit earlier than usual this year. This is the best opportunity to start a business that you’re ever going to have! Pitch your idea to a room full of eager professionals and then get a jump start on it over the weekend.
48Hour Launch is one of the most powerful and unique entrepreneurship programs in the country. At 48 Hour Launch events, creative individuals from all industries unite their talent in one location to launch new enterprises in a 48-hour period. The initiative, founded in 2009 in Tennessee, has attracted international attention, with many cities across North America planning on hosting 48 Hour Launch experiences in their cities.
Tickets http://48hourlaunch.eventbrite.com/
RSVP via facebook: here.
Save $10 if you get your ticket before 1/1/11!
Ignite 2 Wednesday, February 23rd
Enlighten us, but make it quick”
LaunchMemphis and MemphisConnect bring together local thought leaders for an informative and entertaining night of presentations aimed at bettering our community. A global phenomenon, Ignite nights are “a high-energy evening of 5-minute talks by people who have an idea—and the guts to get onstage and share it with their hometown crowd….Ignite is a force for raising the collective IQ and building connections in each city…. And, via streaming and archived videos of local talks, local Ignites share all that knowledge and passion with the world.”
For more information: http://ignitememphis.com/
Tickets: http://ignitememphis2.eventbrite.com/
If you want to be a local legend and present, please fill out this form: here.
Business Model Bootcamp Saturday, March 5
Location: Launchpad
LaunchMemphis and the Memphis Urban League Young Professionals Boot Camp is an intense course in entrepreneurship that will dramatically boost your chances of seeing your dream become a reality. Professionals will offer advice on all aspects of starting, successfully running, and gaining funding for your new venture. Join us at the Launchpad for an event that will answer all your questions and put you on the right track for success in whatever business you are trying to start!
Tickets: http://2011bootcamp.eventbrite.com/
RSVP via facebook: here.
48 Hour Music Launch April 8-10 2010
The Memphis Music Foundation in connection with Launch Memphis is proud to present an exciting new city-wide collaborative project – 48 Hour Music Launch. The innovative experiment will be the first ever of its kind, and will bring together songwriters, musicians, engineers, producers, marketing representatives, graphic designers and volunteer entertainment attorneys whose only previous connection might have been sharing an area… code.
RSVP via Facebook and learn more: here.