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Dec
LAUNCH Chattanooga Awards Prize Package to High School Students
December 19, 2014 WUTC.org News
LAUNCH provides a chance for people to see the dream of owning their own company come to life. On December 7, 2014 a group of High School Seniors from Tyner Academy presented their business concept for a self filtering mop bucket and will now get the chance to build their company. Listen to the story at WUTC.org.
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Dec
LAUNCH high school competition brings out innovative business ideas
December 9, 2014 Nooga.com News
Four Tyner Academy students took home the top prize package valued at $10,000 after pitching their business idea at the annual LAUNCH High School Entrepreneurship Competition this weekend. The first-place idea came from students Terry Sales, Lorenzo Foster, Tery Thomas and Malik Yearby, who created Pure Life, which is a mop bucket that filters dirty water so that the user can continually…
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Nov
Annual LAUNCH High School Entrepreneurship Competition coming up
November 24, 2014 Nooga.com News
Chattanooga nonprofit organization LAUNCH is hosting the annual High School Entrepreneurship Competition Dec. 7. Founded in 2010, LAUNCH aims to empower community members through entrepreneurship, job training and mentorship. Students from Tyner Academy, Howard School, Brainerd High School and the Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy will be competing for the $10,000 grand prize this year. "This…
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Oct
LAUNCH helps young entrepreneur hone company, pursue business as a career
October 29, 2014 Nooga.com News
In 2011, Derelle Roshell was a local high school student who took one entrepreneurship class; now, he's studying business management at Chattanooga State Community College and working to build his business, Lingua Cocoa. After taking the class through LAUNCH—which is local organization that aims to empower community members through entrepreneurship, job training and…
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Oct
LAUNCH event to help raise funds for High School Entrepreneurship Program
October 17, 2014 Nooga.com News
LAUNCH is hosting an upcoming mixer to support its High School Entrepreneurship Program. "Main St. Mixer is a series of social events that combines business and social networking in a professional yet comfortable environment," organizer Chester W. Sharp said in a prepared statement. "In addition, we provide new and existing businesses a platform to share their products or services by…
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Aug
Launch to win: High-tech tool protection woos judges at start-up contest in Chattanooga
August 23, 2014 Times Free Press News
Forget about marking tools with tape or scratching them with something sharp to create unique identifiers. ToolGard will permanently brand them with a laser - and the start-up company will come to you to do it. With that pitch, ToolGard founder Brandon Tiede on Thursday won nonprofit organization Launch's first-ever pitch contest, earning $35,000 in prizes to help get his new business going. "I…
