Brook T. Smith Launchpad

• Advice Regarding My Intellectual Property (Invention or Innovation)
  • Email the Founding Director, Dr. John Hannon: jmhanno@clemson.edu
  • Review the Clemson University Research Foundation website
  • Visit the Launchpad Legal Resources page
• Help Starting a Company
  • Email the Founding Director, Dr. John Hannon: jmhanno@clemson.edu
  • Speak with an Operations Manager at the Launchpad (390 College Avenue)
  • Join Clemson’s StartupTree and review all the resources available
  • Reach out to your Regional SC Small Business Development Center Representative
  • Check out regional organizations that assist startups such as NEXT Greenville, the Harbor Center Charleston, and Atlanta’s ATDC
• Help Forming a Company (Educational Only)
  • This is only educational advice. Be sure to consult an attorney for true legal counsel
  • Do a name search and file as an LLC or C Corporation. Search in South Carolina
  • Obtain a Federal Employer Identification Number
  • Create an Operating Agreement for your team
  • Open a commercial bank account. Click for advice
  • Create a business plan. Click for advice
  • Consider purchasing or subscribing to accounting software for your finances and payroll
  • Familiarize yourself with IRS requirements and regulations for Corporations and/or LLCs
• Information on Having a Free Launchpad Intern Assigned to My Startup (Spring, Fall)
  • Email the Founding Director, Dr. John Hannon: jmhanno@clemson.edu
• Information on How I Can Give of My Time and Talents by Speaking, Mentoring, Etc.
  • Email the Founding Director, Dr. John Hannon: jmhanno@clemson.edu
  • Make an appointment and visit the Launchpad in person (390 College Avenue)
• Information on How I Can Invest Financial Resources in What You Are Doing
  • Email the Founding Director, Dr. John Hannon: jmhanno@clemson.edu
  • Make an appointment and visit the Launchpad in person (390 College Avenue)
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  Donate to the Brook T. Smith Launchpad
• Information on Launchpad Seminars, Symposiums, Conferences and Camps
  • Follow @clemsonentrepreneurs on Instagram
  • Click on "Events" on Clemson’s StartupTree
• Information on Being Featured as the Clemson Entrepreneur of the Week
  • Email the Founding Director, John Hannon: jmhanno@clemson.edu 
• Information About Doing Business in the City of Clemson (other than on University Property)
  • For information about rules, regulations, and licenses for doing business within the city limits of Clemson, visit the City of Clemson Business License Department
• Co-Founders
  • Join Clemson’s StartupTree and review all the members there to network with potential co-founders
• Mentors
  • Join Clemson’s StartupTree and review the nearly 100 mentors available
• Investors
  • Join the Clemson’s StartupTree and review the investors available
  • Pitch your business idea at a Launchpad Pitch Night (in person or via Zoom). Find upcoming dates on Clemson’s StartupTree 
  • Attend monthly Launchpad Pitch Nights (in person or via Zoom). Find upcoming dates on Clemson’s StartupTree
  • Apply and pitch at one of four college-specific competitions and/or the campus-wide Launchpad Liftoff Competition - details available at Clemson’s StartupTree
• Gig Workers
  • Join Clemson’s StartupTree and see who is offering services through the site

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