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
  • Join Clemson’s StartupTree and review all the resources available
  • Identify and reach out to your Regional SC Small Business Development Center Representative
  • Attend a Launchpad "Improving Your Side Hustle" seminar (held twice a year in June and December). Go to Clemson’s StartupTree for more details and to RSVP
• 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 Entrepreneurship Guest Speakers
  • Visit the Launchpad Guest Speaker Page
• Information on Launchpad Seminars, Symposiums, Conferences, and Camps
  • Follow @clemsonentrepreneurs on Instagram
  • Click on "Events" at Clemson’s StartupTree
• Information on Having a Free Launchpad Intern Assigned to My Startup (Spring, Fall)
  • Email the Founding Director, Dr. John Hannon: jmhanno@clemson.edu
• Finding I-Corps Interview Subjects
  • Join Clemson’s StartupTree and reach out to 70 Clemson affiliated mentors and/or the other 1,200 members
• 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 to find potential co-founders
• Mentors
  • Join Clemson’s StartupTree and review the nearly 100 mentors available
• Investors
  • Join Clemson’s StartupTree and review the investors available
  • Pitch 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 our four college-specific competitions and/or our campus-wide Launchpad Liftoff Competition. Details available on Clemson’s StartupTree
• Gig Workers
  • Join Clemson’s StartupTree and see who is offering services

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