Fall Program for Student Entrepreneurs Kicks Off Sept. 26

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 20, 2012) — Want to be an entrepreneur? Bring your ideas to the Cats Den, in the University of Kentucky Student Center, from 5-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26. 
 
iNET, the Innovation Network for Entrepreneurial Thinking, will kick off the fall program for student entrepreneurs, sponsored in partnership with the Big Blue Starters, the Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship and the Lexington Innovation and Commercialization Center.
 
Join Brian Raney, UK iNET entrepreneur in residence and Awesome Inc. founder, for free pizza, and get in on the ground floor of an exciting program leading to the UK Venture Challenge business competition on Feb. 16. 
 
UK students Nick Jordan (marketing), Kyle Vaughn (business analytics) and Sam Blake (accounting and finance) will share their pitch on their company, RateMyRental, a website that serves as a platform for college students to voice their opinion about rental property. 
 
Check out the monthly event schedule and topics at http://inet.uky.edu. Become a fan of iNET on Facebook at http://facebook.com/UniversityofKentuckyiNET to get regular updates. A printable flyer is available for download as a PDF
 
 
MEDIA CONTACT: Keith Hautala, (859) 323-2396; keith.hautala@uky.edu