Kricker Innovation Hub’s Ignite Portsmouth awards $5,000 to aspiring entrepreneurs

PORTSMOUTH — Shawnee State University’s Kricker Innovation Hub (KIH) hosted their second annual Ignite Portsmouth Entrepreneurship Boot Camp and Pitch Competition at the end of last month. Seven aspiring entrepreneurs took part in the eight-week boot camp to receive support towards launching their business ideas.

“Last year, we started Ignite Portsmouth virtually during the height of the pandemic,” said David Kilroy, Director of SSU’s KIH. “Because we hosted the program in person this year, we could expand our programming and bring in new expertise.”

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Originally published July 13, 2022.