{"id":187422,"date":"2022-04-20T14:00:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T06:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/?p=187422"},"modified":"2024-10-03T11:00:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T03:00:36","slug":"introducing-launchpad-a-networking-platform-for-entrepreneurs-to-power-up-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/introducing-launchpad-a-networking-platform-for-entrepreneurs-to-power-up-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Launchpad, a networking platform for entrepreneurs to power up success"},"content":{"rendered":"

We love entrepreneurs and small business owners at Honeycombers, which is why we\u2019ve created Launchpad<\/a>, a networking platform (with IRL benefits, too) that encourages connection, business support and community. It is designed to make the entrepreneurial journey not only easier\u2014and more successful\u2014but also a whole lot more fun! The comprehensive digital platform offers almost daily activities for members to connect, along with regular masterclasses<\/a>, member networking roulette, small-business mentoring and media profiles<\/a> on Honeycombers.<\/p>\n

Introducing Launchpad<\/h2>\n

The Launchpad networking platform offering is the first business community group targeting entrepreneurs in Hong Kong and Singapore, offering both a local market, and pan-Asian approach to community connection.<\/p>\n

The platform is inspired by the growing international trend of people joining digital-first community membership groups, as a result of COVID-19 and the increasing need for connection, networking and support for entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

Founder of Honeycombers and Launchpad, Chris Edwards (she\/her) shares: \u201cI know personally how hard it is to start a company, and find a business community, business mentors and key business resources as a start-up entrepreneur. There is so much on-the-job learning (read: learning the hard way). Launchpad is everything I would have wanted in my first five years of operation. I hope that with this new community platform we can reduce stress, increase community, and support entrepreneurs to achieve their daring ambitions.\u201d<\/p>\n

A rising tide lifts all boats<\/h3>\n

\"Launchpad<\/p>\n

Being an entrepreneur can be lonely and isolating, which is something Chris knows firsthand from launching Honeycombers 13 years ago in Singapore: “When I started Honeycombers, I had a dream, a laptop and a mission. It was a lonely, stressful and relentlessly challenging road. Looking back now, I wish I had found a tribe of like-minded entrepreneurs that I could have leaned on as a sounding board, knowledge base, and cheer squad.”<\/p>\n

Launchpad founding members<\/h3>\n

The heart and soul of the Launchpad community are the 30 founders members who share the platform’s mission that rising a tide lifts all boats.\u00a0Some of the Launchpad founding members include:<\/p>\n