Penn State News
Eight startups selected for fall 2023 FastTrack Accelerator
September 26, 2023
Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank has accepted eight early-stage business startups into its fall 2023 FastTrack Accelerator program. The startups selected range from glowing soap and a modern color vision test, to a Latin American gaming media group, an arts education company and an adventure STEAM summer camp.
Test your startup idea: Apply for Idea TestLab at Happy Valley LaunchBox
August 28, 2023
Applications for the fall 2023 Idea TestLab offered by Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank are open until midnight, Sept. 18. The four-week program helps participants determine if their startup idea can be turned into a viable business.
Penn State Law Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic supports Pa. businesses
August 28, 2023
From bridal shops to board game stores to metal-roofing contractors, over 1,400 small businesses across 64 Pennsylvania counties have received legal support from the Penn State Law Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic in the past year alone.
No-cost, virtual short course helps researchers test startup ideas
August 15, 2023
Penn State’s NSF I-Corps Short Course is now accepting applications for its Sept. 29–Oct. 13 cohort. The no-cost virtual program helps researchers test a startup idea through customer discovery and lean startup methodology. Apply by Sept. 15.
Penn State York student entrepreneur creates all-inclusive dating app
August 8, 2023
Penn State York business major Mary Richardson did not plan on creating a dating app, she said. However, she was determined to create something that would be "label-free" and provide a service to all audiences — especially those who might not feel represented on other dating apps — and moved ahead with the help of York Launchbox powered by Penn State and other resources.
Graduate researchers aim to focus battery research with help of short course
July 31, 2023
Domenic Contrino and Gabrielle Giampietro have only just begun their graduate research at Penn State as environmental engineering master's students — but they have already jumped right in to finding real-world problems their research could solve by connecting with members of industry through the Invent Penn State NSF I-Corps Short Course program.
Students invited to entrepreneurship networking event
February 14, 2023
Current Penn State students interested in entrepreneurship or currently enrolled in an entrepreneurship program can attend the CommunENTI networking event from 6-9 p.m. on Feb. 22 in the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub, sixth floor.