Penn State News
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.
Fintech entrepreneur Doug Wilber on new episode of Dare to Disrupt podcast
August 8, 2023
In the latest episode of Invent Penn State’s “Dare to Disrupt” podcast, host Ryan Newman interviews Denim Social CEO Doug Wilber.
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.
Space available in entrepreneurship-focused housing for fall 2022
October 5, 2021
Current first-year students considering their housing for the 2022-23 school year can now sign up for Lion LaunchPad, a living-learning community for students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship educators gather for annual conference
September 23, 2021
The Penn State Entrepreneurship Educators Gathering on Sept. 17 brought entrepreneurship advocates together from across the University to discuss how to improve the entrepreneurship ecosystem for students.
Entrepreneurship educators gather for annual conference
September 23, 2021
The Penn State Entrepreneurship Educators Gathering on Sept. 17 brought entrepreneurship advocates together from across the University to discuss how to improve the entrepreneurship ecosystem for students.
Student competes in international startup competition
July 14, 2021
Penn State Berks student Matthew Finger recently had an opportunity to pitch his startup idea in front of an international community of like-minded entrepreneurs in STup! 2021.