Penn State freshmen and sophomores have the option to live in Lion LaunchPad — a Living Learning Community in Leete Hall in North Halls designed to promote the “entrepreneurial community”
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Expert speakers, networking opportunities and student pitch competitions to highlight week of student entrepreneurship March 22-26
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March 05, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC returns in an all-virtual format, March 22-26. Startup Week provides Penn State students from all campuses diverse opportunities to explore and fully immerse themselves in entrepreneurship.
Now in its fifth year as a University-wide event, the week will include keynote speakers Natalie Nixon, president of Figure 8 Thinking LLC, as well as successful Penn State entrepreneurial alumni J.T. Marino, co-founder of Tuft & Needle; Matt Brezina, founder and general partner of Ford Street Ventures; and Hunter Swisher, founder and CEO of Phospholutions. In addition, Startup Week will feature expert panel sessions that highlight successful female founders, the value of the Penn State degree and avenues for obtaining startup funding.
Eligible Penn State student teams can apply for up to $500 in funding
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Sean Yoder
February 23, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Teams of entrepreneurial undergraduate Penn State students can apply for microgrants of up to $500 in seed money to help get their ideas off the ground.
The microgrants are provided through Lion LaunchPad and in cooperation with the Penn State College of Engineering and its School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs’ (SEDTAPP) engineering entrepreneurship (E-SHIP) program. The funding can help student teams during the very early stages of their idea development and help prepare them to later compete in business competitions at Penn State, as well as enter programs such as the Happy Valley Launchbox FastTrack Accelerator, Summer Founder Program from Invent Penn State and TechCelerator through Ben Franklin Technology Partners.