entrepreneurship

'First Friday Think Tank' provides EMBA students forum to share business ideas

3/25/13

A new initiative in the Penn State Smeal College of Business Executive MBA Program provides students the opportunity to draw on their classmates’ talent and expertise in a student-led forum to develop entrepreneurial ideas and business strategies.

Linder named Penn State entrepreneur-in-residence in research office

2/22/13

Peter Linder has been named to the newly created post of entrepreneur-in-residence within the office of the Vice President for Research at Penn State, part of an ongoing effort to invigorate entrepreneurship and technology transfer at the University.

New Pig's Dan Silver named Bishoff Entrepreneur-in-Residence

11/6/12

Dan Silver, vice president of new product development for New Pig Corp., will serve as the fall 2012 Bishoff Entrepreneur-in-Residence on Nov. 13 and 14.

IP seminar to focus on balancing teaching, entrepreneurship

10/8/12

The College of Engineering will offer an intellectual property seminar from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 23, in Ballrooms A and B in the Nittany Lion Inn. The event's theme will be "Balancing Being a Faculty Member and a Tech Entrepreneur." The seminar is free and open to the public, but registration is required at http://psuengineering.us2.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_e52M7LMngnk5Pz7.

Students gain business knowledge at Harbaugh Entrepreneurship Forum

4/26/12

While Penn State originally was founded to educate farmers, the mission of its College of Agricultural Sciences has expanded to encourage the development of "agripreneurs." That was apparent during the college's recent Harbaugh Entrepreneurship Forum, which brings prominent entrepreneurs to campus to interact with students and share their business acumen.

Conference to focus on 'Corporate Innovation and Venture Capital'

4/4/12

Angel investors, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs will convene at Penn State on April 20 for the fourth annual Nittany Lion Early Stage Venture Capital Conference. The agenda will include three panel discussions focused on what to expect when starting a business, the importance of intellectual property in valuation, and the role of corporate venture capital in innovation. The conference begins with a breakfast reception at 8 a.m. at the Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State's University Park campus. A complete list of panelists, the conference agenda, and registration information are available online at www.smeal.psu.edu/ventureconference.

Encouraging students to be entrepreneurs

7/6/11

Encouraging entrepreneurship is one of the strategic priorities for Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, and it has taken a significant step to expedite the effort by selecting a point person.

Smeal's Garber VC fund exits American Education Corp.

1/10/11

With the acquisition of American Education Corp. (AEC) by K12 Inc., the Garber Venture Capital Fund at the Penn State Smeal College of Business has sold its shares of AEC for $764,518.65, with the possibility of additional milestone payments. The Garber Fund is used within a course environment for Smeal MBA students to experience firsthand all aspects of venture capital investment, including deal sourcing, due diligence, term sheet negotiations, closing, monitoring investments, engineering exits, and managing the portfolio.

Annual Invention 2 Venture workshop set for Nov. 13

11/8/10

The 2010 Penn State Invention 2 Venture: A Workshop on Technology Entrepreneurship conference will take place from 8:40 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, in Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center on Penn State's University Park campus. The workshop is intended for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and community members.

Seminar to help students, faculty understand IP and start-ups

10/18/10

The College of Engineering and Penn State Engineering Alumni Society will hold a seminar designed to help students and faculty navigate the world of intellectual property. The College of Engineering Intellectual Property Seminar will be held 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Oct. 25, in ballrooms A and B of the Nittany Lion Inn.

Smeal's Garber Venture Capital Fund invests in Healthy Humans

5/18/10

The master of business administration student-managed Garber Venture Capital Fund at the Penn State Smeal College of Business closed its investment in Healthy Humans LLC, a provider of e-health portals for patients and doctors to improve health outcomes and lower costs, during the spring 2010 semester. The $150,000 investment will be used to expand the Healthy Humans HealthHub continuity-care platform to additional physician practices and insurers. The Garber Fund was established in 1999 with a $5 million commitment from Penn State alumnus John Garber and his wife Bette to bring reality to the teaching of entrepreneurship and venture capital.

Penn State team takes third place at idea to product global contest

11/9/09

Buzby Networks, Penn State's entry to the 2009 Idea to Product (I2P) Global Competition, took third place and a $2,500 prize in the contest's Technology Entrepreneurship Society Global Championship round. The I2P Global Competition was held Oct. 30 to 31 at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

Penn State encourages bright ideas during Global Entrepreneurship Week

11/9/09

Penn State will present a variety of contests, seminars and workshops that highlight the breadth of entrepreneurial programs available to students during Global Entrepreneurship Week from Nov. 16 to 22.

Global innovation contest helps students find their inner entrepreneur

11/5/09

Hundreds of students from Penn State and other universities are gearing up to compete in a most unusual global competition: They will have just eight days to create innovative solutions to a mystery challenge using very limited resources, and to convey their results in a short video posted to YouTube. Students interested in participating in the Global Innovation Tournament can learn more at http://www.unleashingideas.org/tournament online. The submission deadline is Nov. 13.

IdeaPitch contest for student entrepreneurs accepting applications

10/8/09

The third annual IdeaPitch competition, hosted by the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, is now accepting applications from Penn State students who have an idea for a viable business venture. For the first time, this year's winning team will go on to compete against teams from other Big Ten universities in April in Chicago. Budding entrepreneurs have until Dec. 31 to register online at ideapitch.smeal.psu.edu.