Global Entrepreneurship Week at Penn State has come to an end, but it was another great year for students and community members to engage with experienced entrepreneurs, business owners and executives from around the world.
Ten intercollege teams of enterprising students recently pitched ideas for innovative mobile health applications during Penn State’s mHealth Challenge. The challenge tasked student teams with developing a mobile application prototype that addresses a societal health need associated with a specific target audience.
Global Entrepreneurship Week Penn State celebrates relationships between members of the University and local entrepreneurial communities.
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Penn State is set to bring entrepreneurs from campus and community together the week of Nov. 12–16. GEW Penn State events will take place on 15 Commonwealth Campuses, including University Park, and aim to connect entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, policy makers and start-up champions around the world.
Ashwin Anand, a second-year year master’s student in industrial engineering, is one of four students who will be recognized by Penn State President Eric Barron for his leadership and volunteerism during the 2016 Penn State Global Entrepreneurship Week.
To provide support for those dealing with mental illness, students in the Department of Biobehavioral Health at Penn State and other majors worked together to create a concept for an app that encourages its users to seek mental health help in a safe and confidential way.
Penn State Altoona will hold several activities and events as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 14-17. Global Entrepreneurship Week is the annual celebration of Penn State's year-round commitment to innovation. It brings together students, faculty, staff, and community members to promote the entrepreneurial spirit and cultivate student start-ups.
Vaughn Holderman’s lures may bring in the fish with ease, but responding to a sudden demand on his business -- Chasing Trophy Fish -- became a challenge. That’s when he turned to the Penn State Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The Penn State SBDC offers entrepreneurs free services to evaluate business plans, provide market research and clarify regulations specific to businesses in Pennsylvania.
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is an international initiative for entrepreneurs taking place in more than 160 countries. GEW at Penn State officially kicks off on campus and downtown State College Nov. 15.
Taylor Mitcham, a senior in mining engineering, was not looking to start a business last winter. Her car needed a wash but as a busy college student, Mitcham didn’t want to waste time sitting in a tunnel car wash. However, she didn’t have a hose at her apartment to clean it herself. She became determined to find a more cost and time efficient way to clean her car.
