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Penn State Altoona student business owners share success stories

11/10/17

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is the annual celebration of Penn State's year-round commitment to innovation. Four Penn State Altoona students who run their own businesses will take part in a panel discussion about their experiences as part of the college's GEW events.

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mHealth Challenge inspires students to address mental illness

12/7/16

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.

DAA Carey McDougall stands with Lion's Den winner Leighton Markus and other contestants.

Lion's Den has a winner

11/16/16

IST major Leighton Markus took first place in the Lion's Den idea competition for a drone that delivers refreshments to spectators at events.

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Global Entrepreneurship Week set for Nov. 14-17 at Penn State Altoona

11/4/16

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.

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College celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week with events

10/20/16

As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week Penn State 2016, Penn State Berks celebrates the vision of building relationships between members of the college and the local entrepreneurial communities with a variety of events on campus the week of Nov. 13–19. The campus has several lectures planned for aspiring student entrepreneurs and one event is open to the public.

The lion shrine at Penn State Beaver.

Enter the Lion's Den: Pitch your business proposal

9/19/16

The Lion’s Den is Penn State Beaver’s idea competition where students of all majors can pitch their business proposals – whether newly sprouted or fully formed, high tech or low tech – and compete for prizes.

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State College named one of 15 best U.S. cities for entrepreneurs

8/2/16

State College has been named one of the “15 Best U.S. Cities for Entrepreneurs to Live and Launch” by Entrepreneur magazine, citing the town’s “promising unemployment rate and business growth rate” and proximity to Penn State’s University Park campus. The University recently redoubled its commitment to entrepreneurship when it launched Invent Penn State, President Eric Barron’s initiative to drive job creation, economic development and student career success throughout the Commonwealth, in January 2015.

Vaughn Holderman, Chasing Trophy Fish

Penn State SBDC helped student entrepreneurs reel in customers in 2015

4/27/16

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.

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BBH, IST students create app to manage pain, place second in mHealth 2015

12/8/15

BBH, IST students placed second with their C Pain Go app, in the 2015 mHealth Challenge. The C-Pain Go app was designed to focus on patients who suffer from chronic pain by setting multiple reminders throughout the day to ask the patient how he/she was feeling in order to record symptoms and track their pain on a daily basis.

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