Student Entrepreneurs
The Penn State SBDC works with student entrepreneurs every day who are interested in exploring how to turn an idea into a business. Read this article from Penn State News about some local resources.
Penn State students have several entrepreneurship options:
- Start a business (possibly one that you worked on during a Penn State entrepreneurship class) Contact the Penn State SBDC at sbdc@psu.edu to begin.
- Join an entrepreneurship-related student organization such as Innoblue or Nittany Consulting Group.
- Earn a minor in entrepreneurship. More information is at ENTI minor.
- Enter a competition: The Investment, HackPSU, Ag Springboard Competition, and many others at Penn State and in the Centre Region.
If you are thinking about starting a business, the Penn State SBDC can provide no cost, confidential assistance to you. Some start-up services that we provide include:
- Market analysis and competitive research
- Business planning
- Business viability assessment
- Technology commercialization
Interested? What’s next?
- Attend an SBDC workshop
- Request one-on-one free consulting from the SBDC. Click here
Watch for major events each year that encompass many facets of student entrepreneurship opportunities:
- Global Entrepreneurship Week November 11-15, 2018
- Penn State Start Up Week
Connecting with the Penn State SBDC
Interested in talking with someone at the Penn State SBDC about Student Entrepreneurship? Contact Linda Feltman (lcf8@psu.edu) at (814) 863-4293.
GEW 2017 Facebook Live
CEO and Co-Founder Jetsemani Travel, Tom Herman, discussing lessons learned from Startup.com
Watch Emily Sheetz’s keynote “Growing your Company and Keeping True to your Startup Vision”
“Flipping the Story: Using Entrepreneurial Thinking to Turn a Challenge into a Positive Outcome” right here!
