Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Penn State, presented by the Penn State Small Business Development Center (SBDC), hosted a total of 52 events across Penn State campus communities from Nov. 8-12 to support local small businesses.
Earlier this year, ABDC hosted a series of free webinars in partnership with the Penn State Small Business Development Center for PA Preferred Homegrown By Heroes members and farmer veterans, introducing participants to opportunities and services in agriculture.
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Penn State, hosted by the Penn State SBDC, welcomed Dr. Frey Brownson, internationally recognized solar and sustainability expert, for one of its featured speaker events, “Authenticity in Entrepreneurship.”
The Penn State SBDC partnered with Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics to host “Making Your Mark: Maximizing the Impact of Your Brand,” during Global Entrepreneurship Week Penn State 2021 to provide attendees with resources to launch and grow their brands.
Brothers, Chris and Jonathon Virgilio, celebrated the ribbon cutting of their venture, the Gamble Mill in Bellefonte, PA. Assistance on the project’s business plan and partnership was provided by the Penn State Small Business Development Center.
With the help of the Penn State Small Development Center, a team of Penn state students won second place at an international entrepreneurship and business competition that emphasized the important of sustainability.
This summer, Governor Tom Wolf met with Penn State athletes about how Penn State has embraced the name, image, and likeness opportunities for student-athletes and connected entrepreneurs to resources such as the Small Business Development Center.
For almost 25 years, the Penn State Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has leveraged resources and services available at Penn State to businesses and entrepreneurs that have gone on to make big impacts on their industries and the community.
Elizabeth Hay, a business consultant from the Penn State Small Business Development Center, was awarded the highest honor and recognized as “State Star” by the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center for her outstanding performance and client success.
In the past year, Phospholutions CEO Hunter Swisher has expanded his business and raised over $10 million in venture capital funding to support the development of his technology after utilizing Penn State resources, like the SBDC, as an undergraduate.
