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Student Startup Showcase
Penn State Harrisburg Students📣
Apply to be a part of the Student Showcase - a 90-second quick pitch competition as part of the Truist Empowering Executive Seminar Series on April 23.
Only 8 students will be selected to pitch and we will have a live vote for the TOP 3 FINALISTS.
Applications due April 11!
11:30am -1:30pm at Penn State Harrisburg, Capital Union Building- Room 210
- 1st Place: $1200
- 2nd Place: $750
- 3rd Place: $500
News
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March 28, 2025
Undergraduate student at Penn State? Interested in Global Innovation? Apply now for the Global Entrepreneurship Scholar Program! Selected applicants will spend the summer at Penn State Harrisburg expanding their knowledge of startup resources, develop entrepreneurial and problem-solving skills, and gain...
February 17, 2025
Join us for our Startup Challenge Weekend! Join us for an exciting 2-day experience to inspire student entrepreneurs at Penn State Harrisburg! The event features: Opening Night featuring local entrepreneurs Scott and Stephanie Shirley Two student pitch competitions on March 22...
February 1, 2025
The Harrisburg Launchbox in partnership with the Penn State Harrisburg Professional Sales Education Center hosted the inaugural AI in Sales Symposium on February 12, 2025 featuring keynote Dr. Michael Rodriguez from East Carolina University. View the news story here: https://harrisburg.psu.edu/story/49456/2025/01/29/harrisburg-host-ai-sales-symposium-feb-12
Invent Penn State News
May 28
2024
Cycling Studio in Sharon uses Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic, Shenango LaunchBox
CycleLife Studio, a cycling fitness studio in Sharon, Pennsylvania, utilized Invent Penn State resources to update their business model and continue to grow.
May 23
2024
Maternal health care startup works to advocate, empower women
Drawing from personal experience, and with support from Berks Launchbox, Rogers created The Fourth Trimester MAHMEE, a startup that advocates for pregnant and postpartum women with the help of support services.
May 21
2024
Content marketing expert Joe Pulizzi on 'Dare to Disrupt' podcast
In the latest episode of Invent Penn State’s “Dare to Disrupt” podcast, host Ryan Newman interviews Joe Pulizzi, founder of content creator education site, The Tilt. Pulizzi also founded Content Entrepreneur Expo and the Content Marketing Institute, which he successfully exited in 2016.
May 13
2024
Six entrepreneurs participate in first content creator accelerator
Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank, in partnership with The Penn State Brand Academy, offered an all-new content creator-focused Digital TestLab accelerator program this spring.
May 7
2024
Local artist uses woodworking lab at OriginLabs
Edgar Farmer, professor emeritus of education at Penn State and local artist, recently started using the woodworking equipment available at OriginLabs to enhance his wood-carving process.
April 23
2024
Penn State student startup Saveware innovates tax refunds with AI
Penn State student startup Saveware, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help automate the sales tax refund process for businesses and tax firms, is one of six teams selected for Invent Penn State’s Summer Founders Program, a 13-week program which gives entrepreneurs a $15,000 grant to work full-time on their startups over the summer.