Success Stories
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Small Business Development Center (SBDC) recently hosted the annual Pennsylvania SBDC Growth Conference for the first time at the Nittany Lion Inn. The three-day conference brought together SBDC business consultants from across the state for professional development focused on emerging business trends, technologies,…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Invent Penn State’s NSF I-Corps Short Course is now accepting applications for its June virtual cohort, with an application deadline of Friday, May 30. The no-cost program helps researchers test a startup idea through customer interviews and educational programming on the lean startup methodology. The course…
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PENNSYLVANIA – The Penn State Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will celebrate National Small Business Week from May 4–10 with a series of events designed to support and empower entrepreneurs. On May 8, the center will host a virtual seminar titled Contract Essentials for Small Businesses from 11 am -…
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UNIVERSITY PARK – The inaugural Beecher Loftus Technology Transfer Catalyst Award was presented at the 2025 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, recognizing exceptional contributions to the commercialization of Penn State research-based technologies. This year’s recipient is Matt Rhodes, past entrepreneur-in-residence of the Eberly College of Science’s Office for…
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UNIVERSITY PARK - For the first time, the Tech Tournament technology showcase — held during the Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference on April 10 — featured university innovators from across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The showcase highlighted 12 disruptive technologies and early-stage companies emerging from some of the state’s…
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As officer training continues to evolve, Penn State Harrisburg student Erin Godfrey saw an opportunity to improve the equipment designed to support it. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and kinesiology student, Godfrey partnered with her husband—a law enforcement officer and defensive tactics instructor—to launch Joy Tac LLC, a company focused…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Joy Tac LLC, a student startup from Penn State Harrisburg, won first place and $15,000 in the 2025 Invent Penn State Inc.U Competition. As a kickoff to Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC, six student teams from four Penn State campuses pitched their startups to…
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UNIVERSITY PARK – Data centers power the digital world, storing and processing the vast amounts of information that keep businesses, websites, and online services running. According to Wangda Zuo, Penn State professor in the College of Engineering and associate director for research at the Global Building Network, the operating costs…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC will take place March 24–28, offering students across the commonwealth the chance to engage with the university’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem through a variety of free events. "As a national bank headquartered in the commonwealth, PNC invests in programs…
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