Still Life
University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
Billy's BBQ in Reedsville, Pa., is now open and will be celebrating its one-year anniversary in October. It's one of 52 new businesses started in 2011 and one of three purchased with the help of the Penn State Small Business Development Center (SBDC).
In 2011, the SBDC helped businesses create 130 new jobs and kept another 90 from leaving Centre and Mifflin counties. To accomplish this, the SBDC held 41 seminars and trained almost 700 clients over a period of 5,300 hours, said Heather Fennessey, director of the SBDC. (more)
"Keywords are very important when having a web-based start-up company. Be mindful of what and how you use the information that you obtain -- web analytics real-time view on how many people are on your site, data on what technology users are using -- so that you can gear towards user. You want to make everything simple for the user."
-- Daehee Park, a 2009 graduate of Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), who works in monetization and analytics at Mulu, a celebrity-supported social commerce platform that raises money for charities. Park spoke at the University Park campus April 11 during IST's Start-up Week, a week-long celebration showcasing talented young entrepreneurs from around the country, including several Penn State alumni. Park leads Mulu's eCommerce team around platform monetization, brand integration, data strategy and analytics. He also co-founded Whim Media, a performance marketing agency based in State College, Pa. To learn more about Start-up Week, visit http://ist.psu.edu/startup. (more)
"Seek out people that want to try new things...looking at what else is available out there will open new doors. Your idea will start as one thing and then it is going to evolve. Finding partners is tricky; you need to be confident that you can work together. Go out and do a market survey, find out if that problem you want to solve really exists."
-- Liz Kisenwether, assistant professor in Penn State's School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs, and co-director of Lion Launch Pad (LLP), a business accelerator program for Penn State undergraduate students and student teams. Kisenwether presented a workshop about Penn State resources for start-up ideas on Tuesday (April 10) at the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), during IST's Start-up Week. (more)
High school sophomores and juniors interested in designing a business are invited to attend the Young Entrepreneurs Summer Camp at Penn State Beaver. This new, five-day camp will be held on campus from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, July 25 through 29, and is offered by the Office of Continuing Education. Students will work in teams and learn how to conduct research, develop a business plan, create a trade show booth, and present a business model. Campers will work with Penn State Beaver faculty and student mentors and will visit and tour local businesses to see companies in action. On the last day of camp, a panel of celebrity judges will determine which team has designed the most impressive business. Friends and family are invited to attend this final event. To register or obtain more information, contact the Office of Continuing Education, 724-773-3700, or visit www.beaver.psu.edu and click on 'Continuing Education.' (more)
Penn State Beaver will launch a Young Entrepreneurs Camp for high school sophomores and juniors, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 25-29. Students will meet with Beaver campus faculty and student mentors to design a business, conduct research, create a trade booth show, and a Power Point presentation. Campers also will visit local companies to see how business is conducted and, on the last day of camp, will meet with a panel of judges to determine which team has designed the most successful business. A maximum of 25 students will be permitted to enroll. To register, contact the Office of Continuing Education at beaverCE@psu.edu or 724-773-3700, or visit www.beaver.psu.edu. (more)
Matt Wilson, co-founder of Under30CEO.com., will be the featured speaker when Penn State York continues its Graham Entrepreneurship Lecture Series, Visionary Leaders. The program is set for 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, in the Community Room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center on campus. The event is open to the public. Last year the lecture series kicked-off with Sheila C. Johnson, entrepreneur, philanthropist, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, and president of the Women's National Basketball Association's Washington Mystics. (more)
Last fall, three Centre County friends were discussing the idea of transforming their passion for riding bicycles into a business opportunity. With the assistance of the Penn State Small Business Development Center, the three decided on a unique business model for Central Pennsylvania: a bicycle touring business targeting women. (more)
