Penn State students, faculty and alumni entrepreneurs joined with venture firms and startup founders from across the United States for the 2023 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, held Oct. 16-17 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey.
Small businesses are a huge part of any community — and for the students, faculty and staff at Penn State Brandywine, they have become a source of inspiration and development.
Meaghan Paige, a women’s fashion brand, got its start at Penn State Brandywine. Several years later, the company has found new support on campus as a Brandywine Boost grant recipient.
Penn State Brandywine is supporting entrepreneurship, job creation and economic development in southeastern Pennsylvania through its innovative Brandywine Boost program.
The Invent Penn State initiative announced the awarding of four $50,000 seed grants to develop additional innovation hubs to jump-start entrepreneurial activities in campus communities across the Commonwealth. Awarded by a competitive selection process, the four grants will go to the Brandywine, Fayette, Mont Alto and Worthington Scranton campuses.
Through a $50,000 seed grant from the Invent Penn State initiative, the Brandywine campus will launch a new program this year that encourages collaboration between campus members and business owners in Delaware and Chester counties.
