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Column: How start-up challenges spark entrepreneurship | Columnists
Earlier this month, IMPACT Sheridan hosted the fifth annual Sheridan Start-Up Challenge. This year’s event was a great success, and dare I say, our judge panel had the longest deliberation session and the toughest decisions to make since I arrived in Sheridan in 2018. That is a testament to some high-quality presentations made by the five finalists. IMPACT 307, with a U.S. EDA CARES Act grant, is expanding the number of start-up competitions across the state. Our Assistant Director Skye Heeren will be leading the effort to initiate a Gillette Start-Up Challenge in the spring of 2022 and a Park County Start-Up Challenge in the fall of 2022. Other new…
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The Corner LaunchBox catalyzing local business, entrepreneurship
This post is part of a series celebrating the 5-12 months anniversary of Invent Penn State’s LaunchBox and Innovation Hub Network. Find out much more below. NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. — Located on Fifth Avenue in downtown New Kensington, The Corner LaunchBox has assisted a bulk of the companies on its have avenue, and in return, has served revitalize the town’s company district. The innovation house has directly served or interacted with much more than 80{3e92bdb61ecc35f2999ee2a63f1e687c788772421b16b0136989bbb6b4e89b73} of compact businesses within just the downtown corridor, delivering programing, small business guidance, networking gatherings and other means to the local community. Given that opening in 2017, The Corner LaunchBox has assisted 194 business owners, hosted…