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Events & Workshops
Enhance your skills and professional growth. We offer regular workshops on a variety of topics, all geared toward helping participants hone their skills, increase their knowledge base and talk through challenges to form solutions.
Topics including
  • Time Management
  • Social Media Trends
  • Tax Tips for Small Businesses

Supercharge Your Productivity

Join us for a free, virtual lunch and learn with our executive coach and productivity expert. This engaging and valuable workshop is brought to you by the Mont Alto LaunchBox in collaboration with the Cumberland Valley Business Alliance.
  • Entrepreneurs and small business owners, we know how busy you are managing multiple priorities and driving your business forward. Mental clutter, or information overload, can drain your productivity and have negative effects on your business, your day-to-day activities and your overall quality of life. Get the tools needed to reduce mental clutter, take control of tasks, overcome decision fatigue and focus on taking action.
Key Dates:
  • Supercharge Your Productivity
Wed., May 17
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.
Winners Announced for LION Tank™ 2023
MONT ALTO, Pa. – Two Penn State students Stephen Leshko and Omar Rady won first place at the 2023 LION Tank™ pitch competition. LION Tank, hosted by the Mont Alto LaunchBox, was held at 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 22, at Penn...
Applications open through March 1 for the sixth annual LION Tank competition
Event to be hosted by Penn State Mont Alto Launchbox on March 22 JANUARY 24, 2023 MONT ALTO, Pa. — Entrepreneurial spirits have a chance to shine once again as Penn State Mont Alto hosts its sixth annual LION Tank...
Invent Penn State News
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. 
April 23 2024

Tyrone wood floor manufacturer utilizes OriginLabs prototyping facility

Britta Teller and Evan Stover are the co-founders of Steller Floors, a sustainable hardwood floor startup based out of Tyrone. They are regular users of OriginLabs, Invent Penn State's prototyping and fabrication space in State College.
April 16 2024

The Penn State Brand Academy hosts inaugural educational networking event

The Penn State Brand Academy hosted its first educational networking event, the Lions to Leaders Symposium, to connect student-athletes with successful Penn State student-athlete alums on April 10.
April 15 2024

Free self-guided digital entrepreneurship education program now available

Invent Penn State’s LaunchBox and Innovation Network has launched a free, online, self-guided entrepreneurship education resource available to all, titled "Customer Discovery 101."
April 5 2024

Brandywine Entrepreneurship Club hosts first student pitch competition

Penn State Brandywine’s Entrepreneurship Club hosted a student pitch competition, its first major event as a student organization, on March 28. The competition featured six students in the club pitching their startup ideas to a panel of judges.
April 1 2024

Honeygrow founder Justin Rosenberg shares story live on 'Dare to Disrupt'

The latest episode of Invent Penn State’s “Dare to Disrupt” podcast was recorded live during Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC and featured host Ryan Newman interviewing Honeygrow CEO and founder Justin Rosenberg.