Upcoming Events

Idea TestLab 
Have a business idea? Figure out how to turn it into a viable business. Idea TestLab is a "customer discovery" investigation designed to help you better understand the customer, the problem you're trying to solve, and how to provide value in a differentiated way. 

  • 5-week startup accelerator
  • 1:1 coaching
  • Win up to $3,000 total prize funding
  • No affiliation with Penn State required for application 

Apply to IdeaTestLab by January 10, 2022

Sponsored by the Mont Alto LaunchBox

The small Business Owners Guide to Tax Season: Save Money on your 2021 taxes
Saunders Tax and Accounting will talk with small business owners about changes in tax law and how the changes affect them, including how business owners benefit from the changes. 

The session is sponsored by the Mont Alto LaunchBox and the Cumberland Valley Business Alliance. 
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 14
Via Zoom, online registration is available through the Cumberland Valley Business Alliance. 
Registration is required, and participants will receive the Zoom link after they register to attend. 

For more information, contact Helen McGarry, LaunchBox director at [email protected] or 717-749-4118. 

Mont Alto LaunchBox virtual workshop: Understanding and Benefitting from the EIDL program. 

 On June 30, 2021, the LaunchBox held a webinar for small business owners to learn more about the EIDL program and how to apply for funds. If you missed the webinar and have questions about the EIDL, you can view a recording of the video on YouTube. 

There is still money available to small business owners through Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program who were impacted by COVID-19 to help them recover. 

 Mont Alto LaunchBox LION Tank™

The fifth Annual LION Tank™ Competition will be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2022.