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Pennsylvania In the last 5 years, Penn State University has been increasing expanding their entrepreneurial efforts. There have been some big changes in regards to minors, ecosystem by introducing new academic and extracrurricular programs, robust organizationsfocused solely on supporting entrerepeneurs, and expanded funding to initiatives across its 20 campuses statewide. The creation of [https://invent.psu.edu Invent Penn State], acting as the leading entreprenerial organization for Penn State, has allowed centralized strategy and morepartnership between otherwise scattered resources.

Initially, Penn State offered an Engineering Entrepreneurship minor through the College of Engineering. In 2013, Penn State was able to form introduced an intercollegiate [https://enti.psu.edu entrepreneurship minor (ENTI)] that allows students across most colleges to venture into subject clusters of their choice. The entrepreneurship minor offers unique and diverse clusters from College of Engineering: Arts Entrepreneurship, Digital Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Entrepreneurship as Advocacy, College of Agricultural SciencesFood and Bio-Innovation, College of CommunicationHospitality Management, School of Engineering DesignNew Media, Technology & Professional ProgramsNew Ventures, and Smeal College of BusinessSocial Entrepreneurship.

Organizations such Off campus, organizations like the [http://launchbox.psu.edu Happy Valley LaunchBox] serve as Innoblue a great starting point for student, faculty, and Nittany Entrepreneurs work hard to make sure that budding community entrepreneurs have all possible resources to reach their goals, alike. Innoblue holds workshops in subject matters of marketingWith free WiFi, codingcoffee, brand creationand co-working space from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, pitch delivery and moreanyone can utilize these resources. Nittany Entreprenurs strives to match Penn State Several programs allow students with local businesses and community members to enhance student learning of entrepreneurship through practice.start and launch a business:

The accelerated undergraduate *[https://launchbox.psu.edu/ideatestlab/ Idea TestLab] is a four-week program that pushes an entrepreneurial mindset early on is gives curious minds tools, mentorship, and support to conduct customer discovery with potential users. *For entrepreneurs who are further along, the joint Science B[https://launchbox.Spsu.edu/Mfasttrackaccelerator/ FastTrack Accelerator] program is a 16-week accelerator program that offers intensive, hands-on guidance and tools to grow their startup.B*Penn State is also home to the [https://invent.Apsu. edu/program. Certificate /summer-founders/ Summer Founders Program], an immersive 13-week program that gives student and local entrepreneurs $10,000 in Humanitarian Engineering & Social Entrepreneurship is offered at Penn State as wellgrant funding, dedicated office space, one-on-one mentorship, and additional resources to work on their startup or non-profit full-time over the summer instead of pursuing classes or an internship.

Throughout the year, several signature events serve as great opportunities to engage and grow in the entrepreneurship community. In late fall, [https://gew.psu.edu Global Entrepreneurship Week] celebrates both the University and community's committment to innovation, offering presentations, keynotes, and networking opportunities. Also in the fall, [https://hackpsu.org HackPSU] offers curious developers and students passionate about technology a 24-hour immersive experience with open-ended development and business challenges. In the spring, Penn State offers [https://startupweek.psu.edu Startup Week], bringing leading minds in innovation and entrepreneurship to campuses across Penn State and offering the community opportunities to learn through workshops and pitch their startups. Student organizations like Innoblue work hard to make sure that budding entrepreneurs have all possible resources to reach their goals. Innoblue holds workshops in subject matters of marketing, coding, brand creation, pitch delivery and more. The accelerated undergraduate program that pushes an entrepreneurial mindset early on is the joint Science B.S./M.B.A. program. Certificates in Humanitarian Engineering & Social Entrepreneurship are offered at Penn State as well. Along with an academic push for entrepreneurship, Penn State attempts to provide many resources for entrepreneurship, such as 3-D printers, accelerators, trader challenges, idea pitch competitions, TedxPSU, the learning factoryTEDxPSU, and more. Penn State also offers many opportunities for funding for entrepreneurs on the rise.