2023 Demo Day: Student Startup Showcase
Demo Day is our end of the year Student Startup Showcase. It simulates competition in the real world by allowing teams to vie for funds by showing their progress towards proof of concept, future product development, and add-on markets. Teams compete for $5,000.00 which can include cash prizes, gift cards, and in-kind services. This year, […]
2023 Wolverine Venture Battle
Students had a wonderful time at the end of April serving as Junior Judges at the Grove City College Wolverine Venture Battle. The Center for Entrepreneurship + Innovation (E+I) at Grove City College hosts this yearly pitch event, which consists of several rounds before the final, which we attended on Friday, April 28th. The Center […]
Successful eAcademy Fundraiser Get Your Head Out of the Clouds
Thank you to all those who attended our “Get Your Head Out of the Clouds” fundraiser this month! 194 tickets sold! And, we enjoyed spending the evening with each and every one of you! It was a great discussion on the cloud industry offering a peek into the future as the world goes digital and […]
Penn State’s Summary of the eAcademy Fundraiser Get Your Head Out of the Clouds
Representatives from Penn State Shenango participated in the “Get Your Head out of the Clouds” Fundraiser for the Entrepreneurship Academy at LindenPointe on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Pictured: Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity Dima Rabadi participating in an Q&A session with other local tech professionals. The Q&A was moderated by Assistant Teaching Professor of Communications Tiffany Petricini. Visit https://www.psu.edu/news/shenango/story/shenango-faculty-participate-e-academy-fundraiser/ […]
2023 Student Startup Teams at this year’s Demo Day
Meet the 6 Student Startup Teams from the eAcademy competing at this year’s Demo Day! 25 students from 9 different school districts have founded 6 businesses and they will all be delivering 1 pitch for a chance to win $5,000.00.
Incredibly Tasty. Incredibly Convenient. Incrediballs.
The incredible team of Lydia Aiupyy (Hickory ‘23), Joseph DeRaleau (Union ‘23) & Natalie Ostheimer (Sharon ‘23) recently won first place at the eAcademy’s Demo Day pitch competition. The eAcademy is an entrepreneurship program that teaches high school seniors small business management. Winning $1,350.00 in cash, consultations with finance, legal, and social media advisors, continued […]
‘Family First’ at OhanaLink Technologies
Recently featured in the June 2023 issue of the Youngstown Business Journal, OhanaLink Technologies is recognized as a great place to work primarily because of the “people who make workplaces great.” Meet some of those people by clicking the link below to read the full article: ‘Family First’ at OhanaLink Technologies
CUPOD Celebrates Recent Success with Open House
On Friday, June 30th, family, friends, colleagues, and the community of Wayne Osterholm gathered in the eCenter main lobby at LindenPointe to celebrate his creation of CUPOD LLC. The open house began with guests enjoying an array of food and networking with other attendees. Shortly after, guests headed down the eCenter business incubator hallways to […]
Mercer County’s Lead Economic Development Agency: Penn-Northwest
Featured Tenant Spotlight from the eCenter Business Incubator As Mercer County’s lead economic development agency, Penn-Northwest strives to benefit our region and make our community a better place. Their mission is to attract new business and industrial investment, provide outreach and retention services to support the retention and expansion of value-added business and industry, and […]
You Get Out What You Put In: The Entrepreneurship Academy @LindenPointe
Student Blog Post- Written by Students from the Class of 2023: Cassandra Dancak (Kennedy Catholic), Emily Distler (Hermitage), Lucio Chrestay (Sharpsville), and Sylvia Clark (Hermitage) You get out of the Entrepreneurship Academy what you put into it. Individuals must take the initiative to embark on an entrepreneurial journey of a lifetime to reach their goals […]