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Note: This webinar is presented in Spanish. Watch the webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WUAW9Lg0Yo Part of the Hazleton, Abington, and Berks LaunchBox Entrepreneurship Speaker Series Presented in Spanish. Alejandro Acosta Garcia, an experienced consultant in strategic planning, organizational structure and more, will discuss how entrepreneurs can serve as leaders of projects. Alejandro will also share insight on the importance of seeing each start up as the sum of several small projects. In addition to his background in consulting, Alejandro also brings extensive experience as a teacher in project formulation, evaluation, management and business planning for entrepreneurs.      

The Abington LaunchBox launched its newest outlet to connect with the entrepreneurial community in and around Penn State Abington.  The Abington Launchbox Podcast Channel exists to inspire, equip, and prepare current and future entrepreneurs with resources to guide their journey.  Content is now available through many of the most common podcasting platforms including Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3nH6cGgnOHA44f1mcKevES), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abington-launchbox-podcast-channel/id1545719717), Google Podcasts (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NGNkM2NhYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==), and more.   The channel will feature several podcasts that cover a wide range of topics, presentation styles, and spoken languages.  At launch, the podcast features: Launch Trajectories: discussions with student entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs from the community that are...

Idea Design Lab Nov. 12, Nov. 19, & Nov. 23 — 4-6 p.m. Explore the creative process to generate business ideas that fit your environment. Learn how to ideate, observe, be inspired, be aware, be creative, be bold and bring depth to what you ultimately produce: a viable idea or to pivot an actual idea. Participants will expand their arsenal of resources to identify opportunities, pivot, look for solutions and learn how to think critically about their business ideas and the importance of utilizing more than one research trend. This three-day virtual course will be a collaboration between Penn State and Universidad Central del Este...

Featuring: Michael Wojcik, CEO and Founder of Wojcik Communications Networking is a critical function during all stages of personal and professional career development.  Circumstances that arose in 2020 certainly created challenges to networking but they may also create opportunities.  During this discussion with Michael Wojcik, CEO and Founder of Wojcik Communications, we will discuss how networking in 2020 has changed and how it remains the same.  Michael will offer tips and perspectives for students and entrepreneurs to develop networks now and in the future. The event is free and will be delivered as a video premier on the Abington LaunchBox...

This free live webinar features a selection from the Penn State Dickinson Law Pop-up Business Clinic. Presented by Dickinson Law’s Business Law Society, the webinars help entrepreneurs navigate the evolving field of entrepreneurship law by providing them with legal guidance. Workshops and lectures provide entrepreneurs and the community the opportunity to discuss relevant and current issues arising in the field of business law. By offering a forum where entrepreneurs may ask questions about start-up related concerns, the Business Law Society provides accessible assistance to entrepreneurs navigating the business world. The November 10, 2020 webinar hosted by The Abington LaunchBox will...