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November 5, 2021 The Penn State Abington LaunchBox, a business accelerator and signature program of the Invent Penn State initiative, is marking Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) with a webinar, podcasts, and YouTube events. GEW begins Nov. 8. "Use YouTube to Grow Your Business" Monday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m.   This webinar offers best practices for creating a YouTube channel and compelling video content that promotes your products and services and drives engagement with your brand including: Why you should have a YouTube channel How to set up a YouTube channel What is important to fill out when uploading a video Developing good creative and how to target and measure results Register here. This event is presented in partnership with Google and the LaunchBoxes from Penn...

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...

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...