Kuba Kerner, left, and Vera Hempel of KissUX lead one of the startups awarded a grant.
WYOMISSING,爸爸. — The 博克斯LaunchBox powered by Penn State recently awarded six startup companies with, “增加创业资助,” which provide entrepreneurs participating in 博克斯LaunchBox programs with $500 towards a need they have identified. Startup needs include talent to help with prototyping, 营销与设计, or registration for an educational conference or training session. These grants are funded by a grant from the Commonwealth of 宾西法尼亚, Department of Community and Economic Development to Invent Penn State.
The grant connects entrepreneurs with “talent partners” who provide expertise to help them further their startups. The funds also help pay for an educational conference or training program in entrepreneurs’ industries and help them gain key knowledge needed to grow their startups. Each winning entrepreneur plans to pay additional funds out-of-pocket to supplement the grant to accomplish their goals.
得奖者包括:
Cory Dahlia Varona-Corniel 还有尼科尔·瓦罗纳·坎塞尔莫 from OCOA Beauty, 宾州州立银行 alumnae
OCOA 是干净的, 豪华护发线卷曲和波浪发, co-founded by Dominican sisters and 宾州州立银行 business alumni Cory Dahlia Varona Corniel, 2011届毕业生, 还有尼科尔·瓦罗纳·坎塞尔莫, 2013年 类. Their mission is to redefine how curly hair products are made and how they make women feel. The sisters will use their grant money to hire a Penn State intern to grow marketing.
Karen Tripolitis来自正念根儿童有限责任公司
正念根的孩子 provides school staff with the training necessary to teach elementary students a daily 10-minute program aimed at enhancing social and emotional learning, 创造和平的学习环境. Tripolitis会用她的资金聘请一位艺术家, graphic designer and company that produces educational activity card decks to enhance her program.
Nathan Bonslaver from CarToCamp, 宾州州立银行 alumnus
CarToCamp 设计, manufactures and sells adjustable sleeping platforms for car camping that are easy to set up and use. Bonslaver, 2022届毕业生, will use his funds to hire an engineering design consultant to help in the final stages of an updated product line.
《赌博平台大全》的塔隆达·罗杰斯
第四孕期马赫米 is a nonprofit helping pregnant and postpartum women by providing maternity-care services, 其中包括宣传, 咨询和教育. Rogers will use the funds to hire marketing support and a consultant to guide her fundraising strategy.
来自warantyclick公司的Tom Wentling.
WarrantyClick supports the mitigation of product liability by streamlining the warranty registration and claims process for manufacturers with his app. Wentling will use his funds to hire a UX improvement expert to review and provide feedback on the application.
来自KissUX的Vera Hempel和Kuba Kerner
吻用户体验 is developing an accessible prototyping application to turn the app design process into a scalable, repeatable and consistent experience for startup product teams, 早期UI/UX设计师和开发人员. 该平台赋予用户权力, regardless of their design experience and ability level, to transform app ideas into clickable prototypes quickly and efficiently. This team will use their funds to further the development of their application.
关于博克斯发射箱
博克斯LaunchBox的任务, located in Suite 105 of the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in downtown 阅读, is to support economic development and entrepreneurship. 宾州州立银行的创新中心, the LaunchBox connects local early-stage entrepreneurs to the support, resources and facilities that they need to build sustainable and scalable businesses with a viable plan for growth. 服务包括协助制作原型, 进行市场调查, 与顾问联系. 博克斯的LaunchBox提供创业研讨会, 创业公司的联合办公空间, 以业务发展为重点的聚会, a makerspace with 3D printers for prototyping and special youth programs.
博克斯LaunchBox is supported by Invent Penn State — a commonwealth-wide initiative to spur economic development, 创造就业机会和学生事业成功. 欲了解更多信息，请访问 berkslaunchbox.事业单位.edu 或致电610-396-6221联系艾瑞卡·昆克尔 or (电子邮件保护).
