From Penn State Berks
Penn State Berks will host a variety of events during Global Entrepreneurship Week at Penn State 2025, kicking off Friday, Nov. 14, and running through Friday, Nov. 21. Events are sponsored by the college’s Flemming Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development (CEED) Center and Berks LaunchBox in downtown Reading.
Global Entrepreneurship Week at Penn State is a collaboration between the University and local communities through partnerships that promote a spirit of innovation. Events include lectures, networking, and workshops, and some require advanced registration.
Award Ceremony – Innovation & Business Idea Challenge and Imagine Your Business Grants
Friday, Nov. 14, 12:15-1:15 p.m., Room 111, Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building, Co-sponsored by the Flemming CEED Center and Berks LaunchBox.
This event is free and open to the public.
The Innovation & Business Idea Challenge tasked teams of students with developing creative, impactful solutions to local and global challenges. The Imagine Your Business Grant provided funding to early-stage entrepreneurs to support various business needs, such as prototyping, marketing, and product development. Both awards have been funded by the County of Berks through a grant to the Berks LaunchBox. During this award ceremony, winning teams will be recognized for their work. Sadan-Kulturel-Konak, professor of management information systems, will moderate the ceremony.
3D Printing Workshop
Monday, Nov. 17, 12:15-1:15 p.m., Room 111, Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building, Sponsored by the Flemming CEED Center.
This event is free and open to the public.
The Flemming CEED Center will host this workshop on how to operate 3D printers for prototype building using a three-step process: planning (sketching), hands-on application (rough prototyping), and 3D printing (modeling). Participants will learn about the software used to create prototypes and how 3D printers work. The workshop will be presented by Kathleen Hauser, assistant teaching professor of engineering, and mechanical engineering student Talan Nguyen.
Artificial Intelligence Workshop – From Idea to Income
Tuesday, Nov. 18, Presentation: 6-7: 15 p.m., Networking: 7:15-8 p.m., Room 121, Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building, Co-sponsored by Berks LaunchBox and the Flemming CEED Center.
This event is free and open to the public. Advanced registration required for in-person event. Presentation is also available online without registration.
This interactive workshop is led by Drew Griffin, founder of Askspot.ai, an AI-powered platform helping businesses leverage conversational AI to scale faster. Attendees will learn how AI can transform ideas into income-generating businesses and explore real-world strategies and tools to help create, market, and scale smarter. The presentation will cover using AI for the following: lead generation and capture of potential customers; creating large volumes of content quickly; building professional websites from a single prompt; generating music, visuals, and video content; automating workflows by saving time and streamlining operations; and exploring AI-driven offerings. Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptops to this hands-on workshop. Griffin’s career spans technology, entrepreneurship, and creative media. He has worked with startups and organizations to design innovative solutions that combine AI, marketing, and customer engagement.
How to Register Your Business in Pennsylvania (en Español)
Thursday, Nov. 20, 6-7 p.m., Webinar, Sponsored by Berks LaunchBox and the Kutztown Small Business Development Center
This event is free and open to the public. Advanced registration is required.
In this Spanish-language webinar, the Penn State Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic will guide participants step-by-step through the process of legally registering a business in Pennsylvania. The presentation will cover the essential legal steps to establish a business, key compliance requirements every entrepreneur should know, how to use the PA Business One-Stop Shop website to find licenses and permits for 100+ business activities, and how the free Penn State Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic can help entrepreneurs set up an LLC. The webinar is led by Penn State Dickinson Law School students Claudia Hernández and Enzo Escalante. Hernández has been working with the Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic since May 2024. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Miami. Escalante serves as a student clinician with the Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from James Madison University.
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