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North Central PA LaunchBox survey aims to help businesses recover from COVID-19

DUBOIS, Pa. — Results are in from a survey distributed by the North Central PA LaunchBox intended to explore the needs of regional businesses as they endure the COVID-19 crisis, with an eye on reopening when possible. Serving the counties of Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, Potter and McKean, the LaunchBox developed this short, online business recovery survey to fully understand not only the initial ramifications of COVID-19 towards businesses, but also ongoing issues that may impact those businesses once they begin to reopen. This project has been in cooperation with several counties in the region including Cameron, Clearfield, and...

LaunchBox Speaker event will focus on business recovery after COVID

DuBOIS, Pa. – The latest in a speaker series offered by the North Central PA LaunchBox, Penn State DuBois Continuing Education, and The North Central Partnership for Regional Economic Performance (NC PREP) will help industry and business owners to navigate recovery from the COVID pandemic. "Education and Innovation coming out of COVID — The role education will play in the workforce," is planned for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26. Those interested in attending the webinar can register at this link. This lecture will be conducted by Jim Fong, lead consultant and founding director of the University Professional and Continuing Education Association,...

Invent Penn State Innovation Hub Network pivots to offer digital resources

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Across Pennsylvania, the Invent Penn State innovation hub network has pivoted to deliver needed programming and services online amid facility closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Adapting and moving rapidly, directors are using technology to reach entrepreneurs and startups in their communities by providing online mentoring, webinars, virtual speaker series, as well as a Virtual Idea TestLab. Image: Invent Penn State Click here for a downloadable chart of available online innovation hub services and programs. In Central Pennsylvania, the Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank is taking their June Idea TestLab accelerator program online. Now dubbed the Virtual Idea TestLab, the four-week program...

‘Cyber Security for Business’ offered by Altoona LaunchBox, NCPA LaunchBox

DUBOIS, Pa. — With the digital business landscape ever-changing due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the North Central PA LaunchBox is teaming up with the Altoona LaunchBox to offer the webinar “Cyber Security for Business” from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6. With increasing amounts of business being conducted online, this webinar will explain ways for individuals and businesses to protect themselves against cyber-attacks. Speakers will include Penn State Acting Chief Information Security Officer Richard Sparrow, Penn State Altoona Professor of Information Sciences and Technology Jungwoo Ryoo, and Penn State Altoona Associate Teaching Professor of Information Sciences and...