live from THE LAUNCHBOX!With great honor, we invite the top teams in our competition to our business plan presentation challenge - hosted at Penn State's Happy Valley LaunchBox. Is your business plan ready?
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123 S Burrowes St. 2nd Floor
State College, PA 16801 |
$10,000 Scholarship
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The top team selected in our rounds of judging will receive a $10,000 scholarship (per member - see our FAQ area for details), generously provided by The Pennsylvania College of Technology. Our Shark-Tank-like competitions allow the best student teams from school districts to present their business ideas to a panel of local judges for awesome prizes.
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EXPERTS
A variety of renown business professionals will be in attendance
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Samuel R. Ryder
Vice President 
First National Bank
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Alan Dakey
President 
Brighter Financial Futures
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Speaker
Coming Soon! 
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Elizabeth Hay
Jack White Family Director 
Happy Valley LaunchBox
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Cindy Zimmerman
Owner 
Farmers Insurance in State College & Educational Services and Consulting
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Donna Gavitt
Business Educator, MEd 
Brighter Financial Futures
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Bios
ELizabeth Hay
Elizabeth has more than 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur and consulting with small business owners. Her expertise includes business strategy, disaster recovery, scaling and de-risking growth companies, employee management, insurance compliance, accounting and bookkeeping, government contracting, bid and proposal writing, safety management and overall business management.
Elizabeth has worked with multiple SBIR awards and has training in DCAA contract accounting. Elizabeth has experience with woman owned and veteran owned business certifications, compliance, and bidding under those designations.
Elizabeth is the President of WiNGs, a State College based women entrepreneurs networking group, she teaches yoga in the State College area, and balances her SBDC career, owning a small business, and raising her 6 children with the help of her husband and co-owner of TechKnowServ Corp, Thomas Hay.
Elizabeth has worked with multiple SBIR awards and has training in DCAA contract accounting. Elizabeth has experience with woman owned and veteran owned business certifications, compliance, and bidding under those designations.
Elizabeth is the President of WiNGs, a State College based women entrepreneurs networking group, she teaches yoga in the State College area, and balances her SBDC career, owning a small business, and raising her 6 children with the help of her husband and co-owner of TechKnowServ Corp, Thomas Hay.
Cindy Zimmerman
As a co-owner of Farmers Insurance in State College, she enjoys her career educating people on their insurance needs and requirements. Cindy’s other business, Educational Services and Consulting (ESC) provides the opportunity for individuals to achieve professional goals through specialized education in insurance designations: Accredited Claims Adjuster (ACA) and Registered Customer Service Representative (RCSR). At the beginning of her career, Cindy spent 12 years at Raytheon as a recruiter, benefits administrator and strategic planner. She later transitioned to becoming the Vice President of a manufacturing company. Cindy’s knowledge in the insurance industry to understand, educate, negotiate and train employees on insurance programs and coverages have led her to team with individuals and companies to meet their insurance and training needs and requirements. As a co-owner of Farmers Insurance in State College , she enjoys her career educating people on their insurance needs and requirements. Cindy’s other business, Educational Services and Consulting (ESC) provides the opportunity for individuals to achieve professional goals through specialized education in insurance designations: Accredited Claims Adjuster (ACA) and Registered Customer Service Representative (RCSR). At the beginning of her career, Cindy spent 12 years at Raytheon as a recruiter, benefits administrator and strategic planner. She later transitioned to becoming the Vice President of a manufacturing company. Cindy’s knowledge in the insurance industry to understand, educate, negotiate and train employees on insurance programs and coverages have led her to team with individuals and companies to meet their insurance and training needs and requirements.
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