Meehl Innovation Commons at Penn State Behrend

Get on this opportunity to work with Penn State Behrend and the the NWPA Innovation Beehive Network!

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Check out our feature in ARC's recent publication!

The Appalachian Regional Commission recently used the Beehive Network as a case study in their report titled: "Making Connections for Stronger Businesses and Resilient Communities."

Read the Beehive section here:https://www.arc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ARC-Business-Development-Evaluation-Full-Report.pdf =64

And here are some key takeaways:

— "Over the two years of the ARC grant in 2017–2019, the Beehive Network improved 312 businesses and facilitated the creation of 34 new businesses. Later, in 2022 alone, the network served 140 small businesses and 85 early entrepreneurs, creating 12 new businesses, and engaging well over 100 students."

— "Members of the Innovation Beehive Network emphasize that the key to their success has been an honest and deep collaboration in which no member of the Beehive has an individual agenda or vies for more credit, media coverage, or funding than the others."

— "There must be no wrong door to connect with support, and doors must be accessible both geographically as well as culturally. For example, in the case of the Beehive, if a resident did not feel comfortable going to a university for supports, the public library was accessible and provided both equipment and more basic classes for emerging entrepreneurs."

Big thanks to ECGRA - Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority for supporting entrepreneurship, student learning, and community outreach. We're excited for what's to come.

An $896,000 grant will expand the services and geographic reach of the NWPA Innovation Beehive Network, which includes the James R. Meehl Innovation Commons at . https://behrend.psu.edu/story/73286/2023/03/09/behrend-innovation-lab-receives-200000-new-grant-funding

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