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Entrepreneurship and Innovation at PennGSE

Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Wharton

Wharton Entrepreneurship Specialization (Coursera) - free to audit
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How to enroll to audit:
Go to https://www.coursera.org/
If you have a Coursera account – log in; If you do not have a Coursera account: Create an account OR Sign Up with Facebook.
In the search catalog enter: Entrepreneurship 1: Developing the Opportunity.
Click on the "Enroll" button.
In the pop-up, click on Audit.
Follow the prompts to start the course.
You should receive a confirmation email from Coursera.
Repeat steps for the four modules below:
o Entrepreneurship 2: Launching your Start-Up
o Entrepreneurship 3: Growth Strategies
o Entrepreneurship 4: Financing and Profitability
o Wharton Entrepreneurship Capstone
MBA Entrepreneurship & Innovation Major
Penn Social Entrepreneurship Movement (PennSEM) - student group

Venture Lab

Wharton's entrepreneurship center that serves all students and alumni across Penn interested in entrepreneurship and innovation. Offers programs, funding opportunities, and innovation spaces for venture development.

Penn Wharton Innovation Fund (VLAB)
Funds creative and meaningfully innovative ventures from the Penn student community. Three award types available: Validation, Implementation, Launch.
Startup Challenge (VLAB)
A competition for Penn student-founded new ventures. Cash prizes available from a pool of more than $150k.
Venture Initiation Program (VLAB)
Incubator-accelerator that introduces students to the key aspects of entrepreneurship through three core programs. The VIP Incubator program is open to all student founders. The VIP-X programs in Philadelphia and San Fransisco are accelerators for advanced entrepreneurs.
Visiting Experts (VLAB)
Provides opportunities for students to meet with alumni founders, entrepreneurs, operators, subject matter experts, and other technical and industry experts in one-on-one or in small group AMA session formats.
Digital Design Studio (VLAB)
Educational resource supporting current Penn student startups of all stages with their branding and marketing, featuring a state-of-the-art audiovisual production studio.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Penn

Education Librarian

Joanna Thompson

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Education: Overview

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