GEW 2021

The second annual Winter Market at The Rivet is FREE to attend and will showcase over 40 local artisans selling their wares. The event will be held in The Rivet and wrap around outside into the parking lot. Get your holiday shopping done early by buying local and then stick around for a snack from some of the area’s most popular food trucks! All proceeds from the sale, raffle gift baskets, silent auction items, and sponsorships will go to support programs for youth and adults at The Rivet. Visit TheRivet.org for more information.

The Winter Market will be held from 11:00am to 7:00pm on Saturday, November 6 and Sunday, November 7.

This event is presented by The Rivet at Discovery Space. 

Learn how to use social media to position your business and your entire community as destination for residents and visitors alike.

This Focus on Local: Community Based Social Media Marketing workshop is sponsored by The Pennsylvania Wilds.

What's Included:

• Access to a two-hour, hands-on training and collaboration session with other businesses, organizations and leaders in your community.
• Real-time training to access and use our Focus on Local Content Database — a template that will help you feel less overwhelmed when it comes to your marketing content strategy.
• Access to a private, online group with other members of your community session so that you can continue to collaborate, learn new skills, and more after your session date — hosted on the Focus on Local Network + Learning Center.

Sessions led by Hello Social Co.’s CEO, Ellen Matis, who developed the Focus on Local Approach and has implemented it in communities around Pennsylvania.

Registration is required for this event. You can register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/focus-on-local-community-based-social-media-marketing-in-the-pa-wilds-tickets-176281351267.  

Centre Region Entrepreneur Network (CREN) and Women's Networking Group of State College (WiNGs) will host this networking event that is open to all student and community entrepreneurs. Appetizers will be served. Attendees are encouraged to RSVP at https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=RY30fNs9iUOpwcEVUm61LlkYKCUBVbBNizT4EEoWUvtUMkNDQ1NJV0ZORERQMVYwNUhKV1JTVERCUy4u.

This event is presented in partnership with Centre Region Entrepreneur Network (CREN) and Women's Networking Group of State College (WiNGs).

In response to accelerating COVID-19 case counts across the state and in consultation with University Faculty Senate leadership, Penn State requires all students, faculty, staff and visitors — including those who are vaccinated and unvaccinated — to wear masks indoors at all campuses.

Capital Call, by Ben Franklin Technology Partners Central-Northern PA, gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to interact with investors and VCs.  Learn what investors value and look for in potential investment companies and get your questions answers live!

November 11th Capital Call with Mike Doyle, Goldin Ventures:

A “Family Office” is a private wealth management advisory firm that usually has a single client in that they serve an ultra-high-net-worth individual or family. Why do they matter in the capital ecosystem for startups? Well, three-quarters of family offices said they have directly invested in startups, and one-quarter said they have sourced their own deals, according to a recent global survey of family office executives and family members conducted by Silicon Valley Bank and family office advisors Campden Wealth.

We are privileged to have Mike Doyle, from Goldin Ventures as out next guest on Ben Franklin Capital Call. Goldin Ventures is a family office, investing in early stage technology companies, on behalf of the Markowitz family, the founders of Allen Organ Company in the Lehigh Valley region of PA. This session is moderated by John Sider, Director of Second Stage Capital, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania.

Topics Covered
1. What investors look for in a potential investment
2. How family offices invest in early-stage companies
3. Audience Q&A with Mike

Registration is required for this event. You can register here: https://www.benfranklinlearningcenter.org/training/event/capital-call-with-mike-doyle-goldin-ventures.

This event is presented by Harrisburg LaunchBox powered by Penn State in partnership with Ben Franklin Technology Partners Central-Northern PA. 

This is a free event where individuals interested in entrepreneurial pursuits can network, exchange ideas and advice, learn, and grow themselves and their networks.

Registration is not required for this event.

This event is presented by the Juniata River Valley Chamber of Commerce & Mifflin County Industrial Development Corporation. 

The Brandywine LaunchBox encourages everyone to #shopsmall for the holiday season and celebrate Small Business Saturday in their respective communities. The Brandywine LaunchBox is a designed American Express Small Business Neighborhood Champion.