About
What is Wilkes-Barre LaunchBox?
Wilkes-Barre LaunchBox leverages its unique strengths to add value to the entrepreneurial ecosystem. At its core, the Wilkes-Barre LaunchBox brings together the campus and surrounding community to advance an entrepreneurial mindset through immersive skill development, empowering individuals and organizations to embrace the opportunities for future employability by offering networking and skill development alongside key partnerships in the NEPA region.
- Business accelerator programs
- 1:1 coaching and mentorship
- Legal and intellectual property services
Meet the LaunchBox Team
Stephanie Gresh
Director of Wilkes-Barre LaunchBox
Stephanie L. Gresh is a leadership and management expert with both practical and academic experience. She has 10+ years of research in applied leadership, entrepreneurship, and behavioral science. She is currently a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor, Business at Penn State University Wilkes-Barre Campus and the World Campus, in addition to her role as Coordinator of the Wilkes-Barre LaunchBox. She also serves as an advisor of the student-run business club at Wilkes-Barre.
Penn State funded, but open to all.
Wilkes-Barre LaunchBox is a signature program of Invent Penn State, a Commonwealth-wide initiative to spur economic development, job creation, and student career success. While initially funded by Penn State, we are open to all.
- Open to the public. No affiliation with Penn State is needed.
- All our services are no-cost.
- We partner with other local economic development groups.
- We are one of 21 innovation spaces across the Commonwealth.