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Lehigh Valley LaunchBox (LVLB) partnered with Factory, LLC on StartUp Lehigh Valley in November where ten entrepreneurs, selected to participate through an application process, presented a virtual, two-minute live pitch with their business ideas to the panel of judges and virtual audience in a lively shark-tank style event. Participants had a chance to win an award that was part of the $10,000 in prize money from event sponsor Penn State Lehigh Valley LaunchBox. JPMorgan Chase & Co. also served as an event sponsor.  Now LVLB checks in with event winners on their progress, their advice for other entrepreneurs and how they are benefitting from being...

Lehigh Valley LaunchBox (LVLB) partnered with Factory, LLC on StartUp Lehigh Valley in November where ten entrepreneurs, selected to participate through an application process, presented a virtual, two-minute live pitch with their business ideas to the panel of judges and virtual audience in a lively shark-tank style event. Participants had a chance to win an award that was part of the $10,000 in prize money from event sponsor Penn State Lehigh Valley LaunchBox. JPMorgan Chase & Co. also served as an event sponsor.  Now LVLB checks in with event winners on their progress, their advice for other entrepreneurs and how they are...

Lehigh Valley LaunchBox (LVLB) partnered with Factory, LLC on StartUp Lehigh Valley in November where ten entrepreneurs, selected to participate through an application process, presented a virtual, two-minute live pitch with their business ideas to the panel of judges and virtual audience in a lively shark-tank style event. Participants had a chance to win an award that was part of the $10,000 in prize money from event sponsor Penn State Lehigh Valley LaunchBox. JPMorgan Chase & Co. also served as an event sponsor.  Now LVLB checks in with event winners on their progress, their advice for other entrepreneurs and how they are benefitting from being part of LVLB. ...

DelGrosso Launches Steel City Plant Co. after Lehigh Valley LaunchBox StartUp Bootcamp With ideas for her new business simmering for over a year, Angela DelGrosso was spending a long summer weekend solo retreat fleshing out her business plan when a friend called to tell her about the LaunchBox Bootcamp. That was the incentive she needed to finish the business plan for her one-stop urban plant shop and apply for the Bootcamp program. DelGrosso said she always wanted to be a business owner, and whenever there was something she would complain about, she made a mental note to see if there...

In February, Okezue Bell’s team placed sixth out of 90 plus teams across Pennsylvania in the annual DECA high school competition in the independent business category with a plan for a graphic design business using AI creativity. Bell, with his team member and classmate Wisdom Ufondu, is aiming higher for next year’s DECA competition and decided that Lehigh Valley Launchbox’s StartUp Bootcamp could help them fine tune their new business plan. As they were brainstorming ideas for their next new business idea, they realized that both of their mothers were having a problem with credit card fraud. Developing a solution...