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  • Headshot of Jake Henry holding his 1st place award for $35k. He is smiling, has brown hair and a red collared shirt.
    Education, Uncategorized

    WCU Alumnus Jake Henry Wins First Place at Salisbury University’s Prestigious Shore Hatchery Competition

    May 1, 2025

    West Chester University (WCU) alumnus Jake Henry won first place and a $35,000 prize at the Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation Shore Hatchery…

  • From left to right, Junior biomedical engineering majors Chris Needham, Joshua Pitts, and Nathan Barker.
    Education

    WCU Students Take Top Honors in WCU Business Idea Challenge, Present at Wistar Institute

    April 25, 2025

    A team of three Biomedical Engineering undergraduates from West Chester University (WCU) has taken first place in the undergraduate track of the 13th Annual WCU…

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    Entrepreneurship

    Women-Owned Businesses Aim to Thrive at West Chester Conference

    October 18, 2024

    On Friday, Oct. 18, West Chester University will be hosting the Women Entrepreneurship Conference, writes Heather Grubola and Nydia Han for 6ABC. The conference’s main…

  • These four small business owners were panelists during the 2023 Women's Entrepreneurship Conference. This year's conference takes place Oct. 18.
    Entrepreneurship

    11th Annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference Set Oct. 18

    October 8, 2024

    October marks National Women’s Small Business Month, a time each year when West Chester University (WCU) and SCORE celebrate the important contributions and achievements of…

  • Women in business sitting around a conference table.
    Entrepreneurship

    SCORE Honors Women’s History Month With Loyal Volunteers Who Pay It Forward                                  

    March 27, 2024

    SCORE honors Women’s History Month by celebrating the significant impact of women-owned businesses on the US economy.  Employing 9.4 million workers, these companies are at…

  • Zach Starr and Pattie Diggin
    Education

    West Chester Student Invents Tobacco-Free Alternative to Nicotine Vaping

    April 25, 2023

    Dubbed a promising Student Entrepreneur in Residence at West Chester University’s Cottrell Entrepreneurship Center, 20-year-old Zach Starr is challenging the burgeoning vaping industry with a…

  • Business Idea Competition
    Entrepreneurship

    WCU’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Center Seeks ‘Big Ideas’ for 2022 Business Idea Competition

    February 4, 2022

    Now celebrating its 10th year, the annual Business Idea Competition (BIC) at West Chester University welcomes all those who have business-startup dreams and big ideas…

  • business idea competition
    Entrepreneurship, West Chester

    Finalists Compete Today in WCU’s Virtual Business Idea Pitch Presented by Meridian Bank

    April 14, 2021

    Anyone who wants to start a business should watch budding entrepreneurs pitch their ideas in the annual Business Idea Competition hosted by West Chester University’s…

  • Chester County, Commerce, Delaware County, Nonprofit

    West Chester University and SCORE Celebrate Women Entrepreneurs: 2020 Conference

    November 10, 2020

    Entrepreneurs solve problems, often dedicating their entire careers to get it right. Women-owned small businesses and startups are particularly focused on solving problems that help…

  • Education

    Virtual Success: WCU’s Cottrell Center Announces Business Idea Pitch Finalists

    May 22, 2020

    In April, entrepreneurs pitched their ideas in a Virtual Fast Pitch Competition hosted by West Chester University’s Dr. Edwin Cottrell Entrepreneurial Leadership Center, the Keiretsu…

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