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SBDC Success Story: Green Fire CrossFit

Trista Lynn Long, the owner of Green Fire CrossFit located in Indiana, PA, is a dedicated entrepreneur with nine years of business success. As a Zumba instructor, Trista was inspired by the positive impact she…

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Entrepreneurial Fellows Class (EFC) 2024 Fellows

The Entrepreneurial Fellows Class of 2024 gathered for the first program session on January 17, 2024. The 28 member cohort will participate in a comprehensive year-long educational program facilitated by the Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence.

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IEE Winter Social 2023

On Monday December 11, the Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence hosted our annual Member Winter Social celebration at Acrisure Stadium. The event brought together a diverse group of about 350 attendees, including business owners, university leaders,…

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UCEP Celebrates 11 Community Power to Prosper Graduates

(From Left) 1st Row: Lyasha Bishop-Gaines, Ebony Murray, Amber Slaughter; 2nd Row: Cammeron I. Warren, Dr. Crystal Rose, Eldolia Weir, Brooke Barry, Jazmin Hernandez, Jose Flores The IEE’s Urban & Community Entrepreneurship Program (UCEP) graduated…

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Comcast RISE grant application

Learn more about the Comcast RISE grant program and apply at https://www.comcastrise.com/ Comcast RISE Information Session webinar https://youtu.be/q_6QsIxfJWM The IEE presented at Comcast RISE Information Session webinar on June 1st to go over details of…

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Taylor Ford wearing a pink shirt

In The News: Taylor Ford (CP2P ’20 Grad)

Taylor Ford, an IEE Urban & Community Entrepreneurship Program Community Power to Prosper (CP2P) 2020 graduate, and her company, IT's 4 Me, was spotlighted by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as a growing minority- and women-owned business.…

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