Penn State Great Valley Library Blog

For the third consecutive fall, Penn State Great Valley’s Social Entrepreneurship and Community Leadership course participants are presenting local organizations and businesses with free business plans and other consulting projects. Teams consisting of MBA and Master of Leadership Development students from Penn State Great Valley, and high school students from Conestoga, Great Valley and Malvern Prep, consulted with four socially responsible organizations
— Vanguard School, Sustainable Landscapes, Chilly Philly Ice Cream and Winning Wealth Services — to assess their business needs.

The Vanguard School, which is approaching its 50th anniversary, is a school that aids children with learning disabilities. Sustainable Landscapes is a consortium of small businesses that strive to support natural habitats while growing their businesses. Chilly Philly Ice Cream is a relatively new ice cream company with a goal to hire local employees and use ingredients produced by local farmers. Winning Wealth is a community organization that seeks to partner with local businesses to improve economic opportunities for minority communities through financial education.

The social entrepreneurship course teams have analyzed these organizations using business knowledge and skills learned during this class, and they will share their recommendations, which include business plans, strategic plans, marketing plans, funding proposals and performance management plans for the organization, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, and Monday, Dec.
12.

The presentations will be held in the Musser Auditorium in the Safeguard Scientifics Building on the Great Valley campus. The events are free to the public. Due to limited space, RSVPs to barrielitzky@psu.edu are requested.