When the Berks LaunchBox first opened nearly seven years ago, it provided a glimmer of hope to Berks County entrepreneurs and innovators. Since then, its impact has grown to be more than its staff could have imagined.
The Berks LaunchBox is celebrating its four-year anniversary of its expansion from Penn State Health St. Joseph’s Downtown Reading Campus to the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in downtown Reading.
An innovation hub of the Invent Penn State initiative, the Berks LaunchBox was created through a seed grant in 2016. Its mission is to assist early-stage entrepreneurs and startup companies with accessing the tools and resources they need to launch and grow in Greater Reading. In January 2019, it expanded its operations and moved to GoggleWorks Center for the Arts.
Throughout 2022, the Berks LaunchBox supported 148 entrepreneurs with startup ideas, hosted 10 coworking…
