Have you thought about taking an idea and turning it into a business? Have you recently started a business? Need a little help taking the next steps? The beehive offers assistance in all areas of business development! The students of the Innovation Entente Lab (IEL) will be in to talk to you about your idea and explain how the Beehive can help!

The NWPA Innovation Beehive Network provides free resources to entrepreneurs and small businesses within the 17 counties of the Appalachian Region. Since its inception in 2014, the Northwest Pennsylvania Innovation Beehive Network has worked to enhance business expansion and development in the Erie Area. The Beehive is made up of five grant-funded centers that collaborate to encourage business growth. The centers work together to form the Beehive Network, while each location operates in its own specialized area of expertise.