Digging Deeper: Student Entrepreneurship, Part 3

For undergraduate students interested in coming up with the next great idea or becoming their own boss, Penn State is paving the way with programs designed to develop entrepreneurs.  The university has its share of success stories — especially among recent graduates who have founded their own companies. On this episode of “Higher Education in Focus,”  Penn State President Eric Barron and WPSU’s Patty Satalia talk to a pair of Penn State alumni and entrepreneurs, Matt Brezina and Chris Fanini, about their successes and the Penn State Summer Founders Program. Brezina and Fanini will also share their advice for budding entrepreneurs.

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