Turn Research Into Action: Library Tools for Entrepreneurs

This hands-on, in-person workshop is designed for Penn students who have a side hustle, business idea, or early-stage startup. In this workshop, you will learn how to use Penn's library resources to research your market and industry.

After this workshop, you will be able to:

• Understand why research matters in entrepreneurship
• Find the right library databases for your industry
• Use market and industry data to write or improve your business plan

What you need:

• Venture Lab membership
• Laptop or tablet (if needed, you can borrow one from the library ahead of time)

About the Facilitator

Victoria Sun (she/her) is the Business & Research Support Services Librarian for the Lippincott Library at the University of Pennsylvania. As the library liaison for entrepreneurship, she supports entrepreneurial stakeholders across the university.

Victoria holds a BA in American Studies from Barnard College, Columbia University and an MI in Library and Information Science from Rutgers University. Before coming to Penn, Victoria worked at a Philadelphia-based education company, where her responsibilities included meeting with customers and innovating on the company’s products. She is a published children’s book author and was named the 2021 Betty J. Turock Spectrum Scholar by the American Libraries Association.

Plan Your Visit

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