Menu York College of Pennsylvania IN THIS SECTION Home About Us Offices and Departments J.D. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship WEINSTOCK STUDENT VENTURE INVESTMENT FUND Have an idea you're ready to turn into a business? The Weinstock Student Venture Investment Fund is specifically designed to help York College students take their business from idea to implementation. Through funding, education, mentorship and access to angel investors, students will get all the resources they need to think like an entrepreneur and make their business a reality, all while still enrolled in school! Here's how it works: York College students interested in applying to the fund can expect to go through 3 steps: Step 1: Apply, pitch, and if selected, receive seed funding (up to $5,000!) Step 2: Participate in the J.D. Brown Center Spartan Accelerator to help your business get off the ground Step 3: Potential to receive additional funding Applications are now open for the 3rd annual Weinstock Student Venture Investment Fund! Applications are due by November 12th at 11:59PM. Apply Now ABOUT THE FUND The Weinstock Student Venture Investment Fund (WSVIF) was founded and funded by York College alumni Norm Weinstock '58. Norm earned his Associate degree from York Junior College, and has since enjoyed lengthy, successful careers at both Dentsply International and Henry Schein. Benbruno Nkapbela, Fiction Formulations and Services YEAR ONE WINNER “I am genuinely grateful for all the help offered and opportunities given to me through the Weinstock Student Venture Investment Fund. The biggest thing that I learned was that you can learn so much by being vulnerable and asking for help.” - Benbruno Nkapbela MEET THE BOARD The executive board of the WSVIF consists of its founder and a number of successful entrepreneurs and College staff who all wish to see students succeed in entrepreneurship while still attending school. Norm Weinstock '58 Retired President and Chairman, Zahn Dental Company Patti Stirk '87/'99 President and CEO, Star Systems Engineering, Inc. d/b/a SMALL STAR Art House Stephen Weinstock Owner, Stock's on 2nd Serial Restaurateur Martin Fedorko Managing Partner, White Rose Venture Fund Brent Wrisley CEO, Punch Cyber Analytics Group Jeff Vermeulen Assistant Vice President of External Relations, York College Oscar Winters '14 Associate Director, J.D. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship CONTACT US J.D. BROWN CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP Jeff Vermeulen, Executive Director Grantley Hall, Room 127 Phone: 717.815.6601 jvermeul@ycp.edu Hours: 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Oscar Winters, Associate Director Kings Mill Depot, Room 105 717.815.6639 owinters@ycp.edu Kings Mill Depot is located on Kings Mill Road between Grantley Road and S. Penn Street. CONTACT US 441 Country Club Rd York, PA 17403-3651 717.846.7788 CONNECT WITH US York College Calendar Facebook York College Twitter York College YouTube York College Instagram York College Flickr About Us Admissions Academics Student Life News & Events MyYCP Athletics Bookstore Library Faculty & Staff Offices & Departments Employment Privacy Feedback Give to York College Copyright © York College of Pennsylvania We Value Your Privacy SETTINGS NextRoll, Inc. ("NextRoll") and our advertising partners use cookies and similar technologies on this site and use personal data (e.g., your IP address). If you consent, the cookies, device identifiers, or other information can be stored or accessed on your device for the purposes described below. You can click "Allow All" or "Decline All" or click Settings above to customize your consent. NextRoll and our advertising partners process personal data to: ● Store and/or access information on a device; ● Create a personalized content profile; ● Select personalised content; ● Personalized ads, ad measurement and audience insights; ● Product development. For some of the purposes above, our advertising partners: ● Use precise geolocation data. Some of our partners rely on their legitimate business interests to process personal data. View our advertising partners if you wish to provide or deny consent for specific partners, review the purposes each partner believes they have a legitimate interest for, and object to such processing. If you select Decline All, you will still be able to view content on this site and you will still receive advertising, but the advertising will not be tailored for you. You may change your setting whenever you see the on this site. DECLINE ALL ALLOW ALL