New Ventures Lab is a hybrid co-working facility, an idea laboratory, and a community engagement and collaboration center. They accelerate Meridian’s innovation-based economy by connecting ideas, people, and resources to create and grow new companies. They focus on: 1) Building an entrepreneurial culture that supports and nurtures new firm formation 2) Encouraging and facilitating investment…
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Founded in 2000 by a handful of brave Boise startups that believed they could achieve greater success together, Kickstand is Idaho’s oldest statewide non-profit entrepreneurial support group. “We invent, we create, we patent, we pioneer.” Kickstand champions Idaho’s innovators – in any industry – who seek the support of the local community to succeed and…
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The Nampa Entrepreneurs Organization (NEO) is an organization made up of entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs! NEO helps those aspiring to become an entrepreneur, and business owners who want to take their business to the next level. NEO was developed through a partnership between the City of Nampa’s Economic Development Department and Boise State University’s TECenter, with…
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Idaho’s Incubation Fund provides funding to support the relationship between research and development, and commercialization. Idaho’s Higher Education Research Council (HERC) believes that technologies exist in the universities and with a modest amount of additional funding, they could be advanced and moved toward commercialization. While partnership with the private sector is not always necessary, it is a good…
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Have you heard of HERC? HERC is the Higher Education Research Council. Did you know that HERC has $2 million in appropriated funds available to be awarded to Idaho university projects that are geared at driving innovation, economic development, and an enhanced quality of life in the State of Idaho? Under the direction of the…
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The Port of Lewiston incubator program was created to help manufacturing entrepreneurs succeed. According to the Small Business Administration and a 2014 Washington Post article, about half of small businesses do not survive the first five years. The POL incubator program is designed to provide entrepreneurs stability when they are starting so they can focus…
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As part of the College of Innovation and Design at Boise State University, the Venture College has an expanded program designed to give Boise State students an opportunity to explore new ideas, acquire skills outside of their major field of study, and start businesses or non-profits all while pursuing their education. Students can receive one-on-one…
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Nestled between Lake Pend Oreille and Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort, entrepreneurs call the Sandpoint Technology Center home. The STC is an over 120,000 square feet facility that supports the emergence and growth of technology businesses in north Idaho and includes configurable turnkey office space ranging from warehouse spaces to executive offices for lease. The STC also…
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Have you ever struggled to find funding for your technology idea, or to move your tech company to the next stage in development and commercialization? The SBIR/STTR programs annually provide $2.5 billion in funding to small advanced technology firms to spur new technological discoveries and facilitate the commercialization of innovations. Together they represent America’s Largest…
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