Summer has arrived! On one of my trips to Eastern Idaho recently, I had the opportunity to do more than just meet with local businesses, elected officials, and economic development partners. I was able to see the eastern part of our state in a whole new light and am so excited to share with you…
Posted in Director's Corner, Tourism
Greetings, readers! I am thrilled to be in this new role at the Director of Idaho Commerce and part of that new role is sharing things that happen here at Commerce, during my travels around the state, or just cool news that I think is important to share. I hope you will follow along on…
Posted in Commerce, Director's Corner
U.S. Commercial Service and the Idaho District Export Council have teamed up to bring you a seminar presented by Holland and Hart, LLP focused on the crucial legal issues Idaho companies should consider when doing business abroad. When: February 10, 2016 All Day – 9:00am to 2:30pm – $35.00 Morning Only – 9:00am to 1:00pm…
Posted in International
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…
Posted in Commerce, Technology
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…
Posted in Commerce, Technology
From our family to yours…
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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…
Posted in Commerce
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…
Posted in Commerce, Technology
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…
Posted in Commerce, Technology, Uncategorized
