Category Archives: Commerce
Boise Valley Welcomes Priefert ManufacturingOctober 25, 2016
Boise is a place where family-owned businesses have deep roots. Companies like Simplot and Albertsons have thrived here because of the founders that believed in building a legacy for their...
WELCOME (back)! Autumn BraaseOctober 24, 2016
We are excited to welcome back to the Idaho Commerce family, Autumn Braase! Autumn is a native Idahoan, wife of a wounded veteran, mother to her 11-month-old daughter, and experienced...
Director’s Blog: West Central Mountains Economic SummitOctober 7, 2016
It was my honor to join Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter, Lt. Governor Brad Little, and many other statewide and local leaders, like Albertsons CEO Bob Miller, this week at the...
Director’s Blog: Welcome!July 20, 2016
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...
“Turning ideas into businesses” – New Ventures LabNovember 27, 2015
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...
To Connect, Inspire and Support all Entrepreneurs – KickstandNovember 27, 2015
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...
Attention All 2C Entrepreneurs — NEO is calling you!November 25, 2015
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...
Incubating on a State Level – Idaho Incubation FundNovember 24, 2015
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...
Assisting diverse businesses – Port of Lewiston incubator programNovember 22, 2015
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...
Boise State University students with real world opportunities – Venture CollegeNovember 21, 2015
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...