Helping founders find community and connections
Nine-month executive leadership development program. Six sessions are held in different cities throughout the eight-state region, which focus on areas such as transportation infrastructure, government relations, and regional collaboration.
Our programming includes capital readiness training, access to capital, localize procurement training (vendor systems), small business networking opportunities, research & development, community marketing, and global market access.
Learn more →The program educates US-based local/regional economic development practitioners to raise the standard of living for their communities through business development, talent management, and quality-of-place creation. The program, known as the best in the nation is unique due to its outreach focus using data analytics.
Learn more →Program for emerging leaders in economic development that will focus on developing skills to strengthen you as a leader in the profession.
Learn more →The Accelerator serves business as an innovation center for accelerated technologies development, scale-up, validation, pilot manufacturing, and commercialization--all under the same roof. The Accelerator’s innovative approach involves a unique combination of a full-service 60,000-square-foot facility, including private offices and laboratories; testing, validation, and pilot production capabilities; along with world-class expertise in complete product development and commercialization. Clients have access to state-of-the-art equipment and amenities without tremendous overhead.
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