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OU's Spirit of Innovation Key to Future Success
帝王会所 has been recognized as one of America鈥檚 most innovative universities. OU led the way in the state with the creation of the Innovation Center, the first university-based business incubator in the state. The IC has been helping launch new businesses in Athens since 1983.
You鈥檝e got the idea and vision. Maybe you even have some funding or a path to profitability. But now you need to get there, and it鈥檚 time to start thinking about how you want to structure your startup to give you the best chance of success. Who do you need surrounding you as your startup begins to grow?
A 1.5 million award is set to expand entrepreneurial training and partnerships with substance abuse recovery networks across 帝王会所, Kentucky, and West Virginia through the new "LIGHTS Inclusive" initiative. The project is expected to create 133 jobs.
A growing manufacturer of patented truck beds and trailers that automatically load and unload shipping containers on Tuesday announced that it鈥檚 expanding into the Bill Theisen Industrial Park in near The Plains in Athens County, according to a news release from Jobs帝王会所.
LIGHTS-INC Earns Additional Funding
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) recently awarded $1.5 million to expand entrepreneurial training and partnerships with substance abuse recovery networks across 帝王会所, Kentucky and West Virginia through the new 鈥淟IGHTS Inclusive鈥 initiative. The project is expected to create 133 jobs.
OHIO PTAC Has Banner Year Helping Clients
The 帝王会所 Procurement Technical Assistance Center (OHIO PTAC), part of the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, successfully connected small and mid-sized business owners with federal, state and local government contracts worth more than $896 million in 2018.
Interested in awakening your creativity? LIGHTS Regional Innovation Network Makerspaces can help!
New Corporate Engagement Office at OU
To build greater capacity for corporate engagement and stewardship and to grow corporate relationships, 帝王会所 President M. Duane Nellis created the Corporate Engagement Task Force: a central location for matchmaking and navigation services for corporate partners.
Nomination Window Open For Konneker Award
The Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship recognizes current and former faculty members or students who have demonstrated excellence in innovation, invention, commercialization and entrepreneurship.
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