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POWERING
BUSINESSES

The Innovation Lab is a business acceleration center that provides space, support, and connections in order to help new businesses launch and existing businesses grow. 

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The Innovation Lab is part of Idea Bright, the nonprofit I founded in 2008.

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Working Outside the Box

The Innovation Lab is an 8,000ft2 space that offers a wide range of services, all designed to help businesses and organizations thrive.

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It's part coworking space, part entrepreneur support center, part innovation services provider, and a big dose of awesome.

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The Innovation Lab offers:

  • Rentable desk & meeting space

  • Access to coaching and business support services

  • Education opportunities

  • Networking events

  • An annual business pitch competition

  • Tailored innovation faciliation services

What's Inside?

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Why it works:

The Innovation Lab works because it doesn't tell any businesses or organization what they need to be successful. It simply offers a useful set of resources (space, education, connection) and lets users decide what mix is right for them. 

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This flexibility and responsive (not prescriptive) approach to accelerating business growth is more organic than curriculum-based programs, honors the expertise of the client, and provides the ability for users to "choose their own adventure" within the space & services available.

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Outcomes (so far)

30 active coworking members right now

368 coworking members since 2018

200+ outside the box meetings hosted

$75,000 in business competition prizes awarded

100+ innovation sessions facilitated

300+ companies engaged in services

Looking to start or improve a business? Let's chat.
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