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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. 

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.

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

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. 

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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