Impact Report
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Ecosystem - Other Resources
Small Business Ecosystem Navigator
Welcome to SUPPLYSTL NETWORK NAVIGATOR , your digital front door to the greater St Louis' thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem! Whether you're just starting out or you're an established business, our interactive map is your go-to tool for finding the support systems that exist to help drive your business further.
The Small Business Empowerment Center
The Small Business Empowerment Center is a Missouri 501c3 Nonprofit Organization sponsored by the Greater St. Louis Empowerment Zone to serve as is a one stop shop to help urban entrepreneurs start and grow their own business enterprise.
People Behind the Science
People Behind the Science’s mission is to inspire current and future scientists, share the different paths to a successful career in science, educate the general population on what scientists do, and show the human side of science.
Stadia Ventures
Stadia Ventures is a Sports Innovation Hub for entrepreneurs, industry partners and investors. We create an ecosystem for sports innovation growth by leveraging our team’s core strengths – education, investment and industry expertise.
LaunchCode
LaunchCode matches you with world class learning resources and job opportunities to help you launch your career in technology
Missouri Venture Forum (MVF)
MVF is a non-profit organization formed in 1985. Originally known as Missouri Venture Forum, we exist to bring together people who are genuinely interested in helping entrepreneurs grow their business.
St. Louis Product Management Group
We are a St. Louis-based not-for-profit organization that coordinates regular in-person meetings and events focused on product management and other product-related topics.
Licensing Executives Society
LESI is a professional society for people interested in the licensing of technology and intellectual property.
Missouri Enterprise
Missouri Enterprise’s mission is to help Missouri businesses. To do that, we provide a broad range of hands-on business, technical and manufacturing optimization services, delivered by an experienced, “been there, done that,” staff and a comprehensive network of public and private partners.
Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Whether you are a student in our secondary or postsecondary education programs who is trying to prepare for the new economy, an individual who dreams of starting a business, someone with an idea that might lead to a breakthrough, an existing business owner who wants to expand, or a leader that wants to develop opportunities for your community, we are committed to supporting you.
Hubbard Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The award-winning Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a service-oriented business incubator connecting industry and academics which offers state-of-the-art research facilities, a commercial analytical lab, and tailored support for business acceleration.
Innovation Stockyard
Innovation Stockyard is a one-stop business incubator for those who want to start or grow any business, but specializing in the animal sciences field. We offer business and scientific consulting—and facilities—to help bring your idea to market.
eFactory
The eFactory is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and businesses in southwest Missouri start, grow and accelerate their companies.
Jordan Valley Innovation Center
The Jordan Valley Innovation Center operates under a mission of product development for our corporate partners and interdisciplinary educational experiences for our students.
Newman Innovation Center
Mission: Create a positive environment for developing, supporting and promoting entrepreneurs; with an emphasis on those pursuing innovative technology and job creation.
Missouri Rural Enterprise and Innovation Center
MREIC’s vision is to help small businesses grow and succeed. We work with businesses one-on-one to determine their business needs and provide individualized services. We assist clients in the areas of start-up, marketing, finance, and technology commercialization.
Missouri Innovation Center
The MU Life Science Business Incubator at Monsanto Place is a remarkable facility that we manage and operate in collaboration with the University Of Missouri. The facility is a total of 33,000 square feet of conference room space, private offices, wet lab facilities, shared lab facilities, and open office environments used for facilitating start up companies.
Digital Sandbox – KC
Digital Sandbox KC broadly seeks new innovation in information technology. The Sandbox provides innovators with proof-of-concept resources to support early-stage commercialization processes. The Sandbox may cover expenses for project consultants, market research, legal support, equipment and other market validation, prototyping and beta testing needs.
Startup Connection
Startup Connection gives St. Louis’ top startups the opportunity to present their companies to a packed house of entrepreneurs, investors, and other members of the innovation community. The event combines a startup showcase, resource fair, and is topped off with fast-paced pitch session.
OPO Startups
OPO Startups is a place where entrepreneurs can connect, work and collaborate.
Nebula
Located in the heart of the Cherokee Street creative district, Nebula opened in 2010 as the first coworking space in St. Louis, providing workspace for independent contractors, small businesses, non-profits, and creative professionals looking for a place to build, create, develop, and collaborate.
TechArtista
TechArtista is a Collaborative Working Environment that houses over 240 entrepreneurs in the City of St. Louis. From active event programming, to exciting collaborations, the coworking facility has become a hub where diverse businesses grow.
T-REX
Like a magnet, T-REX attracts innovation to downtown St. Louis, Missouri. A coworking space and technology incubator, we offer a blank canvas—a space where ideas are conceived and brought to fruition. We’ve worked to create an environment that serves as a network of creativity, where abstraction finds clarity amongst a collection of bright and dedicated minds.
