CREATIVE ACCELERATORS WHERE CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP COME TO LIFE 2015 MEDC ANNUAL CONFERENCE JUNE 10, 2015

TRAINING AND EDUCATION BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Recent Projects Bootheel RPC Lake of the Ozarks COLG Cape Girardeau Chamber - Magnet SCOCOGMOKAN Phase I

Incubator Development Traditional Lease Space Basic Services General Cluster Focus on one industry Some research Specific Cluster Targeted Industry Research Related Collaboration Various disciplines Ideation focus

Maker Movement 3 rd Wave Industrial Revolution Open Forum Technology Low Market Entry DIY Culture

Maker Visionaries Chris Anderson and Mark Hatch

Chris Anderson - Makers First default to thinking in public, default to sharing, and collaborating Second is that they tend to use digital tools and the ideas tend to start onscreen and that makes it very flexible in where they can go, be shared. Third, along with sharing, they have a general predilection toward openness. SharingCollaborationDigital ToolsOpenness

Tech Shop Making is fundamental to what it means to be human. We must make, create, and express ourselves to feel whole. There is something unique about making physical things. These things are like little pieces of us and seem to embody portions of our souls – Mark Hatch MAKESHAREGIVELearn

Tech Shop A comprehensive step-by-step academy designed to walk educators and librarians through the critical steps of designing, equipping and operating a succesful and safe maker space A Mobile Tech Option

The CO The Co – Jackson Tennessee More than 4,000 square feet of dedicated office and flexible work space to create and environment of collaboration, manufacturing, and coding with like minded individuals. CO:WORKCO:MAKECO:DECO:LLABORATE

The CO A CO:Maker is constantly wondering how they can make it themselves with the varioous tools offered at CO: They are a membership driven environment with makerspace battles and ladies night! They also provide training for the novice pr beginner to engage in the equipment provided at CO: with an online scheduling portal that provides some high end equipment Wine not included

Delta Regional Authority Research This report focuses on the development of a regional small business and entrepreneurship policy 100% net jobs by establishments with 1-9 employees $20 B in Annual sales from self employed Stage 2 firms had sales of $151.8 B By Dr. James Stapleton

DRA Summary By Dr. James Stapleton This technical report tracks and analyzes the annual changes in employment and sales revenue for growing and shrinking businesses in the federally designated Delta region between Despite the investments made to attract establishments from other states, a net loss of 22,000 jobs and a net decrease of $2.6 billion in sales resulted from firm relocation.

Policy Framework DRA and Dr. James Stapleton Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Pipeline of Entrepreneurs Technology and Innovation Access to Capital Awareness & Network Regulatory Environment

Cape Girardeau Impact From Regional Entrepreneurship Assessment Strategy Economic Clusters Innovation Survey Employer Firms Technology

Cape Girardeau Chamber - Magnet Regional Entrepreneurship Assessment Strategy Implement entrepreneurship and innovation programs Organize local venture capital network Facilitate information sharing mechanism Develop a start up package to assist new businesses

Why CATAPULT? DRA An ecosystem gap was identified to engage the resources from the University with the entrepreneurial spirit of the community. Why not consider the formation of a working environment that could facilitate a portion of the Maker Movement Creative Labs Cape Girardeau Catapult Why Not?

Formation of Catapult The Creative Labs and Industries Incubator is the next innovation in Missouri's most comprehensive entrepreneurship education program at Southeast Missouri State University. This one-of-a-kind program is designed to bring together creative and artistic students and members of the community to design innovative product and service concepts in creative laboratories and test their business models in the modern commercial marketplace.

Catapult Concept to Reality Vision provided by Dr. James Stapleton IDEATION Discussion of a creative, collaborative environment DISCUSSION With community leaders, University officials RESEARCH Best practices, models, and economic analysis FUNDING Identification of private and public sector funding IMPLEMENTATION Spring Opening

CATAPULT Features No Cats or mid-evil weapons are present Commercial Learning Lab Creative Environment Incubation and Acceleration Mentoring

Floorplan Overview of the facility 12,000 sq ft Idea Zone Impact Room Retail Space

Classroom Internal and External Constituents Mobile Design Technology Driven Engagement Areas Community Access

Coffee Bar Caffeine Infusion Student Operated Fair Trade Hospitality Mgmt Business Model

Letter Press Recycling and Reuse Print Shop Gallery Space Photography Technology

QUESTIONS?

BRIAN TAPP DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH INSTITUTE FOR REGIONAL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP