Helping founders find community and connections
The NSF's national-level I-Corps program providing selected teams with $50,000 in non-dilutive funding and intensive mentorship for technology commercialization, accessible via the Great Plains Hub.
An SBA entrepreneurial education and training program offered on military installations for service members and their spouses, covering business start-up fundamentals as part of DoD's Transition Assistance Program.
Learn more →An SBA entrepreneurial training program for veterans of all eras, service members, and military spouses held off-installation, focusing on business fundamentals and feasibility evaluation.
Learn more →A short, intensive business academy by Evolve Grand Forks that equips participants with a North Dakota LLC certificate, exposure to the GFEE ecosystem, and foundational skills to launch a venture.
Learn more →A 20-week immersive software developer training program created by Emerging Prairie to fill the demand for skilled engineers in North Dakota, with a goal of 50 graduates per year.
Learn more →A free entrepreneurship training program by CDR for BIPOC and low-income aspiring or existing small business owners in the Fargo-Moorhead metro, partnering with NDC's Build From Within Alliance for training and micro-lending.
Learn more →A short introductory I-Corps event by the Great Plains Hub designed to expose researchers to entrepreneurial thinking and customer discovery methods in a condensed format.
Learn more →NSF Innovation Corps training offered through UND's Center for Innovation, helping faculty, postdocs, and researchers explore the commercial potential of their research and inventions.
Learn more →A free 5-week NSF I-Corps regional cohort for researchers and engineers in the Great Plains, focused on customer discovery and commercialization strategy to take research from lab to market.
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