CAPITAL TALENT WORK PLACES NETWORKS NORTHEAST INDIANA INNOVATION CENTER PROGRAMS & SERVICES GUIDE

CAPITAL TALENT WORK PLACES NETWORKS NORTHEAST INDIANA INNOVATION CENTER PROGRAMS & SERVICES GUIDE

1 A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO WE ARE THE NIIC 2 Welcome to The NIIC, an entrepreneurial community. We offer programs and services designed with the business builder, dreamer, doer, innovator, engineer, scientist, small business owner and entrepreneur in mind. The NIIC is a dynamic, globally recognized entrepreneurial resource center that assists in the growth and development of innovative companies. The NIIC has been at the forefront of entrepreneurship since it was founded over 17 years ago. It is in our DNA. You ll experience proven business building techniques and tools to provide founders, your team and your business a competitive edge. As you peruse our brochure, you may notice we focus on the four pillars (essential ingredients) of entrepreneurial success capital, talent, workspaces and networks. We align our resources to these four pillars to deliver the highest ROI on your investment. OUR MISSION To be Rocket Fuel for Great Ideas, People and Companies. WHO & HOW WE SERVE OUR VISION To be known as a top entrepreneurial community of choice. We help business builders launch and organizations grow. It s no accident that The NIIC is the largest WELCOME entrepreneurial community under one roof in Northeast Indiana. Many innovative, growth-oriented businesses are proud to call The NIIC their corporate headquarters. Our experienced entrepreneurial team works with all types of businesses at all stages of their ventures. There is a reason we are recognized nationally as an award-winning entrepreneurial hub and why over 5,000 guests and visitors experience our Pinnacle Customer Service every year and return time and again. Stop in, tour, talk to a business coach and engage with The NIIC. Our team will assist you in finding the right program for your success. Let s get started. Karl R. LaPan, CEO & President, The NIIC PRE-COMPANY PRE-REVENUE EMERGING GROWTH THE NIIC CONFERENCING CENTER WOMEN S ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CENTER BUSINESS INCUBATOR/GROWTH ACCELERATOR AFFILIATE SIDE-BY-SIDE COACHING SHARED WORKSPACE (FLEX-SPACE) STUDENT VENTURE LAB EMERGING GROWTH CENTER ABOUT NIIC NAVIGATOR LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NIIC LEAP FUND

SYNERGY SUCCESS OUTCOMES 4 THE NIIC INNOVATION PARK PERFORMANCE PAYROLL & EMPLOYMENT INNOVATION METRICS *BUSINESS RETENTION Stays in Northeast Indiana service area **SURVIVABILITY Still in business 5 years after inception

5 4 RESOURCE PILLARS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS We collaborate and engage with entrepreneurs and our community to foster the right environment for your team and venture s success. Realize your entrepreneurial dreams through The NIIC. We deliver value-added services and programs to address the four resource pillars of entrepreneurial success to help you build a successful business. CAPITAL Creating accessible pathways to funding TALENT Growing a pipeline of nextgeneration entrepreneurial doers & thinkers WHY THE NIIC WORKSPACES Building a vibrant entrepreneurial workplace & community NETWORKS Networking & facilitating entrepreneurial idea collisions, energy & success WHY THE NIIC CREDIBILITY COMMUNITY CONFIDENCE

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9 CONFERENCING OPEN FOR BUSINESSES CONFERENCING MADE EASY FOR ALL TYPES OF BUSINESSES Our goal at The NIIC is to ensure Northeast Indiana continues to be an innovative area where business booms. We wouldn t be doing our part if our offerings were limited to our residential clients. The NIIC Conference Center is a resource for the community. Its seven conference rooms are accommodating, easy to reserve and open to the public. The Center offers the amenities needed for successful meetings, events and workshops. ROOMS AND MORE When businesses reserve a conference room at The NIIC, they gain access to more than a place to work. Each room has its own unique appeals and specialties and comes standard with useful amenities. Between The NIIC Pinnacle Service Experience and our state-of-the-art facilities, it s easy to see why The NIIC is a superior event venue. MULTIPLE ROOM SIZES seating for up to 80 people. COMPLIMENTARY WIFI and large screen monitors for multiple interfaces. INTEGRATED GARAGE DOORS create open flow and flexible seating options. CONCIERGE STAFF with event-planning resources and expertise. BUSINESS CENTER is full-service with ideation boards, printers and presentation tools. PROFESSIONAL CATERING SERVICE on-site, featuring professional chef and catering. THE SMART WAY TO BUILD & GROW A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. Dreams can become reality through hard work, guidance from experienced professionals and access to resources. We help you define your unique pathway then provide resources and connectivity for venture s success. STEP 1: GET TO KNOW YOUR TEAM Assessment with a business coach For individuals and businesses Predictive Index (PI) Gallup Business Builder Profile 10 (BP 10) Mentorship STEP 2: VALIDATE THE PAIN/PROBLEM OR OPPORTUNITY Lean canvas WKI (Wendy Kennedy International) So what? Who cares? Why you? STEP 3: MAKE IT HAPPEN Access to capital Bootstrapping Field Work Find Customers

11 12 STUDENT VENTURE LAB (SVL) PROGRAM SHARED WORKSPACE A COWORKING PROGRAM STUDENT-OWNED STARTUP VENTURES Everyone should have the opportunity to innovate. Why not learn how while you re still in school? The NIIC Student Venture Lab (SVL) Program gives entrepreneurs in high school and college a chance to start and grow their own business in the supportive, structured and success-focused environment of The NIIC. This program provides a professional, shared office workspace in a community atmosphere. Clients receive a private or semi-private office space with lockable storage, a phone, complimentary wireless connection, a business address and use of four beautifully appointed conference rooms. No long-term lease is required. Students accepted into the program gain full access to The NIIC for up to three phases of their venture s launch. Each phase typically lasts six months. Participants receive a modest seed investment, venture advisory services, peer-to-peer learning and mentorship from experienced business coaches and local innovators. ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION WOMEN S ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CENTER (WEOC) SERVING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR BUSINESS VENTURES IMMERSIVE AND EXPERIENTIAL APPLIED ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING The NIIC is the regional leader in community entrepreneurial outreach and education. This includes Lean Canvas, fast test, acceleration, immersive and experiential learning. START WEOC offers timely and immediate assistance to women entrepreneurs at all stages of their venture paths, from business ideas and start-ups through growth and expansion. WEOC was designed to understand and respond to the unique needs of women entrepreneurs. WEOC is strategically located at The NIIC, and is one of two women s business centers in Indiana (as designated by the U.S. Small Business Administration). Our service area includes the following counties: Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Delaware, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Kosciusko, Lagrange, Madison, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells and Whitley. Contact us today to get started on your business. www.inweoc.com NIIC Navigator Online Toolset, Your Entrepreneurial GPS, is designed to provide a customized road map that adjusts to the uniqueness of each entrepreneur and their path to venture success. This includes starting, building and growing a business. The NIIC Navigator recognizes that planned paths change and re-routes in real time to create both history and task/training for your new path. The NIIC Navigator is available to both resident and remote NIIC clients. START NOTE: WEOC is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Host organization, The NIIC provides WEOC with the matching funds required by U.S. SBA and provides the program with supplemental technical support and resources.

13 14 MENTOR PROGRAM GUIDANCE & SUPPORT FOR THE NIIC CLIENTS The NIIC s Mentor Program delivers guidance and support to clients by pairing them with external, volunteer mentors with a similar business focus as them. The NIIC volunteer mentors have depth of experience and knowledge to provide transactional mentoring for quick results. PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS ADDRESS STATE OF THE ART OFFICE ENVIRONMENT WITH ALL THE AMENITIES TO BUILD & GROW YOUR COMPANY & YOU The NIIC s Business Incubation Program ranks among the best in the country. The office spaces, wet lab spaces and dry lab spaces are fully furnished, plug and play and ready to move into to begin launching your business. Every new resident receives the Innovation Center s coaching program at no additional charge as well as access to a wide network of mentors and service providers. GROWTH ACCELERATOR WHEN YOU & YOUR VENTURE WANT TO GO FAST GROW EMERGING GROWTH CENTER A CENTER FOR QUICKLY GROWING COMPANIES The Emerging Growth Center features large spaces for clients needing more than 2,000 square feet. It is both a facility for graduate clients as well as second stage and growth stage ventures desiring more independence while also taking advantage of the amenities, infrastructure and positive brand association with the NIIC. Some high-growth ventures need external funding to grow faster and smarter. The NIIC s LEAP Fund, in affiliation with VisionTech Angels and its network of angel investors, can support the growth and development of your venture by connecting you to accessible seed capital, mentorship and partners necessary to give you and your venture a strong competitive edge in the marketplace. GROW

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17 18 OUTSOURCING YOUR CORPORATE INNOVATION ACTIVITIES CEO RHYTHMS FORUM INTERACTIVE PEER GROUP FOR GROWTH-MINDED AND SERIOUS FOUNDERS/OWNERS Lonely at the top? Want to grow faster professionally? Need no-nonsense leadership tools for measurable results? Open to experienced advisor & peer perspectives on your most difficult challenges? The CEO Rhythms Forum is for CEOs, presidents and owners of emerging ventures that want to work on the business and not just in it. Developed around the unique challenges of a small company s size and growth stage, CEO Rhythms Forum provides the highly selective tools and information to successfully transition your venture into the next stage. CORPORATE INNOVATION ENGAGING CORPORATE LEADERS OF SUBSTANCE The NIIC not only serves pre-revenue and startup companies we have services and capabilities for established corporations and nonprofit organizations, too. These services include: If you re thinking about taking your organization and its culture to a higher level, or contemplating how to better engage and maximize team loyalty and satisfaction, The NIIC can help. Our part-time Chief Innovation Officer (CINO) service can help build internal innovation and entrepreneurship. GETTING YOUR TALENT TO THE NEXT LEVEL TO HELP THEM REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL The NIIC offers coaching and mentoring services to grow and develop your talent pipeline. Using psychometric assessments, like Gallup and Predictive Index, Matthew Kelly s Dream Manager and other life-coaching services, The NIIC equips adaptive leaders to take on your organization s toughest challenges. SPEAKER S BUREAU If you re in need of a guest, keynote speaker or workshop presenter for your next meeting or strategic retreat, talk to The NIIC. We re connected to a large network of accomplished and engaging thought leaders, and The NIIC delivers inspirational, relevant educational content to challenge and nourish your leadership team. SCALE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LOOKING FOR A COMPETITIVE EDGE Discovering and validating your client s pain, problem or opportunity and rethinking your business model and go to market delivery through our Business Model Bootcamp. FINDING THE BUSINESS VALUE OF YOUR INNOVATION By incorporating the use of a proprietary approach and online toolset, So What, Who Cares, Why You? Program, The NIIC helps drive ideation and action across your business or organization. NIIC LEAP FUND PUTTING OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS The NIIC understands capital fuels business growth so The NIIC puts its money where its mouth is. Through the establishment of an early stage fund, The NIIC makes critical investments in innovative companies by offering asset-based and working capital loans, gap equity investments based on a lead investors terms and valuation or promissory/ convertible debenture notes. Investment selection is highly competitive and funds are limited. Funds must be matched or leveraged to be considered for investment.

19 20 THE NIIC IS IN THE PEOPLE BUSINESS. HOW TO GET STARTED MAKING DREAMS REAL IS OUR BUSINESS Most clients come the NIIC because someone told them to go check it out. Referring individuals to the NIIC is easy and can also help you indirectly if they are your clients. The NIIC can help strengthen businesses. If you re interested in referring colleagues to the NIIC, contact us! We will come to your business to brief you about our programs, so you are aware of all that we do. It will also give us a chance to learn about what you do at your business, so we can refer colleagues to you as well. For more info, visit our website at: THENIIC.ORG IT S AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3 EASY STEPS TO GET YOUR BUSINESS STARTED AT THE NIIC 1:CALL A NIIC CONCIERGE to set up an appointment and tour with a business coach. (260.407.NIIC) 2:MEET IN PERSON OR BY PHONE to discuss your business and your program options. 3:SELECT A PROGRAM that meets your needs. WHILE JOINING THE NIIC BE PREPARED TO: LAUNCH & COMPLETE a business and personal assessment tailored to your needs. BE A PART OF THE LARGEST UNDER ONE ROOF entrepreneurial community in Northeast Indiana. GETTING STARTED ENGAGE WITH US By referring to us business builders, entrepreneurs and innovators. GETTING STARTED

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