Business Of Innovation Series (North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center)
Early-stage innovation-based businesses face a unique set of foundational challenges as they get off the ground and grow. The “Business of Innovation” is a workshop series offered in multiple locations throughout North Carolina that highlights the unique needs of innovation-driven companies, including university spinouts. Learn from experts in the areas of dilutive and non-dilutive funding, legal and IP, business development, grant accounting/financial management and university tech transfer, and network with successful innovation-oriented entrepreneurs.
Key topics covered will include:
SBIR/STTR program overview
Funding resources specific to North Carolina
Equity capital insights from angel funders
One NC Small Business Match and Incentive Programs
Legal considerations for setting up an innovation business
Accounting requirements and management
Patent landscape analysis
Logistics of university and business collaborations
Success stories from local innovation businesses