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CREATIVE ACCELERATORSWHERE CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP COME TO LIFE

2015 MEDC ANNUAL CONFERENCEJUNE 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

SCOCOG MOKAN Phase I

Incubator Development

Traditional

Lease SpaceBasic Services

General Cluster

Focus on one industrySome research

Specific Cluster

Targeted IndustryResearch Related

Collaboration

Various disciplinesIdeation focus

Maker Movement

• 3rd Wave Industrial

Revolution

• Open Forum

Technology

• Low Market Entry

DIY Culture

Maker VisionariesChris 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.

Sharing Collaboration Digital Tools Openness

Tech Shopwww.techshop.ws

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

MAKE SHARE GIVE Learn

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

www.techshop.ws

A Mobile Tech Option

The COwww.attheco.com

The Co – Jackson TennesseeMore 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:WORK CO:MAKE CO:DE CO: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

www.attheco.comWine 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 SummaryBy 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 1990-2012.

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 FrameworkDRA and Dr. James Stapleton

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Pipeline of Entrepreneurs

Technology and Innovation

Access to Capital

Awareness & Network

Regulatory Environment

Cape Girardeau ImpactFrom Regional Entrepreneurship Assessment

Strategy

Economic Clusters Innovation

Survey

Employer Firms

Technology

Cape Girardeau Chamber - MagnetRegional 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

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 RealityVision provided by Dr. James Stapleton

2008

2010

2012

2013

2015

IDEATIONDiscussion of a creative,

collaborative environment

DISCUSSIONWith community leaders,

University officials

RESEARCHBest practices, models, and

economic analysis

FUNDINGIdentification of private and

public sector funding

IMPLEMENTATIONSpring Opening

CATAPULT FeaturesNo Cats or mid-evil weapons are present

Commercial Learning Lab

Creative Environment

Incubation and Acceleration

Mentoring

FloorplanOverview of the facility

12,000 sq ft

Idea Zone

Impact Room

Retail Space

ClassroomInternal and External Constituents

Mobile Design

Technology Driven

Engagement Areas

Community Access

Coffee BarCaffeine Infusion

Student Operated

Fair Trade

Hospitality Mgmt

Business Model

Letter PressRecycling and Reuse

Print Shop

Gallery Space

Photography

Technology

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QUESTIONS?

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BRIAN TAPPDIRECTOR OF OUTREACHINSTITUTE FOR REGIONAL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIPbtapp@semo.edu 573.651.2304