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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
Cape Girardeau Chamber - Magnet
Lake of the Ozarks COLG
SCOCOG
MOKAN Phase I
Incubator Development
Traditional
General Cluster
Specific Cluster
Collaboration
Lease Space
Basic Services
Focus on one industry
Some research
Targeted Industry
Research Related
Various disciplines
Ideation focus
Maker Movement
DIY Culture
• 3rd Wave Industrial
Revolution
• Open Forum
Technology
• Low Market Entry
Maker Visionaries
Chris Anderson and Mark Hatch
Chris Anderson - Makers
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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 Shop
www.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
www.techshop.ws
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
www.attheco.com
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:WORK
CO:MAKE
CO:DE
CO:LLABORATE
The CO
www.attheco.com
Wine not included
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
Delta Regional Authority Research
By Dr. James Stapleton
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
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 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 Framework
DRA and Dr. James Stapleton
Pipeline of Entrepreneurs
Technology and Innovation
Access to Capital
Awareness & Network
Entrepreneurial
Ecosystem
Regulatory Environment
Cape Girardeau Impact
From Regional Entrepreneurship Assessment Strategy
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?
Why Not?
DRA
Cape Girardeau
Creative Labs
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
Catapult
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
RESEARCH
IMPLEMENTATION
Discussion of a creative,
collaborative environment
Best practices, models, and
economic analysis
Spring Opening
2010
2008
2013
2012
2015
DISCUSSION
FUNDING
With community leaders,
University officials
Identification of private and
public sector funding
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
[email protected]
573.651.2304