Transcript Mason Enterprise Center

Mason Enterprise Center
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Mission
Organization
Funding Sources
International Programs
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• Statewide Programs &
Services
• Regional Programs &
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• New Programs &
Services
Mission
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Administered by George Mason
University’s School of Public Policy,
The Mason Enterprise Center (MEC) is
a university-based economic
development knowledge center focusing
the energy, skills and intellectual capital
of George Mason University on
entrepreneurship creation, business
enterprise development, and economic
expansion
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Specializing in the areas of small
business startup and incubation,
government contracting services,
international business development,
capitalization, training and consulting,
entrepreneurship, and teleworking, the
MEC offers a unique cluster of
programs, services, and resources
Funding Sources
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DoD – Mentor-Protégé Program
DLA – VPTAP
SBA - VSBDC
GSA - Telework
City of Fairfax - FIC
George Mason University
Fee-based Services
International Programs/Services
• Incoming Business Development Program
– Assist successful non-US companies forge business
partnerships with companies in Washington DC area
– International Business Accelerator (City of Fairfax)
– Incubator America (Arlington County)
• Outgoing Business Development Program
– Assist US companies to successfully penetrate targeted
foreign markets
– Assisted 500+ companies since 1999
International Programs/Services
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• Consulting services include market research,
industry analysis, local custom acclimation,
strategic alliance, business logistics, and
networking
• Entrepreneurship curriculum development for
management institutes in India & China
• Enterprise development consulting for
technology incubators in China and for IIMs
and IITs in India
Statewide Programs & Services
• Virginia Small Business Development Center
Network (VSBDC)
– 29 community-based SBDCs spread across Virginia
– Partnership program between the US Small
Business Administration, Virginia, local educational
institutions, chambers of commerce, economic
development organizations, and private business
– VSBDC is a $4.8M program consisting of $1.9M
SBA, $1.7M local cash, & $1.2M in-kind match
– Services include one-on-one counseling, business
management training, information resources
covering most key areas of business needs
– Assisted over 8,000 companies in Fiscal Year 2009
Statewide Programs & Services
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• Virginia Procurement & Technical
Assistance Program (VPTAP) – DLA
– Since 1990, program has provided assistance
to small businesses to enable them to obtain
contracts with federal, state, and local
governments
– FY2006 MEC was accepted as statewide
program with responsibility for Northern,
Central, and Tidewater regions of Virginia
– Assisted over 1,250 client companies in
FY2009
– Services include seminars, conferences,
education, counseling, marketing, strategic
partnering, bid-matching system, and
reference library
Regional Programs & Services
• Mentor-Protégé Program (DOD)
– Serves as a third party developmental assistance provider to
major prime contractors in support of their small
disadvantaged businesses protégé firms
– Contracted assistance consists of general business
management, engineering and training – including:
needs assessments, strategic & business plans, GSA Schedule
support, marketing & business development support, financial
systems review, SEI/CMM & CMMI certification, ISO
9000:2000 certification, promotional materials, and various
types of technical training
– 20-35 concurrent contracts in place at any given time
Regional Programs & Services
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Telework Centers (GSA)
– Provides fully functional and
supported office
environment for teleworking
professionals
– Part of an overall program
of 13 centers in the
Washington metro region
– MEC directly manages three
of these centers (Fairfax,
Herndon, and Prince William
County)
– Additional facility use for
Continuity of Operation
Planning (COOP) in support
of government agencies and
private companies
Regional Programs & Services
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• Community Business Partnership (CBP)
– Since 1995 CBP is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax
exempt organization formed in response to an
identified need for small business technical
assistance and financing services, particularly to
low-moderate income and disadvantaged
individuals, including minorities, women and the
disabled
– Seeks to provide a financing alternative to benefit
those unable to attract a commercial loan or other
traditional source of funds.
– Business Finance Center, Financial Education
Center for Women Entrepreneurs, Business
Incubation Center, Springfield SBDC, and
Women’s Business Center
Regional Programs & Services
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• Fairfax Innovation Center (City of Fairfax)
– A mixed use business incubator and accelerator program
– Offers professional shared facilities to small and start-up
businesses with strong leadership and high-growth potential
– Client companies graduate from the program in 24 months or less
with a greater than 80% success rate
– Facility has 69 offices supporting 40 on-site companies
– Support 41 “Virtual” clients
– Celebrating 14th year of operation
MEC@Prince William
• Business assistance center at George
Mason University’s campus in Prince
William County, Virginia
• Flexible office space options for business
incubation and business acceleration
• MEC program services include PTAP,
Mentor-Protégé, telework, and business
expansion space for short-term contracts
and for disaster operations planning
Emerging Programs & Services
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International – Austria, Russia, Brazil, UK
International Delegation Training
Corporate Program Expansion Services
Various Partnerships with Mason Academic
Units on Student, Faculty, and Staff
Entrepreneurship
• Various Partnerships with Peer Academic
Institutions – like the Virginia Community
College System on Workforce Development
Think Entrepreneurship!!
• The Mason Enterprise Center @ George
Mason University’s School of Public Policy
– www.masonenterprisecenter.org
– Keith B. Segerson – Managing Director
• [email protected] / 703-277-7724