Friday, August 15, 2003
Davenport, Iowa is building a new infrastructure to support innovation. The new effort will provide help in technology assessment, the trickiest part of bringing new technologies to market.
Based in a new two story building, the New Ventures Center will help launch start-up businesses that want to bring new products and technologies to market, especially biotechnology. The center also will provide space for new companies.
Clients of the Center will get help in determining the viability of their technologies. The Center also will provide help with market research, management planning, financial projections, and getting companies ready to make presentations to potential venture capital investors.
Today in our history of innovation...
In 1877, Thomas Edison coined the telephone greeting "Hello." He suggested the use of "Hello" to the president of the Telegraph Company to answer the phone instead of "Ahoy" suggested by Alexander Bell.
Some Background on EDPro Weblog
The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information.
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Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development
As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking.
Background on Ed Morrison
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Davenport builds its innovation infrastructure
