Resources
Scholars, innovators, and entrepreneurs interested in leveraging their innovation into a business can further develop their ideas by accessing the following resources.
Federal/National
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
- TechConnect
- U.S. Small Business Administration
State/Regional
- 1871
- Advantage Illinois
- Energy Technology Innovation
- Illinois APEX Accelerator
- Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce
- Illinois Climate Bank
- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
- Illinois FAST Center
- Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Illinois Innovation Voucher program
- Illinois INVENT
- Illinois Science and Technology Coalition
- NSF I-Corps Great Lakes Regional Hub
- SBIR/STTR training materials
- Venture Engine
- Womens Business Development Center
Local
- McLean County Small Business Development Center
- McLean County Economic Development Council Commercial Lease Grant
- Minority Business Development Center
- SCORE
- SizeUp McLean Countybusiness intelligence tool
- The Collective Entrepreneur Group
- Maker spaces and prototyping equipment
- Bloomington Public Library Innovation Lab
- Normal Public Library Tinker Studio
- Illinois State University has several maker spaces and equipment throughout campus.
- For area students
- Hagge Innovation Institute (ISU)
- Innovative Entrepreneurs (Unit 5)
- InnoVators
- Means Center for Entreprenurial Studies (ISU)
- Petrick Idea Center (IWU)